• How to Look Professional and Breezy For Your Summer Internship

    How to Look Professional and Breezy For Your Summer Internship

    Last summer I worked about forty hours a week at two different jobs, one being set in a pretty professional atmosphere. I was (and still am) a poor college student, so coming up with some grown-up outfits to fit the part was a little challenging and I probably looked a little inappropriate at times. It was just so hot out that it was hard to find a balance.

  • Write A Flawless Cover Letter With These 5 Tips…

    Write A Flawless Cover Letter With These 5 Tips…

    Very recently, an undergraduate student sent a very honest and humble cover letter to a Wall Street financial exec saying that he came from an average university and he wasn’t going to waste the employer’s time “inflating his credentials.” The student went on to say that even though he doesn’t have any extraordinary skills or “genius eccentricities”.

  • Warm Weather Work Wear [CC Lookbook]

    Warm Weather Work Wear [CC Lookbook]

    Finding outfits that look professional but can still beat the summer heat can seem like a daunting task.

  • How To Be The Worst Intern Ever

    How To Be The Worst Intern Ever

    Gone are the days when a college student could hope to get a job on education alone.

  • 5 Reasons You Should Be a CollegeCandy Summer Intern

    5 Reasons You Should Be a CollegeCandy Summer Intern

    Internships give us the experience of a “real world job” without actually having to be a real person and be in the “real world.” Now some internships can be pretty dull and lame. You’re the coffee getter, the errand runner, basically the office doormat, but not at CollegeCandy, and here are five reasons why you should definitely consider us for your next internship.

  • 5 Reasons You Should Intern For CollegeCandy This Spring

    5 Reasons You Should Intern For CollegeCandy This Spring

    Internships aren’t always fun. Way too many resemble Anne Hathway’s job in Devil Wears Prada. But if you’re looking for an internship you actually like, where you can write about whatever you want, talk freely with your bosses and do it all from your bed, then you have to intern at CollegeCandy this spring!

  • The 5 People You Meet at Your Internship

    The 5 People You Meet at Your Internship

    As an intern, you will meet a lot of new people. Depending on where you’re interning and what field the business is in, the type of people you meet will vary; however there are five people you will meet no matter where you intern…

  • Easy Ways To Be The Best Intern Ever

    Easy Ways To Be The Best Intern Ever

    In my accumulated two years as an unpaid intern at a variety of different magazines and websites, I have learned a LOT about the art of interning. I’ve worked with super nice people, but have also had horribly scary bosses who think they’re better than you — and I have spent countless hours trying to impress and suck up to those same people. And, well, I kind of rocked those internships. I worked hard, stayed organized, and tried my hardest to stand out in the crowd.

  • The Intern’s Guide to the Big Cities

    The Intern’s Guide to the Big Cities

    S0 you’re a small town girl finally interning in that big city of your dreams. And now that you’ve arrived, you’ve realized you’re completely lost! Well, of course we’ve got you covered. We’ve got interns all over the country (Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, and D.C.) ready to show you the ropes around these cities. We’re letting you in on all the hot spots: where to party, where to drink, where to chill, getaways, whatever you like! Stick with us and you’ll be looking less like a tourist and more like the locals in no time!

  • How to Get Them to Stop Asking Questions: A Guide for Graduating Seniors

    How to Get Them to Stop Asking Questions: A Guide for Graduating Seniors

    So…big day is almost here. You ready for the real world? What are your plans?
    If you’re cringing at the very thought of these questions then there’s only one possible explanation: You too are a college senior.

  • 5 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started College

    5 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started College

    Since it’s that time of year, the time for choosing colleges (and for some, leaving college) Jezebel has decided to depart some wisdom on all the high school senior hopefuls out here, asking them to really think about what they want out of there college experience, about why they’re choosing the schools they’re choosing, and the effects those choices will have on their college careers.

  • CollegeCandy is Now Internship Central

    CollegeCandy is Now Internship Central

    With internship season right around the corner, we thought we would help you out! I know, we are just too kind. So we’ve put together some of our best advice just to help you out, you know make sure you not only land the internship, but keep it, AND make the most of it.

  • Candy Dish: Campus Scoop

    Candy Dish: Campus Scoop

    How to pass the class that just wants you to memorize the book
    • Here’s why you don’t have sex on campus
    10 college internships you can still apply for
    • Just a typical college movie night
    How to save money in college
    • 4 landlord-approved ways to spruce up your place
    • The 6 stages of a college apartment

  • Surviving Senior Year: Some Guidelines

    Surviving Senior Year: Some Guidelines

    Okay, so after weeks of whining about personal statement essays and GRE practice tests, I think it’s time to take a step back, and evaluate. The fall semester is almost over and I’m still standing. And high moments and low moments aside, I think I’ve done a pretty good job of creating a balance between the fun and the functional.

  • Surviving Senior Year: Passing the Torch

    Surviving Senior Year: Passing the Torch

    So I’m registering for classes this week. The second semester of my senior year. My last semester ever as an undergraduate. Better make it a good one right? Oh, I intend to.

  • Surviving Senior Year: Thinking About the Thesis

    Surviving Senior Year: Thinking About the Thesis

    Departments require senior research projects, senior thesis papers, senior seminars, and projects of all kind for graduation. But are these projects, these courses, actually doing students any good? Yes, my scholarly writing will improve as I work on this, but what good will that do me when I’m looking for a job? It’s not like my resume needs citations or annotations or intense research.