We’ve spent the last few months dreaming up ways to trick you for April Fools’ Day. We considered writing about six figure internships or writing about an internship with an A-list celebrity, but nothing really seemed all that funny – or believable. The web is all about pranks on April 1st, and we’re just going to stay out of it. Instead we’ve found a company that is not only relevant to today’s holiday, but is also hiring college students for Summer internships. We’re talking about the Motley Fool, a company that aims to “educate, entertain, and enrich” its customers with excellent financial advice. What company could be better to feature on April Fools’ Day than the one that owns Fool.com?
If you don’t already know the Motley Fool, you should be aware of the fact they were started as a financial advice newsletter in 1993. Then, in 1994, they moved their operation onto AOL, and three years later they launched their own website. Now, they’re a decent sized multimedia company whose experts publish books, appear on television, and write syndicated newspaper columns. With 200 employees, they must be dishing out a lot of financial advice. Motley Fool is based out of Alexandria, VA and has a hankering for all things foolish.
We thought we hit the jackpot when we came up a company with the word “fool” in it’s name. Little did we know that Motley Fool is the kind of company that every new college grad wants to work for. Unfortunately, you’re looking for an internship and won’t enjoy the unlimited vacation time that Motley Fool offers its employees (at least we don’t think you will). This is not an April Fools’ joke! Motley Fool has unlimited paid vacation and sick time. U-N-L-I-M-I-T-E-D. We know you think we’re pulling your leg, but we’re not. Here’s proof. There are a ton of other perks too! Some of which probably apply to interns. Regardless, it’s pretty clear that Motley Fool will be a great place to work.
It gets better. We visited the Motley Fool’s Job Search page to see if there was any way that a college student could get access to such a defiantly awesome work environment. There is, but first we’re going to tell you about a position that you should consider instead of an internship; in fact, this job is worth dropping out for. It appears to have just been listed today, and it’s as Motley Fool’s Office Jester. The job requirements are quite steep, but we know there’s at least one reader out there who fits the bill. As a means of comparison, here’s a video of the former Office Jester, and here’s his resume. We should also note that you should have attended a Clown College, Improv School, or Brown (yes, they said that, not us).
Now that job might sound like all fun and games, but we can’t imagine that it’s more fun than the internships in Software Development that Motley Fool is offering. The description does a good job of telling you what you need to know, so take a look at it. We imagine that Motley Fool probably offered more internships, but that they’ve already snapped up. They seem to be really high on young talent, just take a look at what they’re doing on the entry-level hiring front.
… if you don’t give the Motley Fool a serious look during your internship search. They’re another perfect option for college students who are interested in investing but want to put their software skills to use. Now start preparing jokes for your interview!
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