The best career advice today isn’t coming from college advisors—it’s coming from our favorite TV shows. Tanner Stransky, editorial assistant at Entertainment Weekly and Ed on Campus director, searched for the best advice from the small screen to apply to the real world for his new book, Find Your Inner Ugly Betty: 25 Career Lessons for Young Professionals Inspired by TV Shows.
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I’ve seen a couple of job postings that I feel like I’d be perfect for, but I’m only a college junior and I’m looking for a summer internship and not a real job. Can I apply for those jobs and try to convince them that it would be perfect for an intern instead, or would that just be a waste of my time?
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