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Want to learn more about these types of talented folks? Meet our latest featured Urban Intern, Jerry Adams!

We asked Jerry a few questions about his experiences with Urban Interns. Here’s what he has to say:

What type of internship are you looking for?

I am currently looking for an internship that will help me grow as a visual artist and to gain experience in the professional design and fine arts industries. I bring enthusiasm to learn and work hard to achieve whatever challenge is set before me. I thrive in an environment of responsibility and encourage challenges outside of my knowledge and skill set. I am looking for an internship that will help me gain more knowledge in the commercial creative field with the end goal of becoming an Art Director.

How does your college education make you ready for employment?

With my experience at San Francisco State University studying Fine Arts with a concentration in Photography, I have grown as a visual designer. Instilled within the degree I am working on allows the opportunity to learn both digital and print medias as well as design components such as typography and commercial design and display.

Why would you be a great intern?

I have experience working in freelance visual design for clients in San Francisco and the Central Valley. As a teenager I started design concert flyers and posters for shows around our area. As my interest grew in design I moved on to more complicated projects such as commercial retail flyer, album cover design/concept, and print media. Throughout my entire work experience I have learned that everyone is important and people should be treated as such no matter how trying or difficult a day may be. With my education and experience I hope to bring a productive and comfortable environment to your company and I would try my hardest to exceed employee expectations.

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Want to learn more about the types of talented folks you’ll meet on Urban Interns? Meet our latest featured Urban Intern, Jonathan Jackson!

We asked Jonathan a few questions about his experiences with Urban Interns. Here’s what he has to say:

Why did you choose Urban Interns?

There are a plethora of sites that present internships and employers in a variety of ways. Urban Interns was the first one I saw that made a concerted effort to tailor the interests of the interns to the needs of the company through a succinct and easy to manage interface. Employers on Urban Interns have real business needs and things that need to be addressed, and they are looking for intuitive and enterprising students to rise to the challenge.

What type of internship are you looking for?

I am looking for the type of internship where I can add value to a company by utilizing the skills and talents I am consistently honing and refining. I think nowadays, students are often too anxious to find an “notable” internship with a brand name company that can validate their resume. I am responsible for the brand of Jonathan Jackson, so I consciously seek experiences and opportunities that will help me improve and grow as an individual and as a professional, much like a company seeks to manage its own brand. I want to find that fit, and have the relationship be one of mutual growth and ideation for both parties.

Describe the kind of internship experience you want:

I am looking for an internship experience with a company that is invested in my development and utilizes my potential to address business needs. I believe I have the ability to communicate well both in both a written context and in interpersonal arenas. My experiences are tailored towards the intersection of social media, branding, and creating content that engages and inspires.

Why would you be a great intern?

I believe entrepreneurial spirit, insatiable hunger for progress, and work ethic are what makes me a great intern. I do not look at myself as just an intern. I look at myself as an employee. I want to add value wherever I go, and progress continually. I am also unafraid to inquire, because everyone at some point was an intern with a dream and needed information.

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Meet our featured Urban Intern, Max Wiseltier. We asked Max a few questions about his experiences with Urban Interns. Here’s what he has to say:

What type of internship are you looking for?

I am looking for an internship at a tech startup company. I feel I would learn the most in a start-up environment, and I would be able to share my entrepreneurial spirit. Hopefully, I can find a great match for the summer and part-time during the school year.

Describe the kind of internship experience you want:

A great internship experience would allow me to connect with other members of the team, learn how the company operates, and explore the challenges faced by startups and ways of navigating them. Preferably, I would be doing interesting and meaningful work, where I can improve my skills and make a difference to the startup. I would like to work in a fun environment with amiable coworkers.

Why would you be a great intern?

I would be a great intern because I have experience working in many different types of environments, with many different types of people, and doing many different jobs. This not only has given me a wider skill-set, but has allowed me to hone in on the jobs that I feel would really make a difference in my life. I am a hard, dedicated worker, a fast learner, and a good teammate. I love to learn and work with others, bettering everyone's experience.

Why did you choose Urban Interns?

A friend recommended Urban Interns to me, explaining that there were many exciting businesses to connect with. Urban Interns helped them find interns for their business. After signing up for Urban Interns, I was pleasantly surprised with the clarity and effectiveness of my bio promotion, the ease of applying for listed positions, and the quality of the site.

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Didn’t catch the webinar with the experts at InternProfits last week? Click here!

