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Friday, March 30, 2012

Dorchester Youth Collabortative; Dorchester, MA

Responsibilities;


  • mentoring youth -primarily girls

  • helping with homework and such

  • guiding kids through job applications

  • critique and edit directors work, screenplay

This was a very good placement and I recommend it to self-motivated and productive students.


My advice is to be open, helpful, don't be hesitant to ask for help or advice and give comments/critiques to staff if necessary.

Daily Hampshire Gazette; Northampton, MA

Responsibilities;


  • answer phone

  • take down scores of high school sports games

  • write out reports in newspaper articles

  • go to sporting event once a week for full article and coverage

There were constant changes in my responsibilities.


This was an excellent placement and I recommend this to other students that are considering it.


If I could change one thing about the placement I would have like more to do.


My advice for other students is for them to take care in correct spelling of names and triple check your work.

Dakin Pioneer Valley Humane Society; West Springfield, MA

Responsibilities;


  • Adoptions

  • Surrenders

  • Assist vet staff

  • Observe surgeries

As time went on I received more individualized responsibilities.


This is an excellent placement and I strongly urge others to take part in this experience if possible. This is a wonderful shelter where education, animal interaction, hands-on experience and much more are valued. If I could change anything about this placement I would make a paid position available.


My advice for other students is to work hard and put yourself out there. Ask questions and volunteer to do things.

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Center for Extended Care; Amherst, MA

Primary Responsibilities:



  • Food preparation

  • Tray-line

  • Dinning room needs

  • Sanitation

  • Restocking

There were some changes to my responsibilities during my placement. For example, I had to train two new employees.


Overall I would rate this site as very good.


I would recommend this site to other students because the employees and residents are very nice and I gained important on-the-job experience, that only an opportunity such as this could provide.


One aspect of this placement that I would change would be Interaction with the R.D's.


Advice I would give other students looking to pursue an internship would be to create relationships with the organization and professionals who work in their desired field.

Working for Local Author; Amherst, MA

Interning for the author I would research publisher matches and edit writing pieces.
As time went by my responsibilities evolved with what steps the author was on in his pursuit of publication.

I would definitely recommend working alongside a writer for students interested in such a field. Its great to be involved in the process of publication as well as being able to meet people and get your own name out.

I would suggest learning to connect with publishers, finding out what they look for, and how they talk and meet new people while marketing their own names.

Corporate Automobiles; Amherst, MA

Primary Responsibilities:


  • Office management

  • Customer service

  • Marketing

  • Proposing a business plan

  • Performance evaluation and future forecasting

  • Any improvements that could be made for optimized performance

There were no changes to my duties during my placement.


Overall, I would rate this experience as excellent.


I would recommend this site to other students because it offered a great learning experience.


I would not change any aspect of this site; everything ran smoothly.


Advice I would give other students would be to make sure you choose something that you're passionate about, rather than what everyone else is doing.

Big Brother Big Sisters; Amherst, MA

At Big Brothers Big Sisters my main task was to advertise and find sponsorships for our big fundraising events, the "Bowl A Thon" and the "Daffodil Fun Run".

The environment was warm and welcoming and the staff is like a family and for the time that you spend there you get to be apart of it. The only change I would have made to this experience was to be able to be there longer! My overall experience couldn't have been any better.

For future interns, be reliable and work hard every second and you'll earn respect.

Bitfilms; Hampshire College

Primary Responsibilities:


  • Background and cleanup animator:

  • Finessing existing animation that had errors to it

  • Add in missing elements to the background and character animation

There were no changes to my primary responsibilities while I was at my placement.


Overall, I would rate this experience as excellent.


I would recommend this site to other students because it was a great working environment and as an intern I really was part of the team.


Advice I would give other students searching for placements would be to get started looking ahead of time but also keep looking right up until the end. Sometimes companies don't even announce their internships until right before the placement actually starts and you can miss out on good stuff by thinking it's too late to apply.

Cooley Dickinson Hospital; Northampton, MA

Primary Responsibilities:


  • Shadow health care providers including intensivist, physician assistant, and nurse practitioner

There were no changes to my job responsibilities during my placement.


Overall I would rate this experience as excellent.


