{"id":911,"date":"2024-04-12T04:50:12","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T04:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mastertheevent.com\/?p=911"},"modified":"2024-04-12T04:50:12","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T04:50:12","slug":"ideal-internship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mastertheevent.com\/ideal-internship\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ideal Internship (For An Event Planner)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-661fb29c871d6\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-661fb29c871d6\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mastertheevent.com\/ideal-internship\/#So_what_would_the_ideal_internship_be_like\" title=\"So, what would the ideal internship be like?\">So, what would the ideal internship be like?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mastertheevent.com\/ideal-internship\/#And_what_would_a_terrible_internship_be_like\" title=\"And, what would a terrible internship be like?\">And, what would a terrible internship be like?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p><strong>If you are reading this article one of the following is probably true:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>You are required to do an internship to graduate.<\/li><li>Someone told you that doing an internship is a good idea.<\/li><li>You found out that you can escape from doing some classes if you do an internship<\/li><li>You can earn some money doing an internship.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"So_what_would_the_ideal_internship_be_like\"><\/span>So, what would the ideal internship be like?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The company, organization or manager hiring would come looking for you rather than your having to find them.<\/li><li>You would be offered opportunities to do exciting work in your chosen area of specialization.<\/li><li>You would learn a great deal.<\/li><li>You would work with great people.<\/li><li>Your input would be requested and included in major decisions your management would be making.<\/li><li>You would be paid a competitive, market based salary based upon your accomplishments to date.<\/li><li>You would receive a great evaluation at the end of your internship accompanied by an offer of employment to do exciting work at a great salary no later than the beginning of your starting your final year of college.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"And_what_would_a_terrible_internship_be_like\"><\/span>And, what would a terrible internship be like?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The company waits until the last minute to offer you the internship.<\/li><li>Your job assignment is all make-work or doing work nobody else wants to do.<\/li><li>You don\u2019t learn anything.<\/li><li>The people you are working with are difficult to get along with.<\/li><li>The sponsoring organization has no intention of hiring any of their interns.<\/li><li>You do not get paid.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many internship opportunities somewhere in between the ideal and the terrible.&nbsp; The terrible internship may even be in violation of labor laws, depending upon where you&nbsp; would be working, but one experience you don\u2019t need is filing a government complaint, so be sure you don\u2019t get into the terrible internship experience.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210117175856\/http:\/\/mastertheevent.com\/ideal-internship\/\">The ideal internship<\/a>&nbsp;does exist, but not everyone will be fortunate enough to be offered that opportunity.&nbsp; So, what can you do to increase the chances of your being offered&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210117175856\/http:\/\/mastertheevent.com\/ideal-internship\/\">the ideal internship<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Build the relationships with people who will help you find a great internship (or offer you one) years before you want the internship.<\/li><li>Assemble a resume which&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210117175856\/http:\/\/mastertheevent.com\/roaring-resumes-event-planners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>ROAR<\/strong>s<\/a>&nbsp;(is&nbsp;<strong>R<\/strong>esults&nbsp;<strong>O<\/strong>riented&nbsp;<strong>A<\/strong>nd&nbsp;<strong>R<\/strong>elevant) showing all of the work which you have done to prepare you to be one of the best interns ever.<\/li><li>Perform well in your academic classes.<\/li><li>Build an awesome working relationship with your faculty so that they can write you very meaningful letters of recommendation.<\/li><li>Assume a major leadership role in student organizations related to your chosen profession. Go beyond being elected to office in those organizations, and demonstrate that you have really improved the organizations.<\/li><li>Send your questions on internships to Master The Event&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210117175856\/http:\/\/mastertheevent.com\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;We will address them in future blog postings in the Master The Event forums.<\/li><li>Check the&nbsp;<strong>Master The Event<\/strong>&nbsp;blogs over the next few weeks for more thoughts about internships. The next career related posting will be about building effective relationships and&nbsp;networking.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are reading this article one of the following is probably true: You are required to do an internship to graduate. 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