Category: All Things Intern
Student Internship Stories: Daniele Piperno (CAS’24)
Daniele Piperno (CAS ’24), participated in their internship during the summer of 2023 at the Japan Society of Boston. How did you learn about this internship opportunity? What career resources from BU or elsewhere did you use during the application and interview process?A friend from a Japanese class at BU. Why did you choose to ...
Student Internship Stories: Noemie Zazueta (COM’25)
Noemie Zazueta (COM '25) participated in her internship at the Latin American and Caribbean Parliament (PARLATINO) in Panama City, Panama during the summer of 2023. How did you learn about this internship opportunity? What career resources from BU or elsewhere did you use during the application and interview process?I learned about this internship because I ...
Student Internship Stories: Naomi Alexander (CAS’25)
Naomi Alexander (CAS '25) participated in their internship during the summer and fall of 2023 at the The Consortium on Gender, Security and Human Rights in Boston, Massachusetts. How did you learn about this internship opportunity? What career resources from BU or elsewhere did you use during the application and interview process? I learned about ...
Student Internship Stories: Madhri Yehiya (CAS’24)
Meet Madhri Yehiya (CAS '24). Madhiri took part in her internship during the summer of 2022, at the Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka in Colombo, Sri Lanka. How did you learn about this internship opportunity? What career resources from BU or elsewhere did you use during the application and interview process?I knew I ...
Can You Balance More Than One Internship at a Time?
Internships are valuable opportunities for students to gain practical experience, explore career paths, and build their professional network. With a competitive job market, it's becoming increasingly common for ambitious individuals to consider taking on multiple internships simultaneously. However, you may ask yourself: "Can I balance more than one internship at a time?" Before you answer ...
Internship Insights: Learning from Friends and Classmates
Finding an internship can be tricky–and the Center for Career Development is here to help. But did you know your classmates and peers are here to help you, too? Each semester the Center for Career Development runs an event, Internship Insights, where students who have completed internships sit on a panel and answer questions from ...
Student Internship Stories: Aarthi Gopalan (CAS ‘23), The Massachusetts Law Reform Institute (MLRI)
CCD: Tell us about your experience. What were your responsibilities? AP: The Massachusetts Law Reform Institute (MLRI) provides statewide advocacy and leadership in advancing laws, policies, and practices that secure economic, racial, and social justice for low-income people and communities. The Race Equity and Justice Project advocates for people of color and works to dismantle ...
Student Internship Stories: Katie Barnes (CAS ‘22), New York League of Conservation Voters
CCD: Tell us about your experience. What were your responsibilities? KB: During my internship with NYLCV, I worked with the development department. Mostly, I worked on planning fundraising events and researching potential major donors to the organization. During my internship, I helped to plan the organization's annual gala, which is an event that hundreds of ...
Student Internship Stories: Jacob Rose (QST ‘24), Hearts for the Homeless International
CCD: Tell us about your experience. What were your responsibilities? JR: As a company, Hearts for the Homeless International provides free and informative heart health education events. We additionally have chapters at over 30 college campuses across the US that provide blood pressure readings and heart health information approved by the American Heart Association to ...
Alex Shores ( SAR’24), Entertainment to Affect Change
CCD: Tell us about your experience. What were your responsibilities? AS: Entertainment to Affect Change (E2AC) is a nonprofit organization focused on finding creating, and sharing stories with a social impact. They do so by developing social impact podcasts, impact producing short films, and now by hosting a virtual film festival, where filmmakers from across ...
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