Author: Nathan Parcells

12 Days of Internships: A Chanel Internship in New York City

Like most of you, here at WayUp, we’re also preparing for the holidays – that means baking cookies, attending holiday parties and of course, giving the gift of internships! Tune in each day and help us countdown the holiday and your 12 Days of Internships!

On the first day of internships
WayUp sent to me:
A Chanel Internship
 in New York City

Chanel is a leader in luxury goods. This internship is perfect for a PR major with a love for fashion. Interns will help coordinate press requests, assist with tv and film product placement and research new media for the department.

Apply

Get Matched: 30 + Internships

In case you missed it, here’s a re-cap of all the internships that we tweeted in last Wednesday’s blitz. Before you apply, make sure that your cover letter and resume are in tip-top shape, by checking out WayUp’s Internship Guides.

Click on the company to access their list of available positions.

Urban Outfitters
 (multiple locations)

Visual Merchandising and Display Internship

Express Fashion
 (Columbus, OH)

Technical Design Intern
Information Technology Intern
Merchandising Intern
Compensation Intern
Finance Intern
Legal Intern

Levi Strauss
 (Eugene, OR)

Intern (Marketing, Advertising or PR major

Together We Rise (multiple locations)

Social Media Intern

Deloitte
 (multiple locations)

INROADS Shared Services Intern
Orange County Business Tax Services Intern
OC Advisory Summer Intern
Los Angeles Business Tax Services Intern
Staff Audit, Services Intern
ERS Consultant, Business Risk Intern
ERS Consultant, Technology Risk Intern
Tax Consultant, International Task Intern

BMW
 (Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey; Palo Alto, CA)

Corporate Communications Intern

International Intern

AOL (New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA)

Music-Industry Relations Intern

Huffington Post Science Intern

StyleList Beauty Intern

Wells Fargo (multiple locations)

Summer Intern

TIME, Inc. (New York, NY)

Editorial Internship

New York Public Library
 (New York, NY)

Social Media, Marketing & Outreach Intern

Time Warner Cable (New York, NY)

Graphics Intern
Creative Services Intern
HR Intern
Tape Librarian Intern

American Lung Association
 (Washington, DC)

Health & Advocacy Intern

Information Systems Intern

Missouri Botanical Garden
 (St. Louis, MO)

Graphic Design Intern

American Cancer Society
 (Waukesha, WI)

Corporate Communications Intern

Seattle Business Magazine
 (Seattle, WA)

Editorial Intern

Get Serious With a Sirius XM Internship

Have you ever wondered how a company broadcasts over 135 channels of commercial free music and premier content to more than 20 million subscribers? Do some of your favorite household celebrity entertainers include: Oprah Winfrey, Howard Stern, Barbara Walters, Jamie Foxx and Jimmy Buffet? If this sounds like you, then Sirius XM Radio has your dream internship!

Sirius XM Radio is one of the largest subscription media companies in the United States – with broadcasts available while you’re in your car, office, on the go or cooling out on a boat. Sirius’ 24-hour broadcasts include news, sports, entertainment, talk and music.

It takes a village to maintain the kind of high quality programming that Sirius is known for and they’re looking to hire a few exceptional interns in multiple departments. So whether you’re interested in People Ops, Finance or Marketing, Sirius has an internship for you!

Internship perks include shadowing industry professionals, staffing and attending events, learning how to use new audio production tools and contributing content for feature shows.

Click on the internship link to apply. 

Human Resources Intern (New York)

Marketing & Sales Intern (Washington, DC)

Marketing & Sales Intern (New York)

Finance Accounting Intern (Washington, DC)

Finance Accounting Intern  (New York)

Talk & Entertainment Programming Intern (Washington, DC)

Talk & Entertainment Programming Intern (New York)

Sports Programming Intern (Washington, DC & New York)

Information Technology Intern (Washington, DC)

Music Programming Intern (New York)

World AIDS Day: Show Your Solidarity With an Internship

Yesterday marked the celebration of World AIDS Day, which was established in 1988 as a day to express solidarity in the global fight against HIV and to honor those individuals who we have lost in the struggle. All around the world NGOs, non-profits, government agencies and activists stood in unity with those battling HIV and with those working tirelessly to find a cure for the disease.

Here at WayUp we stand in stand in solidarity as well.

In honor of the day, we spent yesterday highlighting a few internships for those interested in joining the cause to help provide HIV/AIDS awareness. An estimated 33 million people are living with HIV. The work of these organizations helps those individuals get access to critical medicine and helps support HIV/AIDS outreach education.

AIDS Foundation of Chicago
 – Chicago, IL

HIV Prevention Justice Intern
Government Relations Intern
Advocacy Intern

Apply.

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation – Washington, DC

Public Policy Intern
Advocacy Intern
Communications Intern

Apply.

Americans For Informed Democracy
 – Washington, DC

Global Health Fellow

Apply.

