http://jobspage.typepad.com/newsrecruiter/ This hub site describes and links to news recruiter Joe Grimm's activities, online writing and books. They include my latest, "Breaking In: The www.JobsPage.com Guide to Newspaper Internships." en-US Wed, 13 Apr 2011 22:48:15 -0400 http://www.typepad.com/ http://jobspage.typepad.com/newsrecruiter/2008/11/yes-corporate-with-us.html http://jobspage.typepad.com/newsrecruiter/2008/11/yes-corporate-with-us.html A friend who coordinated interns for an alternative weekly lists on Facebook this cover-letter excerpt as one of her favorite quotes: "as an inspiring journalist, i would love to be able to work, learn, and corporate with metro times." <p>A friend who coordinated interns for an alternative weekly lists on Facebook this cover-letter excerpt as one of her favorite quotes:</p><p>&quot;as an inspiring journalist, i would love to be able to work, learn, and corporate with metro times.&quot;</p> Fridays: Apply With Care Joe Grimm Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:30:09 -0500 http://jobspage.typepad.com/newsrecruiter/2008/10/dont-you-believ.html http://jobspage.typepad.com/newsrecruiter/2008/10/dont-you-believ.html I met a student at Wayne State University this week who said her hopes for an internship were dashed by someone at a Detroit TV station who told her she had to be 21 to do an internship. Don't believe... <p>I met a student at Wayne State University this week who said her hopes for an internship were dashed by someone at a Detroit TV station who told her she had to be 21 to do an internship.</p> <p>Don't believe it.</p> <p>Unlike drinking or voting, there is no minimum age for doing internships.</p> <p>Some of her classmates later set her straight and people from that same TV station said they had never heard of such a prohibition.</p> <p>Probably just someone who wanted an older internship -- or thought others did -- and came up with a bogus rule.</p> <p>Some of the best intertns I have seen have been under 21.</p> Fridays: Apply With Care Joe Grimm Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:14:04 -0400