Who wants an internship?
by Eddie Anderson Published Tuesday, September 23, 2003 The competition is fierce this fall as students struggle to get their foot in the door at any one of the hundreds of companies that are visiting IU. Many would argue that an internship will provide you with the best method for securing your first job in corporate America. Students, not wanting to become part of the 6.1 percent of Americans without jobs, are quick to take internships with the companies that appear at IU’s career days and internship fairs. However, if the company you ultimately want to work for does not recruit at IU, then you’re on your own. Many students, business and otherwise, would like to intern for an entertainment company such as AOL Time Warner or Sony, with the hope of beginning a career in television, film, performing arts, or music. However, these companies do not recruit at IU. During the summer of 2003, I was an intern for Turner Broadcasting, an AOL Time Warner company in Atlanta. I worked in a divisi