On this free training you'll discover:

• The Top 3 Internships that ANY organization can create tomorrow (and literally get FLOODED with resumes)
• Why RIGHT NOW is the absolute best time to be hiring interns
• EXACTLY how to write a winning job description that will get hardworking, motivated people banging down your door (begging for an internship with your company)
• The BEST websites on the planet to post your internships
• How to successfully manage any intern (whether they are working "on site" or "virtually")

Register here, now!

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This guest post is by Justin & Dreama Lee, co-founders of InternProfits.com.

In 2012 we’re poised to see more students than ever before looking for an internship, and a record number of companies looking to either improve, or start, an internship program.

A lot of organizations are perfectly capable of hiring an intern within their area of expertise: accounting firms hire accounting interns, legal firms offer internships to the next round of “would be” attorneys, and TV and film companies are always ready to hire their next round of interns.

But what about other organizations and businesses? How do they know what interns they should be hiring? What are the top internships for 2012?

What are the internships that are going to drive more leads, more sales, more revenue, and more profit for you organization?

In reality, aren’t those the best types of internships? The kind that when the intern is finished, they’ve contributed to the growth of the organization, and had a rewarding and fulfilling experience? The type of internship that lets the intern walk away with a portfolio of work that they can be proud of?

The type of internship that would inspire the company to hire them because of all of the fantastic results that they’ve achieved?

Next week, on Thursday February 9th at 10am PST/1pm EST/6pm GMT we’re hosting a special webinar for the entire Urban Interns community. The topic of the webinar is “The Top 3 Interns Every Organization Must Have”, and it’s perfectly timed to set up 2012 as your best year ever.

We’ve selected this topic because not only do these “Top 3” internships help you grow your organization, but also because the 3 internships are hot! In other words, when you post these positions, motivated, skilled applicants are excited about taking on these projects at your organization.

We love these three internships for a number of reasons:

1. They instantly help you grow your company and your brand
2. They can be offered no matter what type of organization your run (for profit, non-profit, or government agency)
3. They can be offered no matter where your organization is located (these are perfect for virtual interns, so even if you work from home as a “solopreneur” this strategy will still work for you)
4. It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been in business (so whether you’re an established company or a brand new start up, you can implement this)
5. Interns across the planet are absolutely dying to take any one of the 3 internships (so it makes your job of attracting a high quality candidate that much easier)

We’ll be revealing the three internships on a special webinar Thursday, February 9th, and the best news yet is that there’s no cost to attend this training. Simply register here and we’ll save a spot for you.

We will also be sharing with you some real life case studies of former interns, how they impacted our company, and what similar interns can do for you.

We’ll “see” you on the webinar next week, and we’ll even open it up for live Q&A at the end.

Justin & Dreama Lee are the co-founders of InternProfits.com where they show other business owners how to find, hire & manage interns to grow their business. To reserve your spot on their special webinar, please click here. You can also watch a great video they had created below:

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Want to learn more about the types of talented folks you’ll meet on Urban Interns? Meet this week's featured Urban Intern, Tyler Peterson!

We asked Tyler a few questions about her experiences with Urban Interns. Here’s what she has to say:

What type of internship are you looking for?
I'm really interested in the fields of marketing, advertising, corporate branding, public relations, and consulting. If I could get an internship that combined all of the above, I'd be in heaven! Because I'm set to graduate from UCLA in March 2012, I'm looking for an internship that will really give me hands on experience in these areas in order to help me narrow my focus. Ultimately, I want to go to business school, so I'm looking for an internship to help guide me down a path that I can pursue in my graduate career. It's also really important to me to have the potential to be "hired from within" – with graduation coming up, I have to start thinking more long term! Being paid is always a welcomed perk, as well.

Describe the kind of internship experience you want?
I believe that an internship should be an incredible learning experience. I'm still in the period of my life where my education is my primary focus, and I believe that an internship should also be a part of this. The more opportunities I have to learn and grow, the better. I also would like an internship where I can be a self-starter and prove my merit. I'm a pretty black-and-white, linear thinker, but when given the opportunity to think out of the box I jump at the chance.

Why would you be a great intern?
I'm passionate, enthusiastic, and very adept at what I do. I think my attitude and overall view of internships and relationships sets me apart from the other students beginning to make there way into the "real world." I'm proud of my dependability and my ability to establish a positive rapport quickly with my employers.

Why did you choose Urban Interns?
Honestly, I stumbled upon it while searching for a summer job last year. I liked the "user friendliness" of the site, and when I began getting contacted regularly by employers, I realized that it was a great way to get my name and resume out there. The accessibility that employers and interns have to one another sets it apart from the other sites that I've found/used.

