<p>Hi. I just got accepted ED to NYU, and I really want to find out about internships. (i am totally clueless)</p>
<p>I am in the college of arts and science, and planning to major in econ. what kinds of interns can i get? (does major really matter?)</p>
<p>also, how good is NYU in terms of attracting big name companies like Lehman, JP Morgan, MerrilLynch…etc…?</p>
<p>Thnks.</p>
<p>also, does doing good internships help in getting good jobs later on in the career?</p>
<p>Well, there is always Career Expo’s held at NYU, where a bunch of employers come to recruit students or at the very least, present information regarding tryin to land a job at the respective company. Dependin on the field you want to get into, you can get an internship towards that field. And major does not really matter (although in some instances it does). </p>
<p>And yes, doing good internships definitely helps in gettin good jobs later. First, if you do good in the internship, the company itself may offer you a job or at least keep you in mind to do something after you graduate. Then the other important thing is that you develop relationships with employees at the company. Those employees, as long as you keep in-contact with them, may be responsible for gettin you a job at the same company, OR at another company. Because employees usually have friends at a variety of different companies. And that is going to be key to you landing a good job – your network. That’s even more important than the grades you get in college (which no one cares about in the real world really).</p>
<p>Thank you so much. I have another question though.</p>
<p>I read somewhere on Princeton Review’s site that mentions statistics about getting internship positions. Is is really that competitive to get those jobs? (how might NYU help, if it helps at all)</p>
<p>also, can you intern during school days or just during breaks?</p>
<p>Thank you once again.</p>
<p>Certain internships can be quite COMPETITIVE to get. Like for example, landing an internship at MTV is not easy. But NYU students who apply tend to get in because NYU is highly respected in NYC and because of the location. And yes, you can intern during school days or during breaks. It’s really up to you. The school has no say about that.</p>
<p>The only time there is some say is when its an internship for academic credit. So like some internships, unless you get the school to approve it (which they will), you cannot do the internship because that company wont allow for it. So even then, the school has no say… But you will have to pay for the academic credit (so you are working for free and then paying money to the school, isn’t that so shady?). </p>
<p>Not all internships are like that though. There’s internships that pay some money. But a lot of companies try to get free labor via academic credit.</p>