
Rue 21 is all about fashionable clothing at a reasonable price. They sell both men’s and women’s wares in their stores, which stretch across 41 states. As of now they’re strictly a brick and mortar operation, although it looks like they might be moving towards an online store at some point. Rue21 appears to have a significant internship program, but getting details on it has been a bit difficult. Here’s what we’ve found out. Continue reading about Rue21…

A couple days ago I spent most of the day with a realtor driving around downtown Chicago looking at apartments. I’ll be moving out here in a couple months, so I thought it was important to get familiar with the process, even though it’s too early to actually find a place that will let me move in on my desired date. The whole process is bewildering, and I’m glad that I have a girlfriend from Chicago to inform me about the ins and outs of each of the neighborhoods. I’m also lucky enough to have a budget that should put me in a pretty decent place. The decision of where to live is an important one, and it can be extremely difficult for anyone. It can be especially hard for people of low-income who often lack the information they need to pick the right location to look in. MoveSmart is “a start-up non-profit organization that fosters vibrant and diverse neighborhoods by empowering housing seekers to move to opportunity.” Continue reading about MoveSmart…

We won’t be making a habit out of it, but this is the second Friday in a row that we’re writing about internships in real estate. Although it may seem counterintuitive because of the weak real estate market, the internships that we do find in real estate are really exciting. We think it’s because the companies that do things differently are the ones who are least affected by recession, and companies that do things differently are often great places to intern. SHVO is a real estate marketing firm that has seen impressive growth over the last few years - much to the chagrin of others in the real estate industry. Why the chagrin? SHVO doesn’t play by “the rules.” Continue reading about SHVO…

Real estate. Don’t let those two words scare you away. Just because the market is ugly right now doesn’t mean that you should stop considering a future career in realty. First of all, you’re at least a year from graduation - market conditions will likely change (although not necessarily for the better). Second, we’re really good at finding you great internships in struggling industries - like how we told you to look at non-profit internships in finance. Third, a bad market almost always yields new opportunities for innovative companies. Redfin is a company that we’ve found that is insulating itself by using technology and price competition to take advantage of a weak market, and they’re still hiring interns. Continue reading about Redfin…