I would recommend this site to other students who would like to pursue a career in the medical field. The staff were extremely friendly and accommodating. You get to have hands on experience working with patients.


One aspect of this placement that I would change would be to have been able to participate more.


Advice I would give students looking for a placement would be to make sure you are given and complete the necessary paperwork ahead of time. Make sure you have adequate contact with your supervisor so you can discuss the terms of your placement and clearly define what it is you want to do and what you can do.

College Works Painting; Irvine, CA

Primary Responsibilities:




  • Recruiting interns for the spring


  • Marketing the company


  • Training new interns


There were no changes to my primary job responsibilities during my placement.



Overall, I would rate this experience as excellent.



I would recommend this site to other students because it is the best learning experience, chance to personally develop oneself, very hands on and interactive. Best of all, it was not a typical buy coffee, make copies type of internship.



I would change nothing about this placement.



Advice I would give students is to find something that challenges you because that is how you learn and grow.

Crocker Farm Elementary School; Amherst, MA

Primary Responsibilities:




  • One-on-one assistance to some of the students who were under IEP's


  • Helped teacher lead classroom activities


  • Supply each student with the necessary support needed in order for them to learn


  • Mini-lesson plans for those children in need of some informal speech therapy


  • Play small group games with children who were in need of further physical or articulatory assistance


There were no changes to my responsibilities during my placement.



Overall, I would rate this placement as very good.



I would recommend this site to other students who are interested in working with small children and who are in need of some guidance to whether working for children is best for them. As far as learning experience as a teacher, I learned a lot, but it may not be beneficial for those who are considering the teaching field as there is not as much structure and things to learn in comparison to a higher level classroom.



If I were to change anything about this placement, I would have appreciated more time with the specialists instead of being involved only in the classroom in order to get a feel of what the SLP, PT, and OT specialists do on a daily basis.



Advice I would give other students looking for an internship is to look in depth of what is to be expected of you. Although I enjoyed my experience, there are some field experience positions out there that are not what they claim to be. Although it does look good on your resume, it may not be worth it if you are not learning anything from the experience.

bp Magazine; Buffalo, NY

Primary Responsibilities:


  • increase traffic to website through social media (created blog, Twitter and Facebook)

There were no changes in my responsibilities, all that changed was the websites I would work on (I started with only a Facebook account).


Overall I would rate this placement as excellent.


I would recommend this site to other students because my supervisor was very friendly which was helpful when trying to learn how to market a magazine through social media.


One change I would make is more structure to their internship program.

Baroco Corp.; Hadley, MA

Primary Responsibilities:


  • Spend time with individual clients on a weekly basis

  • Give patients one-on-one time to be able to achieve specific tasks and goals together

There was a minor change to my responsibilities while I was at my placement. At first I was assigned only 2 separate clients but later was assigned another because she was responsive to myself and the one-on-one attention.


Overall, I would rate this placement as excellent.


I would definitely recommend this site to other students especially if they are passionate about going into the DMR/ID field. It is a great opportunity to gain some experience with the ID population.


One thing I would change is to have my placement involve some type of therapy or counseling experience.


My advice to other students is to be 100% positive that working in this field is what you want for a career. In order to be passionate about something, you have to like what you do.

Pompano Beach Club; Southampton, Bermuda

During my placement I was responsible for the Beach Bar, boathouse, the front desk, and also housekeeping. Once the busy season passed, the Beach Bar and boathouse closed and I had more responsibility with the front desk housekeeping. They also had me organize and clean various things.

I would rate my placement as excellent and would recommend it to other students because Pompano has a great work environment and I learned many more things than I would ever learn in a classroom.
If I could change anything I would have liked to been able to serve food as well.

My advice to others looking for a field experience placement would be to be very upbeat and enthusiastic at all times.

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

U.S. Business Development; Sagamore, MA

My primary job responsibilities were researching companies willing to trade with Canada and create an international market.

I was completely satisfied with this job and felt that my overall learning experience and relevance to academic work made this internship fit in perfectly with my chosen major. It expanded my knowledge of international trade.

I was able to learn all the basic information I would need to help in starting my own international trade consulting company in the future.

