Steps to get the internship: I applied through the company's website.
Day-to-day activities: I posted articles and photo galleries to the website and also wrote articles and obtained images for the DBusiness Daily News.
Most rewarding: I wrote copy for a two-page feature spread in DBusiness' November/December issue, which was a great experience.
Biggest challenge: I had very short deadlines for the daily newsletter.
Most important thing learned: I am not sure yet as I am still interning for them!
Key advice: Don't be afraid to ask questions or to ask for help.
Katy B.
Major: Spanish
Company Name: Global Entrepreneurship Week
City: Washington, DC
Paid/Unpaid/Course Credit: Unpaid
Steps to get the internship: I filled out an application and conducted one phone interview
Day to day activities: I researched startups related to the ecosystem and potential partners for our company, reached out to company partners, and translated.
Most rewarding: I got to manage a large portion of a demographic survey that went out to our partners in over 130 countries and completed the translation for this survey.
Biggest challenge: Some of the startup ecosystem research I did was tough. I was looking for information on countries where we don't have partners which was difficult because most of them don't have the infrastructure to have startups.
Most important thing learned: There are really only two responses when someone asks you if you can do something: "Yes" or "I'll figure it out." I was able to accomplish a lot more than I ever thought I would because I didn't close myself off from any projects just because they seemed difficult.
Key advice: Be broad in your internship search. I had previously interned for my US Representative (DE-AL) and thought for sure that I wanted to be in a Congressional or Senate office, but GEW was a completely different perspective that I otherwise would never have gotten.