Today we’re celebrating One Day, One Job’s first birthday. We have “party favors” for you, so go check our birthday blog post. I considered featuring a special birthday related company, but we’ve already covered Hallmark’s internships, so I’m out of ideas. Instead, we’re going to do what ODOI does best and tell you about an awesome company that could use some stellar interns. Tom’s of Maine is a company that specializes in natural personal care products. What is natural care? It’s “creating safe, effective natural products free of artificial dyes, sweeteners, and preservatives; by harvesting, processing, and packaging with respect for our natural resources; by not testing on animals or using animal ingredients; and by donating 10% of our profits and 5% of our employees’ paid time to charitable organizations.” Tom’s of Maine makes toothpaste, soap, deodorant, mouthwash, shaving cream, and more – not the kind of products that most people get excited about, but people get excited about them when they’re made by Tom’s of Maine.
The story of Tom’s is simple. Tom Chapell and his wife Kate got sick of corporate America, so they moved to rural Maine. They wanted to “move back to the land,” so they started eating natural, unprocessed foods. They couldn’t find any personal care products that were up to the same standards as the food that they were eating, so they decided to make them on their own. It started with a $5,000 loan from a friend, and now Tom’s of Maine is a $100+ million company that, through a partnership, has become independently run division of Colgate-Palmolive. It’s all because Tom and Kate set out to solve a problem that was bugging them.
Tom’s of Maine is located in Kennebunk, ME (an absolutely gorgeous area), and they may or may not be looking for interns. It depends on how well you can sell yourself. Right now, their current job openings don’t show any internships; however, Tom’s of Maine is extremely open to accepting unsolicited job/internship applications. They have a simple to use submission form, and it allows you to state interest in a number of areas. One of those areas is Internships. We can’t guarantee that they’ll have internship opportunities available, but it seems like they are extremely welcoming when it comes to cold calling. We can’t find any other information online about internships at Tom’s of Maine, but if you love Tom’s of Maine’s products and let them know that you’d like to intern for them, we’re pretty sure that they’ll at least give you a look. Before you go apply online though, check out Tom’s of Maine Interview Tips – they may help you craft your cover letter and resume.
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