Quonquont Farm; Whately, MA

At Quonquont Farm, I was in charge of researching sources to advertise as well as caterers to suggest and items the farm could provide as gifts. I also learned how to give tours and answer client emails.

This was an awesome experience and a great place to intern because it was growing with me. It was a relatively new facility, so I was able to be apart of things from the beginning and because of this my suggestions really mattered.

To future interns, look for something you will truly enjoy, it not only makes the experience meaningful for school but it also makes it fun!

SPP, P.C.; West Springfield, MA

As an intern , I would prepare individual tax returns, as well as some corporate, s-corporate, and partnership tax returns. When needed, I also helped work on the books of some clients, using Excel and other programs to record adjusting journal entries and prepare drafts of the clients financial statements.

Working in a small office with many small business clients allowed me to see a business project go from start to finish, which I would not have had the opportunity to experience at a larger firm.

I had an excellent overall experience interning here. My advice to future interns would be to try and gain experience working at different firms because there are many different opportunities at both small and large companies.

CBS-3 Springfield; Springfield, MA

I basically shadowed my supervisor and was required to do my own versions of all his stories. He was extremely helpful and informative. He was also a great teacher and gave me a lot of insight into the broadcast industry!

If I could change one aspect of my placement it would be to have another semester to continue learning, practicing and gaining more experience. My overall experience was excellent.

I would highly recommend this internship. It was very hands-on training and looks impressive on your resume.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Prison Birth Project; Amherst, MA

I was able to learn about women living in poverty and all of the social, economic, political, and structural reasons why they struggle.
I would rate my placement as excellent and would recommend it to others, especially Sociology, Anthropology, STPEC, and Economics majors.

I would have liked to have a little more guidance during my placement. I understood that the organization was new, but more structure would have allowed me to work more confidently.

My advice to students pursuing a field experience placement is to be prepared to do a lot of work and to be a bit self-directed.

National Geographic Television; Washington, D.C.

I assisted associate producers with carious tasks for ten different TV specials. My role included:
  • Research
  • Writing facts to be published online
  • Mailing packages
  • transcribing and logging footage
  • copying DVDs
Overall I had a very good experience. Though the work load can be overwhelming at times, it is a fun place to work and everyone is very appreciative of your help. There are also opportunities to meet with and learn from people in the TV department as well as other sections of National Geographic.
I would have liked to work in the production aspect of the documentaries, like film shoots for example. Unfortunately most of the programs were in post-production during the time of my internship.

My advice to others would be to apply for any and all internship positions that sound interesting to you. Prepare a concrete resume and cover letter that tells the organization what you can offer them. At your placement, try to meet with as many people as you can, make connections and stay in touch after your placement is over. Your internship will be what you make of it.

Easthampton High School; Easthampton, MA

Job Responsibilities:
  • Reviewing programs offered by guidance
  • Helping in after school programs
  • Creating statistics with information gathered from students
  • Observing interactions with students and counselors
My placement was excellent because my supervisor was very knowledgeable and offered good advice for pursuing this career after graduation.
If I could change anything, I would have liked to spent more time at my internship during the week.
My advice to other students who are looking for a field experience placement would be to not give up when searching for an internship. I had to email and call a lot of schools before I finally found a school that was willing to let me intern.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Click Workspace; Northampton, MA

Primary job responsibilities;


  • Walkingtalkingtours.com social media market, data analysis, CRM, Constant contact

  • Financial analysis for hedge funds

  • photo shop

  • posted flyer's

This placement was pretty good, it was definitely an experience in many ways to interact with various types of people from different field backgrounds. If I could change one thing about this placement, I would work on the planning by creating a timeline detailed and organized as to what needs to be done, by when, and in conjunction with it's other requirements.


My advice for other students it that not everything you do will be fun, but think of it as a learning experience and learn everything you can from everything you do.

Clearpath School Of Herbal Medicine; Northampton, MA

Responsibilities;


  • Recorded and organized supervisor's classes

  • Organized and developed information/ substance for Clearpath website

  • developed navigation, written text

  • assistant to overall text

There were no major changes in my responsibilities.


This was a great placement and I recommend that other students take part in it as well. You can learn website development skills and design programs that are often very handy for jobs in the future. Also, you get to learn a lot about herbalism from the Supervisor on that end of the internship.


