Finding an Internship - What do you want to be when you grow up?




Starting Somewhere show

Summary: What do you want to be when you grow up? We give you three places to look, and ironically for a podcast, some visual ideas for finding your perfect internship. We also hear from The Intern Queen, Lauren Berger. Plus, there are tips on using your networks and some useful web resources. Hosts, Buffy Gorrilla and Ben Pawson, talk with more experts, interns and counsellors to help spark the thoughts: What do you want to do, and where you can do it? We cover how to identify your skills and preferences and recommend websites where you can find current opportunities. There's even a different approach to dreaming up your ideal career. We look at how companies can use LinkedIn and social media to increase their exposure to the best of today's Intern talent. Two people who interned at the big 4 accounting and strategy consulting firms share their stories: an EY alumna and the fascinating route one grad took into AI consulting. This episode features contributions from the following people and organizations. Warren Frehse, Senior Advisor, Experiential Learning, Global Leadership and Employability, UoM Lauren Berger, CEO/Founder InternQueen.com Vivian Gleeson, Business Development Officer, Burnet Institute Hamish Taylor, reporter at the Herald Sun. Grace Chen, final-year student studying the Bachelor of Commerce at the University of Melbourne Dhanuka Nanayakkara, Master of Engineering Candidate, University of Melbourne Mary Trumble, Client Solutions Manager, LinkedIn Australia <a></a>