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How do you know that Urban Interns has the BEST and MOST DYNAMIC talent? Don’t take our word for it. Instead, read below and see for yourself!

Meet our featured Urban Intern, Theresa Delano.

We asked Theresa a few questions about her experiences with Urban Interns. Here’s what she has to say:

What type of internship are you looking for?
I’m looking for a virtual and paid internship in the Internet Marketing field. I’m looking specifically for a social media and Search Engine Optimization position and a chance to learn how to run a successful business. I’d like to run my own business when I graduate and would love to learn from someone who has been through the ropes before.

Describe the kind of internship experience you want?
I am looking for virtual internship experiences where I still feel a connection to the person I am working for. My hope is that our working relationship is mutual—I will offer my employer as much as he or she is willing to provide in terms of experience and opportunity. I look forward to applying everything I know from school and previous work experiences.

Why would you be a great intern?
I enjoy what I do and am looking for an opportunity to join a team and help a company grow to the next level. I also have a wide variety of experience. I have a graphic design degree and I’m working towards a degree in internet marketing. I graduate in August and am always trying to teach myself more than my teachers can teach me.

Why did you choose Urban Interns?
Urban Interns is a hip site. I love the focus on virtual opportunities as well as the fact that you can easily filter through jobs to find the ones that are the right fit. Plus, I’ve had positive experiences finding positions through Urban Interns that are a good match for me.

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Ready to make 2012 your best business year yet? Well, you can start by making sure your financial house is in order. We asked Galia Gichon, an independent financial advisor for her top tips on how to kick the new year off right! Read below for her advice.

The holidays are a distant memory and you are experiencing the hangover via your bulging credit card bill. Not sure what to do besides dig deeper under your blanket? It’s not that bad and here are 3 easy ways to get your new year to a fresh start.

Ramp Up the ROTH
I’m a huge fan of the ROTH IRA for so many reasons. Even if you have a 401(k) or are self-employed with a SEP IRA; that’s ok. You can still contribute to a ROTH IRA as long as you earn less than $120,000 as a single person or $179,000 as a married couple. You don’t get any tax benefits now but the withdrawals are TAX-FREE after age 59 ½. If you save the $5,000 per year for the next 30 years, you could build a next egg of over $415,000 – that is tax-free upon withdrawal! Plus there is lots of flexibility if you need to withdraw the money for a first-time home purchase or other reasons. My favorite places to open a ROTH IRA are Fidelity and Vanguard. Vanguard has a $3,000 minimum to open an account but then you can add as little as $50 a month on an ongoing basis. Fidelity has mutual funds with lower minimums. If you don’t have enough for the minimum, T. Rowe Price waives the minimum as long as you contribute at least $75 a month automatically. No matter where you open it, make automatic contributions every month. You won’t miss it. You can contribute as much as $5,000 per year (or $413 per month)

Save for Summer Vacation
It’s hard to imagine the warm weather now but when summertime rolls around your mind wanders to that Caribbean vacation that is now 50% reduced. Or the summer share in the Hamptons. Or perhaps you want to visit a friend in San Francisco. But… you haven’t saved for it and your savings account has more dust than dollars in it. Now is the time to create a separate savings account – apart from the emergency fund that you are contributing to every month, right?! My favorite online high interest savings account has been INGDIRECT.com but American Express also offers a competitive rate of almost 1%. I’ve created two savings account: one for emergencies and one for “Save to Spend” for items like vacations and other purchases that prevent us from getting ahead.

Get Digital with Your Money
These days I don’t go a day with using a personal finance app or website. I use different one for many different reasons.  Some of my favorites:

• Mint.com. To view my spending for the last month and make sure I’m spending under my total amount budgeted. I also love the snapshot feature that lets my view all my accounts, investments, debts and loans in one place.
   
• Pennies. I want to keep an eye going forward on how much I’m spending weekly. The tracking feature lets me set a weekly or monthly spending amount and easily input my daily expenses. I input them while I’m standing in line getting my morning coffee. This app doesn’t need my personal information, which can ease many of your privacy information fears.
   
• Morningstar.com. I’ve got my mutual funds bookmarked online and am able to easily see how they are performing especially compared to leading indices. Even though the market is volatile, I’m able to make sure my mutual funds are doing better than the market and I’m still in good shape. The app is easy to follow as well.

Galia Gichon is an independent personal financial expert with more than 18 years in financial services, including nearly 10 years on Wall Street and an MBA in Finance from Fordham University. She runs her own company, Down to Earth Finance, where she offers individual sessions and seminars to address personal financial needs. She does not sell any investments or manage money. Ms. Gichon is the author of, “My Money Matters”, boxed set of financial cards with money affirmations, instant money tips and workbooks featured on THE TODAY SHOW. She has spoken at Governor’s Conference for Women, and is a frequent speaker at Barnard College’s Financial Fluency Program, and the New York Freelancers Union. She has been quoted in Newsweek, New York Times, Wall Street Journal.com, Good Housekeeping, Self, Glamour and MSN Money. Previously, she worked at Bear Stearns, Nomura Securities, and Institutional Investor. Please visit www.downtoearthfinance.com, 203.349.5623 or galia@downtoearthfinance.com.

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Some good data just came out about small business. First, the indicators measuring ‘optimism’ rose from 90 percent to 92 percent. Hiring expectations also rose to seven percent up from three percent.

Could 2012 be a good year for small business? We certainly hope so, as do the tons candidates looking for jobs and internships with companies like yours.
 

For those of you planning on hiring interns next year, here are three tips to help make your hiring a success:

1. Start Early: Whether you’re planning on hiring a summer intern or someone to help with a few projects once the spring rolls around, it’s never too early to begin the process. Motivated college students and grads are already looking for their summer positions, which means now is the time for you to begin!
    
2. Interview Often: Hiring shouldn’t be just about quickly filling a position. Ideally, and of course time permitting, you would have an ongoing dialogue with job seekers. This way, if you have an immediate need, you’re already covered.
    
3. Write Stellar Job Descriptions. You expect to see a certain level of professionalism and promotion from job seekers. Well, the same is true for your business. Job seekers want to go for the very best position they can get — which means that if you want to attract top talent, you need to take the time to market your position.

Ready to get started?

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Guest Blog by Amanda Wiss, founder of Urban Clarity

To be on top of your game, you want an organized, well-maintained office – one that allows you to achieve clarity that it’s difficult to find in a chaotic space. Ready to boost your productivity? It’s as simple as these 5 steps.

Step 1: Edit the excess! Grab a huge black trash bag, a clear one for recycling, a third for shredding, and dig in. You’ll also need a donation box for items that don’t support you, but that someone else could enjoy. Those old marketing books you’ll never read? Into the donation pile. That ancient paperwork? Keep it if you need it for taxes, shred it if it’s confidential, or recycle.

During this phase you’ll want to evaluate everything. Plan to purge outdated computer and phone equipment, antique software manuals, broken furniture, random giveaways from trade shows, and anything else that’s not an inspiring reflection on your company. Since clutter is distracting and can kill your creativity, be ruthless! Eliminate whatever doesn’t support you in producing your best work. Your motto here: Have fun, keep it light, let it go.

Step 2: Archive the old stuff. If you need to hold onto client or tax files but don’t need to access them regularly, move them out of your active work space. Consider a closet down the hall, a basement or garage, or perhaps spring for off-site storage. Your sanity will thank you.

Step 3: Set up systems that support you. Your goal now is to organize what’s left based on frequency of use. The most valuable real estate should be allocated to items that contribute most to your productivity. Ideally, your desk will be practically empty, except for your computer and perhaps a pad and some pens – whatever you use daily. Things you use regularly – like current files and a subset of key office supplies – should be within arm’s reach. You want these to be convenient but not in your way. And things that you use rarely – like extra ink cartridges and printer paper – can be down the hall, or on shelves high above your work space.

Step 4: Maintain. Now that you’ve got your space in shape, it won’t magically stay that way. Plan to clear off your desk nightly, and schedule time to process your physical inbox at least weekly. Make a monthly or quarterly date with yourself to file and shred (or outsource that), and plan to archive your files yearly.

Step 5: Tweak as needed. Still frustrated that you’re missing that receipt or always running out of copy paper? Fine tune your system. Make sure you have dedicated homes for all your items. Decrease your frustration by labeling the spot something goes so others will know how to put it back. Perhaps you could benefit from a better inventory system for your office supplies, or invest in a better shredder. Whatever is holding you back from your vision of organization bliss, fix it.

Once you’ve implemented, it’s time to kick back at your newly organized space. Can’t you just feel your productivity soar?

Amanda Wiss, founder of Urban Clarity, is a professional organizer and productivity expert in NYC.

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