If I could change one thing about this placement, I would try to organize a more structured set of hours for the internship, making it less likely to become off track.


My advice to other students is to find a group/organization/individual/business you can communicate and relate to.

Cisco Systems, Inc; Boxborough, MA

Primary responsibilities;


  • Learn product features

  • Manually configure system

  • develop scripts to automate testing process

  • use XML to configure system

This was a great placement and I recommend that other interested student try it for themselves. There was a very relaxed atmosphere and friendly coworkers, yet at the same time the work expectations were high. If I could have changed anything about this placement, I would have liked to have had more interns to work with.


My advice for other students is to have confidence and don't be afraid to ask questions.

Parsons Brinckeroff Power; Boston, MA

My primary job responsibilities
  • Updating instrumentation data sheets
  • Using Auto-Cad, Word, Excel, and doing picture edits
  • Informal calculations
My placement was excellent. It was a great learning experience. I enjoyed working with the fellow employees. The work was not overly challenging but it was not mindless work either.
I would change the location if I could because it was annoying to have to commute back and forth from Boston.
My advice to others would be to not get frustrates, keep sending out your resume and keep getting interviews. The more, the better!

Hadley Elementary School; Hadley, MA

Job Role
  • Working with children in a variety of activities
  • Engaging them in conversations to help their cognitive development
  • Enforcing classroom rules
It was a great way to get hands on experience and I would not change a thing about my placement, it was excellent!

Saint Catherine of Siena Nursing Home; Smithtown, NY

Mainly my responsibilities were observing therapists and following patients with wheel chairs when walking.
It was a great experience to be both in a clinical setting and working with the elderly. I was able to follow patients through their rehab and that was very rewarding. The staff was professional and made me feel comfortable.
It was a volunteer position so I was not able to do much work for liability reasons.

My advice to students seeking a field experience placement would be to be prepared to step out of your comfort zone and to be open to all different types of people.

The Republican Newspaper; Springfield, MA

Job Responsibilities:
  1. Original field reporting and photography
  2. Community engagement
  3. News aggregation
  4. Data Mining
  5. Online posting of national news links that the paper was not already covering
For the first month or so I spent much of my time on the news links and comment pages. As time went on, they got more confident and comfortable with my skills to the point were I pretty much had free reign as to how to spend my time. I had an excellent placement and I would recommend this site to any journalism majors that want to get the feel for a real news room. Working here gave me a great feel for what a career in this field might be like after graduation. The staff was helpful, kind, and very easy going.

At times during the start of my placement I had a lot of down time. It is often difficult to plan tasks for an intern because the news changes from day to day.

University of Massachusetts Parking Services; Amherst, MA

I was responsible for operational tasks, such as mapping parking lots and managing sign inventories, as well as assisting with survey data entry. I also assisted in writing press releases.
As I became more experienced and was able to clearly grasp all work, I was given additional tasks.

I had an excellent field placement site and would recommend it to others if their interests in transportation is as strong as mine. I was able to incorporate my personal interests with my major.

If I could change anything I would have liked a more developed job description so I could be more clear with my faculty sponsor.
My advice to others looking for a placement would be to do it early and do it often. People want to teach you what they know. You have the ability to do great work.

Springfield Armor; Springfield, MA

Job Duties
  • Planning and organizing various sales and marketing initiatives
  • Placed calls and crafted pamphlets to promote upcoming events and ticket packages
  • Answered calls, gained ability to up-sell callers into packages and groups
  • Represented the company at in-house events and off-site community events
  • Maintained record of ticket customers and prospects
  • Assisted in the customer service effort
As time went by, I was placed in the position of primary editor and writer on all written projects. I had a very good experience during my placement and I would advise other students to take a placement here as well because of the different event settings I had the opportunity to work in and being able to take on lots of projects.
I would have like to have gotten more developmental instruction from my superiors but other than that I would have not changed a thing. And for those entering an internship placement, I would say to make sure you are entering a field you are interested in because there will be a lot of work asked of you, regardless of the field type.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Northwestern District Attorney's Office; Greenfield, MA

Job Responsibilities:
  • Mediating between consumer and business
  • Reviewing complaints sent from the Attorney General in Boston, as well as locally
  • Secretarial work
Over time I went from watching how cases were handled to being independent and having my own cases.
I would give my placement an excellent rating because it was a great learning experience. My time there was very hands on and I was always kept busy.

