Since numbers are down, do you fault the newspapers, the students, the schools, the economy?
Maybe the blame lies everywhere!
How is that for a copout!
The Star used to have three summer internships plus a year-long internship.
The paper killed the summer internships in 2009 and the year-long in 2008.
The summer internship was revived last summer and expanded by one spot this summer.
Maybe we fell off the internship radar, but I do know that Taras sent letters to Loyalist and SAIT two months before the deadline.
I am surprised each year how numbers of people applying are slipping. There are fewer summer jobs out there, I would expect the numbers to climb as people try and get their foot in the door.
I'm surprised too.
I'd love to see Loyalist and SAIT conduct a student survey on what their career aspirations are.
What is their dream job?
Where do they think they will be a month after graduating? A year? Five years?
Any students care to comment?
You would think that a summer internship at a paper would be a good first step regardless of where you want your path to lead.
The most interesting thing I find is how few first year students apply. Just having your work seen, building a relationship, showing progressing each time your portfolio viewed. That alone is worth applying.
I'll have to ask Taras if any first years applied.
But, I do agree with Rod!
First Years!
If you are out there, APPLY!
Let editors see your work, grow those networks!