![]() By Carrie Ann Kandes, APR | KSU PRSSA Professional Advisor I have a confession to make. I’m not in love with writing articles about the job or internship search. Don’t get me wrong – I agree it’s a critical topic for collegiates. But like the Kardashians, the topic is a bit, well, overexposed. It’s everywhere. Everyone talks about it. And everyone has advice about what you should do. Saying something profound – something you haven’t already heard – is a tall order. That’s why I decided to focus this piece on what you shouldn’t do. During nearly 20 years in this business, I’ve interviewed a lot of candidates. And many of them have been recent grads. I’m always a little stunned by the mistakes that can completely derail an otherwise effective interview. So as you look toward the end of another academic year and the search for a new internship or job, think beyond what you should do to prepare for that interview. Make sure you also consider what you shouldn’t do as part of your pre-interview regimen.
Note: In the interest of full disclosure, I must reveal that my Marcus Thomas colleagues Polly Ryder, Heidi Modarelli-Frank and Amber Zent contributed their thoughts to this list of don’ts. Thanks, ladies! Carrie is the vice president and associate director of public relations for Marcus Thomas, a Cleveland-based integrated marketing communications agency focused on ideation and audience insight. A graduate of the KSU PR Sequence, Carrie has spent nearly 20 years in the industry.
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5/15/2015 08:43:06 am
I absolutely loved this post! As an incoming junior who is interested in taking an internship next spring or summer, this is great advice. I really liked the point about formatting your experience similar to a case study. I agree that it's great to tell the employer what you did but highlighting why what you did was important, the outcomes or even specific tasks you did to bring everything together will be more impressive.
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