This morning I realized which company we should have featured to celebrate my birthday yesterday. Luckily, my birthday celebration is going to be a 2 week event that will culminate with our giving away an iPod Touch to one lucky reader who spreads the word about us to his or her friends. Although we announced the contest last night, we’re really kicking it off today, so I think that we should focus on my birthday again and talk about entry level jobs with Hallmark. Here’s how Hallmark describes itself:
Some companies make things. Good things, but, you know…things. Hallmark is another kind of company. We play a unique role in defining and expressing friendship and family and love – and we’ve done it for nearly 100 years.
I usually just shake a card to see if a check falls out - just kidding. I actually got a talking Hallmark card that couldn’t have been more perfect for me. My mom may have had to walk through the store opening every single card to find it, but she did. It has made me laugh over and over. You have to love Hallmark.
Hallmark is a family-owned company headquartered in Kansas City, MO, and they make more than greeting cards. Their other businesses include partyware, gifts, gift wrap, ornaments, decorative items, picture frames, albums, scrapbooks, e-cards, magazines, and cable television. They also own Crayola (which makes Silly Putty in addition to crayons), William Arthur, and a number of other subsidiaries. Hallmark is a major company with a significant college recruiting program. They have a section of their Careers site devoted to college students, but the navigation is extremely confusing. Their Working Here section consists of one paragraph, and links out to pages on Benefits, Culture, and Kansas City. There is also a Career FAQs section, which is actually very helpful.
This all leads into Hallmark’s Internships page, which actually gives a good overview of what kind of offerings Hallmark has. There are Summer internships in Accounting, Creative, Finance, Engineering, Manufacturing, Marketing and Retail. Hallmark’s internships last 10-12 weeks, are paid, and offer real work on exciting projects. Most of the internships are located in Kansas City, MO. Hallmark already has their Summer internships posted, so you might as well apply soon. To see the current listings, you need to visit Hallmark’s Job Postings and then select “College-Internships” to view all openings. If you’re interested in a creative internship, you need to go a separate route and submit your portfolio online. For either set of internships you have to apply online, but we think it would be really cool to find an address and apply by greeting card. If you’re not sold on interning with Hallmark, you can check out their page of past intern experiences. If you do end up applying and get an interview, remember to send a thank you note. It’s what Hallmark is all about.
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