If I could change anything, I would have liked my placement to be a little closer to my residence but there is not much you can do about that.
My advice to other students would be to be aggressive and get an early head start searching for placements.

Hamilton Sundstrand Worldwide Repair; Windsor Locks, CT

Primary Job Responsibilities:
Support the engineers responsible for the Boeing 787 component introduction to repair processes
Redesign structures
Machine Inspection


My responsibilities did not change over time.
Over all I would rate my placement as very good and I would recommend this site to other students. I was working with engineers with 20+ years of experience and this gave me a true feeling of what I was looking for in a permanent job.

My advice to students pursuing a field experience placement would be to use all of the connections available to get into a company. If you can get to the managers directly, you may be able to get a position not available through the normal application process. Do not be afraid to put in extra hours.

Monday, March 12, 2012

Brandlink Communications; New York, NY

Primary Responsibilities:




  • Regular office, showroom, copy room maintenance


  • Client Maintenance such as clipping, status reports, and announcing press credits


  • Celebrity and press/media outreach using excel, cisions research module, etc


  • Support on-site and red carpet events


  • Target media list, building a celebrity outreach list, RSVP list for events, proposals and media alerts


  • Showroom pulls for editors, producers and/or talent


  • Research projects


  • Errand work


There were no changes in my primary job responsibilities over the course of my placement.



Overall I would rate this company as average.



I would not recommend this site to other students because their internship program is not effective. There needs to be a lot more structure for their program.



If I could change anything about this placement it would be to work under the VP of fashion in the New York office.



Advice I would give other students pursuing an internship would be to ask very specific questions on the job you are applying for, make sure that the job responsibilities assigned will enhance your skills and that you'll learn a lot or else you will be wasting time.

Bitfilms; Hampshire College

Primary Responsibilities:




  • Background and Clean-up Animator


  • Finessing existing animation that had errors to it


  • Add in missing elements to the background and character animation


There were no changes to my primary responsibilities while I was at my placement.



Overall I would rate this company as excellent.



I would definitely recommend this company to other students because it is a great working environment and felt part of the team even though I was just an intern.



Advice I would give to students pursuing a field experience placement in the future would be to get started looking ahead of time and keep looking up until the end. Sometimes companies don't announce the placements until right before the placement actually starts and you could miss out on good opportunities.

Bethlehem House; Easthampton,MA

Primary Responsibilities:




  • Counseling


  • Answering phones


  • Organizing


There were no changes to my responsibilities during my placement.



Overall, I would rate this company as excellent.



I would definitely recommend this site to other students because it is a good place for those who want to do social work. With that said, I would not change anything about this placement.



Advice I would give students pursuing an internship would be to pay attention to details.

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Hasbro, Inc.; East Longmeadow, MA

Job Responsibilities:


  • generate/ identify key insights through secondary research

  • create top line reports for brand studies

  • assist

I felt my overall experience here was good and I found it to be very relevant to my major. For future students pursuing an internship at this site I would tell them to make sure to take initiative and keep asking for new opportunities; keep pressing to be included on meetings and projects.

Disney; FL

As an intern, I worked at the front desk doing:


  • check-ins/check outs

  • runner

  • dispatch

I had an excellent experience here. It's hard work though. In HTM you need both experience and an understanding of the vacation atmosphere. To future students looking to pursue such an internship, expect long hours and little pay. Working at Disney is for the experience and is a resume builder, but a great time nonetheless. I really enjoyed my internship here.

Media Education Foundation; Northampton, MA

My main responsibilities were:
-researching
-finding,
-collecting,
-& editing video and audio

I found my work here to be very interesting, not just paper shuffling busy work. I had a great overall experience and found this internship to be very relevant to my specific major. I would definitely recommend this site to other students. My only downside of the internship was that I wish it had been a bit closer to UMass.

