Every summer, 麻花影视 students engage in internships to acquire practical experience. Internships don鈥檛 just provide you with professional skills; they also help you build your network, giving you a leg up in today鈥檚 job market. The process can be thrilling and inspiring鈥攁 potent reminder of the power of Orange.
Exploring Opportunities Across the Globe
Tejas Poojary G鈥�26, a master鈥檚 student in computer science, at PayPal in Chicago.
Whether you intern in your hometown or in another state or country, the goal is the same鈥攖o experience the workplace in real time.
Francesca Giannola 鈥�26, a communication and rhetorical studies major in the (VPA), interned at Warner Records in Los Angeles. A member of (WMG)鈥檚 Emerging Talent Associate Program, she helped produce video content and wrote and pitched marketing ideas. 鈥淚 participated in storytelling in a new way,鈥� says the aspiring filmmaker.
Two thousand miles away, Tejas Poojary G鈥�26 interned at in Chicago. The master鈥檚 student in computer science developed applications for a payment processing platform called Braintree. 鈥淚 did network tokenization, which protects customers鈥� credit card data,鈥� says Poojary, who鈥檚 based in the . 鈥淚t was great working alongside world-class engineers on projects that mattered.鈥�
Shayla Ismael 鈥�27 leveraged her public relations training into an internship at Lindsey Media, a fashion and lifestyle communications firm in New York City.
Shayla Ismael 鈥�27 interned at , a Manhattan-based fashion and lifestyle communications firm. There, she experienced the exhilarating, fast-paced life of a fashion publicist. 鈥淥ne of my main responsibilities was to support product placement,鈥� recalls the public relations major in the . 鈥淲orking with celebrity stylists gave me insight into how red-carpet events come together.鈥�
Gustavo Madero 鈥�27鈥攁 political science major in the and a public relations major in the Newhouse School鈥攊nterned at a legal recruiting company in Tokyo called Just Legal. 鈥淪hadowing top headhunters, I met weekly with attorneys of all levels of experience,鈥� says Madero, who also has studied in Madrid and Shanghai. 鈥淭he internship gave me a true understanding of the Japanese legal market.鈥�
Utilizing Campus Resources
鈥淚鈥檓 proud to be part of the criminal justice solution,鈥� says Tyree Benjamin 鈥�26, a political science major who interned at the Vera Institute in Brooklyn.
Behind every internship is a supportive network of faculty, staff and alumni. Many of them are affiliated with offices and programs on campus designed to give you a competitive edge.
Giannola found out about the WMG program through and then relied on members of VPA鈥檚 to polish her application materials. 鈥淭he office was a tremendous resource,鈥� she says.
Tyree Benjamin 鈥�26, a political science major in the Maxwell School, learned of an opening at the from Erin Smith 鈥�15, 鈥� internship coordinator. (Smith showed him listings for the Brooklyn-based think tank on Handshake and LinkedIn.) 鈥淎t Vera, I helped research information about state and federal legislatures that could be used to persuade them to change incarceration and immigration laws,鈥� Benjamin says. 鈥淎dditionally, I ensured inmates had access to basic services and necessities.鈥�
LinkedIn also helped Poojary and Ismael, the latter of whom used a Career Services Internship Funding Award to cover transportation expenses. Poojary, in turn, participated in mock interviews with 鈥渟eniors and peers鈥� and learned a technical job interview platform called LeetCode.
Madero took advantage of the same funding award to cover various experiences, including housing, while living abroad. 鈥溌榛ㄓ笆� had my back,鈥� he says.
Learning Practical Applications
Francesca Giannola 鈥�26, a communication and rhetorical studies major, at Warner Records in Los Angeles.
Internships help bridge the gap between academic learning and real-world experience. They also are catalysts for self-discovery, giving you a clearer understanding of who you are and the kind of professional you want to become.
Interning at Vera reminded Benjamin that everyone is entitled to dignity and respect. 鈥淚鈥檓 proud to be part of the criminal justice solution,鈥� says the .
Giannola benefited from being part of a highly professional creative team, claiming that it 鈥渟harpened [her] skills and expanded [her] understanding鈥� of the music and entertainment industry.
Madero gained fresh insights into the cultural complexities of international law. 鈥淚t鈥檚 interesting how different cultural values shape day-to-day business practices abroad,鈥� he observes.
An aspiring publicist, Ismael was empowered by her interactions with stylists, editors and talent teams. 鈥淭hey gave me the confidence to do it all.鈥�
