Posts Tagged ‘Blogging’

Thursday, September 15th, 2011

As we talked about in our post last week, ‘Back-to-School’ season is a good thing for business owners. Not only is it the start of what tends to be a busy time for most business owners, but between all the college students looking for experience and recent grads still looking for a foot in the door, there are tons of people out there who are ready for work and willing to work. Plus, with the rise of virtual internships, an intern can be sitting just … read more

Sunday, July 3rd, 2011

We recently read a New York Times article about an intern whose anonymous blog about his investment banking internship was taken down – presumably, not by his choice. Which raises the question: What if your intern blogs? 

Well, there are a number of ways to look at this.

First, a well-written and professional blog can tell you a lot about an intern. It indicates that they are motivated to speak out on topics they care about. They likely take their blossoming career seriously, and perhaps … read more

Sunday, June 26th, 2011

This week, we read a New York Times article about an intern whose anonymous blog about his investment banking internship was taken down – presumably, not by his choice. Which raises the question: Should interns blog?

The initial reaction might be, why not? We have certain freedoms in this country that are not restricted to interns, including freedom of speech and freedom of the press (if a blog can be called press). As an intern you’re typically in a transitional moment in your life … read more

Monday, February 14th, 2011
 
You aced your freshman composition class and professors have always praised your writing abilities. If you're thinking about making the leap from writing term papers to freelance writing projects, here's how you can kick-start your way to making money as a freelance writer:
 
Gather Your Writing Samples – In the world of freelance writing, you're only as good as your writing samples. Put together a writing portfolio that contains brief writing samples – not a 25-page final paper. Your samples should include read more