Score another one for Twitter! This is the 2nd internship that we’ve found on the site in just over a week. We started following Amybeth Hale and reading her blog almost as soon as we found her on Twitter. She’s a Sourcing Specialist and “Research Goddess” for Waggener Edstrom, which means that she uses social networking as a recruiting tool - or as she puts it, she “makes friends for a living.” It’s clearly working for her, as she got us to talk about the PR firm’s internships. She can consider it our birthday present to her (yeah, we found out that it’s her birthday today on Twitter too).
Waggener Edstrom is a major Public Relations and Communications firm that has 5 practices: Consumer, Public Affairs, Corporate, Technology, and Healthcare. They say that they help their clients “tell the stories that alter the way people think, act, and buy.” They have offices around the country, which include locations in Austin, Boston, Dallas, New York, Portland, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, DC. According to Amybeth, internships are definitely being offered in Seattle and Portland, and may be offered at other offices as well. She sent us a flyer with details about the internships, which we found was also posted on Waggener Edstrom’s website - although this particular posting was for New York City. A quick search of their Careers site showed that this internship in Account Services is also offered in San Francisco, Boston, and Brussels. There is also a Digital Strategies internship offered in Seattle, which looks like it has a strong focus on the use of social media. It’s actually one of the more intriguing internships that we’ve seen so far. You can go here for a full listing of Waggener Edstrom’s internships.
Interestingly enough, Waggener Edstrom seems to prefer interns who have already graduated college; however, there does seem to be some ambiguity around this. When we think internships, we think of students who are yet to graduate, so this is a little confusing. Internships at Waggener Edstrom are quite similar to their entry-level Account Coordinator position, which is the next step for individuals who excel in their internships. Waggener Edstrom’s internship listings have a lot of information, but it could be presented in a more digestible way. Many college students (new grads or not) might find all of the information in these job listings intimidating and overwhelming. It might help to take your time when you read them over.
Waggener Edstrom appears to work hard to integrate interns into their work processes, so expect a lot of responsibility if you end up spending a summer with them. That’s probably why they tend to lead towards new grads instead of current college students. If you have a strong background in PR or communications, and you like what you see, use the links below to continue your research on Waggener Edstrom. We think you’ll be pleased with what you find.
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