This list is not exhaustive and for more information about World AIDS Day, HIV education/support and how you can get involved, we encourage you to visit WorldAIDSDAY.org
. 

From Spain to Silicon Valley, A Life Changing Experience For Top Engineering Students

Not all cities are created equal when it comes to opportunities for a student to take entrepreneurial risks and start their own company. In fact, it is often argued that no where else in the world compares to Silicon Valley both for the amount of available startup capital, but more importantly the willingness of the people in Silicon Valley to suspend disbelief and support the grandiose visions of entrepreneurs young and old.

One of the biggest issues facing entrepreneurs in countries outside the United States is how failure is treated.  While Silicon Valley respects entrepreneurs who have tried, failed, and learned from their mistakes, in other countries including Italy, China, Russia, and many more, failure is seen as unacceptable and those who try and fail are thrown under the bus.  This creates huge problems for fostering a rich tech community where over 90% of companies are expected to fail but those that succeed make up the difference by many fold.

Enter StepOne an innovative program based in Spain and started by Google’s Head of Emerging Products Bernardo Hernandez.  The program seeks to bridge the gap between Spain’s top engineering students and the cutting edge ideas and culture of Silicon Valley.  Spain’s top engineering students compete to be accepted into the program which places them at a leading US startup for an internship that can last anywhere from three to nine months.  The goal is to have some of these students stay on at companies in the states, learning entrepreneurial and coding best practices that eventually will be brought back to Spain to help invigorate their burgeoning startup community.

Despite growing technical talent in other country’s around the world, the success of Silicon Valley has never been repeated, and it is exciting to see how StepOne approaches the challenge with thoughtfulness and a long term perspective.

We have been working with StepOne to help match their students with great startup companies and the degree of talent and excitement is incredible.  This video helps to showcase some of this years StepOne interns and the life-changing experience the program helped them discover.

Sequoia Capital: Hack Your Way Into a Top Silicon Valley Startup

Internship Details

Have you been longing to work at a startup? For some strange reason you find all-nighters, hackathons, free food and the chance to participate in something extraordinary more appealing than an ordinary job? You’re curious about how companies grow from basements to big buildings – and bugs don’t bother you! If so, then this opportunity with Sequoia Capital is perfect for you!

Sequoia Capital
 is a premier venture capital firm whose impressive portfolio includes some of Silicon Valley’s most elite innovators – Larry Page and Sergey Brin of Google, Chad Hurley and Steve Chen of YouTube and Reid Hoffman and Jeff Weiner of LinkedIn – to name a few (trust us, the list goes on).

Apply for the opportunity to be one of a select few placed at a Sequoia Capital startup – as a User Interface Design Intern or a Software Engineering Intern. Sequoia Capital is offering a “common application” that lets you use a single application to apply to a huge number of their portfolio companies, which include Tumblr, Eventbrite, Jive, DropBox and many other of the world’s leading tech startups.

Applicants should be excited about design (with a portfolio to prove it), pursuing an engineering degree and passionate about changing the world!

The NBA Lockout Has Ended: Get Ready to Intern

Black Friday wasn’t the only exciting thing that happened over the weekend. While shoppers were busy searching the malls for awesome deals, NBA owners and players were busy negotiating a deal to end the 149-day NBA lockout. In the wee hours of the morning, after several weeks of negotiations, the NBA announced a tentative deal to end the 5-month lockout – with the 66-game season scheduled to resume on Christmas day.

Basketball fanatics were excited, players were excited (check out their responses on Twitter) and naturally, we were excited as well! The end of the lockout will hopefully mean more internship opportunities for students. Even NBA players like Blake Griffin of the LA Clippers and Andre Iguodala of the Philadelphia 76ers, made the most of their break by interning.

To celebrate the lockout ending, we have combined a list of internship opportunities for our basketball enthusiasts. While the NBA has not updated the announcement for its Summer Internship Program, check out the list below for several franchise teams and stadiums currently offering internship positions.

Atlanta Hawks: Sales and Marketing internship positions are available for spring 2012. Click here to apply.

Boston Celtics: Marketing, Sales, Consumer Relations and Media Relations internship positions are available for spring 2012. Click here to apply.

Detroit Pistons: Broadcasting and Creative Group internship positions are available year-round. Click here to apply.

Miami Heat: Media Production, Sales, Marketing and Game Day Operations are a few of the available internship positions for spring 2012. Click here to apply.

Milwaukee Bucks: Interactive Marketing internship is available for spring 2012. Click here to apply.

Minnesota Timberwolves: Social Media, Communications, Web Editorial and Game Presentation are a few of the available internship positions for spring 2012. Click here to apply.

San Antonio Spurs: Grass Roots and Marketing internship position is available for the spring 2012. Click here to apply.

Washington Wizards: Marketing & Promotions and Graphic Design internship positions are available for the spring 2012. Click here to apply.