Monday, March 5, 2012

EH&S; Draper Hall, UMass

I mainly worked as a teaching assistant for the EMT class. I also attended directors office hours and volunteering shifts.

I found this to be a good way to learn and gave me a good grasp on exactly what I was teaching. It was a great way to keep up with EMS duties. This internship was very relevant to my major and I was very satisfied with the job. I would recommend this to other students pursuing a job in this field and would advise starting as a freshman.

AcadiaSoft; Pembroke, MA

Responsibilities:


  • Working with the QA team to improve and test the software being used by our clients

  • Check workflows for bugs

  • Review software and voice opinions on them

  • Work as a team to make the software user friendly and efficient

This placement was excellent in every aspect and I strongly recommend any student that is interested to apply for it. I would not change a thing about this placement.


Valley Advocate; Northampton, MA

As an intern at Valley Advocate my job responsibilities were:


  • upkeep of press release filing system

  • maintenance of the newspapers current events calender

  • CD reviews, occasional article, art news

I found this to be a wonderful opportunity, as I was able to build a portfolio of non-academic writing and was able to see the time line of newspaper production.


For future students I would urge them to know exactly which industry they want to work for and do an internship there, and also to do as many internships as possible.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hampshire County; Amherst, MA

At BBBS I had office responsibilities such as event coordinating and I also took part in some PR.
I had an excellent experience interning here and would be all means recommend this internship to other students.

My supervisor, Hannah, was amazing and really took the time to teach me as much as possible. I learned a tremendous amount and feel prepared for the working world.

One piece of advice I would give is to be patient and appreciate the mission your working for. Appreciate your staff and value your work.

ACE Security Laminates; West Springfield, MA

Responsibilities:


  • Marketing

  • Public Relations

  • Intern-managed social media with outlets such as facebook, twitter, linkedin and youtube.

  • write blog

  • maintain blog

  • created youtube video to introduce company/ product

There were no real changes to what was expected of me over the course of the term.


This was a great placement and I recommend that others participate in it if they are interested in marketing from business to business. If I could change one thing about this placement, I would change the location. Some of the utilities we needed for this internship had to be done through umass.

Cutchins Center; Northampton, MA

Interning at Cutchins Center for Children and Families I would supervise children working on behavioral/emotional issues.

I found my time here to be a very rewarding experience and would definitely recommend this site to future interns. I was very satisfied and felt this job was very relevant to my major. I would want to inform future students though, that you must have confidence and courage to put yourself out there while still trying to learn all the rules, and being humble when necessary.

Amherst Media; Amherst, MA

Main responsibilities:

-film shoots ( be on camera, directing, sound, etc.)
-edit footage (cut, lower 3rds, insert titles and credits, compress, burn)

Times for actual production changed midway, making things a little more difficult, yet it still worked out in the end.

I think that this was a good placement overall.

Friday, March 2, 2012

Abbott Laboratories; Worcester, MA

Job Responsibilities:


  • Process hazard analysis

  • BioPIP projects

  • Validation activities

There were some changes to my responsibilities. For example, I was assigned to solution record and other engineering activities such as capital project and maintenance.


Overall, I would rate this company as excellent.


I would recommend this site to other students because it was a great experience. The coworkers are very friendly and the work environment is excellent.


I would make no changes to this company; the learning experience was excellent allowing me to learn a lot.


Advice I would give students is that work experience is really important, it helps open your eyes, helps you decided on your career path and lets you experience the real work environment.


Amherst Media; Amherst, MA

Job Responsibilities:


  • Update Facebook and Twitter statuses

  • Integrate newer social media platforms (Foursquare, Google+, Tumblr)

  • Attempt to gain interactions in social media accounts

  • Cover events, such as important team meetings, using social media

  • Help with promotions

There were minor changes to my responsibilities during my placement but it was pretty flexible and mostly stayed in the range of social media.


Overall, I would rate this company as very good.


I would recommend this site to other students because they are friendly people and they allow you to be flexible.


If I could change anything about this placement it would be to have more "push" from my supervisors.


Advice I would give students is having friendly bosses makes a gigantic difference in how good or bad the experience is.

