Are We Sharing Too Much?

The summer of 2008. A summer drowning
in recession, debt, ridiculous gas prices, and
boring, trashy television (I mean,
Greatest American Dog??). Lots of things
seem to be going wrong…or at least…discussed
to the point of having us all believe they’re going wrong…and many teens and twenty-somethings
are turning to the web to air their grievances.

Because 2008 isn’t just the summer of expensive
corn and Obama-rama, it’s also the summer of TMI.
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Use Your Head, Interns!

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The prestigious summer internship. Or just any internship at all. Nowadays, it’s basically necessary to gain some sort of “professional” experience during your college years in order to make yourself a viable candidate for a job post-graduation.

Having lived in NYC the past two summers and spent my days happily as a lowly intern, I know what it’s like to be unpaid, exhausted, and basically melting in a non-air conditioned housing situation. But, I have noticed one recent trend lately that I think could be really damaging for an intern’s future. And that is “complaint blogging” or posting your misery all over the internet. Employers do notice these things and it really can come back to bite your ass in the future. Read More »

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