This list is not exhaustive and we encourage you to visit the NBA’s website
for additional information on internship opportunities and how to apply.

Black Friday: WayUp Style

The big retail stores aren’t the only ones providing super cool “Black Friday” deals, WayUp is too! Last week we posted a story about our (free) Stylish, Professional and Deadly business cards and we wanted to remind you about it again today – because it’s a super cool deal that doesn’t require you to pitch a tent and stand outside in the cold.

Here’s how it works…

Sign up for a WayUp account (it takes 10 seconds and it’s free). Once you’re signed up for your account, pimp your card, pay for shipping and score! It’s really that simple. After you have created your card, tell a friend about this great deal! After all, who can resist sharing something that’s free?

10 people who should have business cards…

1) Your genius best friend

2) The photographer friend who tags you in the most “amazzzzing” photos on Facebook

3) The kid who comes to class carrying a briefcase and dressed in a suit

4) Your awesome roommate

5) The girl who tutors

6) The guy who thinks he should be president (of everything)

7) Your favorite barista

8) The teacher who gives extra credit

9) The kid who thinks he’s the next Mark Zuckerberg (it better top Zuck’s slogan)

10) Your mom

Business cards are an effective way to distinguish yourself from the competition, promote your brand and showcase your creativity – so get to styling!

Internship Spotlight: The National Audubon Society

Remember the Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
– the one that left thousands of birds and wildlife without a home? Have you ever wondered what happened to the oil-soaked birds that were impacted by that tragedy? Or maybe what happens next to ensure that those responsible for this national disaster are held accountable to pay for the clean-up of their mess and adequate ecosystem restoration?

Meet the National Audubon Society
…

As one of the nation’s most prestigious environmental advocacy and conservation organizations, the National Audubon Society was one of the first groups on the scene to help guide and coordinate emergency response efforts for the birds and wildlife impacted by the oil spill – and are now working to pass legislation that will dedicate resources to the Gulf to pay for cleanup and restoration of the damaged coastal environment. This spring, their Washington, DC office is looking for a Public Policy Intern.

Interns in Audubon’s DC office will have the opportunity to work side-by-side with Audubon’s policy advocates and lobbyists. A typical day could include: researching and preparing fact-sheets, “Hill drops,” assisting with outreach, representing Audubon in meetings with other environmental groups, monitoring Congressional hearings and preparing briefing materials.

Internship Perks…

The opportunity to participate on Audubon’s “green team” softball team – the Scrubjays – and all of the free bird-friendly coffee that your heart desires!

Stylish, Professional and Deadly, Get A Free Pack of Moo.com Business Cards When You Sign up For WayUp!

At WayUp we believe every student should have awesome business cards. They are one of the easiest and most effective ways to make yourself standout at interviews, career fairs, or whenever you meet a new professional contact. So for the rest of 2011 WayUp is giving away a pack of free business cards to every student who registers for WayUp through our ninja business card page!

Get A Leg Up:

A good business card let’s recruiters and interviewers know that you understand the professional world. It helps them put a check mark next to the box that says, this student is ready to work in an office, meet with executives and contribute to our team.  Handing out a business card might be a simple gesture, but it can mean a lot.  Also note that business cards are not just for the Jack Donaghy’s of the world, they are regarded well by everyone, from art museum managers to Peace Corps recruiters.

Personalized Design:

“I’m not a businessman, I’m a business, man.”
-Jay-Z

Jay-Z is famous for saying he is a business, because he is so good at making money that he became a brand. While you’re not Jay-Z yet, a really good business card will help you build your personal brand by letting an employer know what you care about or excel at. 

Let’s say you are interested in marine biology, you put your favorite whale on the front of your card and I guarantee environmental NFPs will take notice at your next career fair or interview. Or lets say you are interested in finance, make a professional card with a quote from Warren Buffett on the back. There is just so much you can do to customize the look and feel of your business cards to ensure you make the impression you want.

(However, if you’re running out of ideas or don’t want to pigeon hole yourself with a single design, then a great fall back is to simply add your college crest to your card with your name, contact info, and a link to any urls or portfolios you have online).

Free Business Cards from Moo.com!

Whether you need business cards for an upcoming career fair or want them because they are a lot of fun to make and to hand out to friends; today is your lucky day.  Right now when you sign-up for WayUp you will get access to a special WayUp promo where you can get a pack of professionally designed business cards for free from Moo.com.  Moo is one of the leaders in business card design so whatever you decide is just about guaranteed to look great.

How to Get Your Free Business Cards:

To get your Moo.com business cards, visit our business card page, say hello to Ninja Fred (and try to figure out how you can contact him if you’d like) and take 10 seconds to sign up for WayUp. When you do you’ll be re-directed to a special page where you can build your new business cards and when you check out you will notice the price for 50 business cards is free (shipping is not included).

Get your free business cards now, because spring career fairs are just around the corner!