Artspromo.org; Shutesbury, MA

Job Responsibilities:


  • Managing clients viral assets

  • Building a fan base

  • Running contests

  • Communicating with fans

  • Make events

  • Disseminate blogs

  • Use marketing skills

There were no changes to my internship during my placement.


Overall, I would rate this company as average.


I would recommend this company to other students because it is an easy going environment with flexible schedule and a fair amount of work.


One thing I would change about this placement would be to have more hands-on/interactive work.


Advice I would give other students would be, there is no way of knowing until you have experience so take any opportunity even to gain the knowledge of what you do not want.

Amherst College Softball; Amherst, MA

Job Responsibilities:


  • Organize individual times

  • Organize practice schedule for the girls

  • Run hour long individuals for the girls

  • Plan out what needed to be worked on for the upcoming weeks (i.e. hitting or defense)

  • Helped organize and run a winter clinic for Amherst Softball

Throughout my placement, I took on more responsibilities that they knew I could handle and spend more time working for them.


Overall, I would rate this company as excellent.


I would definitely recommend this company to other students who would like to do this type of work in the future because it is very good experience.

Aloise and Wilcox PC; Worcester, MA

Job Responsibilities:


  • Note taking and reading

  • Building binders and folders in chronological order/importance

  • Going to court with the company

  • Making appointments, writing letters, filing documents, and sitting in on meetings

  • Learning procedural code, motions and affidavits

There were some changes to my responsibilities such as following a murder trail to following around a public defender and her various cases.


Overall, I would rate this experience as excellent.


I would definitely recommend this site to other students.


Advice I would give to students would be to find a place that you can be comfortable in so you can be able to ask questions and correct mistakes.

Artspromo.org; Shutesbury, MA

Job Responsibilities:


  • Managing clients' web pages and Facebook accounts

  • Creating content for their viral assets

  • Various office work such as creating "how-to" manuals and managing spreadsheets

I would rate this company as very good.


I would definitely recommend this company to other students because it is a good introduction to the social media marketing field and also because of the awesome working environment.


If I were to change any aspect of this internship, it would be to learn more about graphic design.

Artspromo.org; Shutesbury, MA

Job Responsibilities:


  • Posting content on media sites and websites

  • Finding blogs to post on

  • Various other responsibilities

Changes to my responsibilities during my placement were minor: I was first quarantined to Facebook and some blogs but later progressed to writing Tweets, updating artist's websites, and contacting artists, managers, and/or label representatives directly.


Overall I would rate this placement as excellent.


I would recommend this company to other students because the office atmosphere was wonderful and the skills I learned can be used into any line of work.


I would not change any aspect of this placement.


Advice I would give other students would be to find an internship that you know you would enjoy.

Amherst Media; Amherst, MA

Job Responsibilities:


  • Working on a live set assisting as a director, camera person and also set-up/break-down

  • Final Cut Pro video editing

  • Field Shoots

There were no changes to my responsibilities other than the ones that I made myself. Amherst Media offers you to try what you want, when you want to.


Overall I would rate this experience as very good.


I would recommend this site to other students because it is a great environment to learn from mentors and it is a great internship to maintain while having a hectic college student schedule.


If I were to change any aspect of my placement, it would be to have more sit down attention from my supervisor and access to a variety of software training.

Antioquia; Oakland, CA

Job Responsibilites:


  • Participate in band practices

  • Continue individual practice of my instruments

  • Participate in shows, tours, and meetings

There were no changes to my position's responsibilities during my placement.


Overall, I would rate this experience as excellent.


I would recommend this company, especially if they want a career working as a professional musician.


If I were to change one thing, it would be to have more monetary compensation for the work with the band.


Advice I would give other students would be to use their internship as a test to what career you are considering. It will give you a good sense of whether you're on the track you want to be on.

Abbot Bioresearch Center; Worchester, MA

Primary responsibilities;


  • Completing updates of technical drawings

  • updating performance indicators for the group

  • maintaining lighting system

  • building screens for the plant information system

More goals were given to me upon completing my initial goals, but the requirements tended to stay the same.


This field experience placement was a pretty good experience overall. I recommend that other interested students should try this placement since the work environment is great and the work is not overly challenging. If you need the work experience then this is the perfect place for you to do so.


My advice for other students is to be open to asking questions without reserve.