How many internships??

Out of curiosity how much internship experience should you have before you get a job? 2 internships, 3? I’ve only had 2 and I recently graduated college. I have the possibility of getting another one soon. And I realize it’s different from person to person, but how many internships ideally should one have before they realistically hope to land a decent job?

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I’m a rare case and did no

I’m a rare case and did no internships whatsoever in college. I simply graduated, found a job with a local daily paper as an EA and then just kept moving to better and better things: daily paper, trade mag, regional mag, national mag.
Not everyone can afford to take an unpaid internship or even knows they want to be in magazines, which means you may not have internship experience when you begin your job hunt. Take it from me, it’s definitely doable to get an editorial position without any internships. You may just have to take a few extra steps to get there!
Best of luck!

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Hi Viirgo, Quick question -

Hi Viirgo,

Quick question - when did you graduate from college?

In my humble opinion (which varies pretty much from everyone on this board), I do not think that you should be applying for internships after you’ve graduated from college. You should be sending your resume out for full time-salaried editorial jobs, full time freelance positions, part time freelance positions, pitching articles right and left and also applying for second tier editorial positions as well. You might want to work online but in addition to applying to online jobs you need to be applying to print jobs and vice versa. You should cast a wide net and that wide net should not include internships. The only time I think it’s ok to do a postgraduate internship is the summer right after you graduated and that’s it. If you are including internships in your post graduate job hunt, it’s like you are saying to yourself and potential employers that you don’t think that you are good enough to be hired for an entry level position.

I don’t think there’s a magic number of internships that you should have because at the end of the day it’s about quality not quantity

Best of luck to you and please let me know if you have any questions.

-TKette

Thanks for your response.

Thanks for your response. Well, I recently finished college in December so it hasn’t been that long. I’ve just heard different facts about what editors prefer when hiring someone. I’ve heard some people say 2 internships isn’t enough, and others say it’s more about clips. I have tried applying for so many editorial jobs, freelance positions even before finishing school to try and get a job(even smaller publishing places). So, far nothing has really worked except a few interviews, that pan out to nothing. I’ve kept in touch with editors from my previous internship, but it’s still difficult to find something that I actually qualify for. So, that’s why I was open to doing another internship because I was recently contacted for one, but not sure whether to take it or not.

I agree applying for more internships might send the signal that I’m not good enough for an entry level position, but right now I’m so frustrated I’m willing to do anything to stay in the magazine field. lol. But since you seem to have a good background on the industry can you give some suggestions as to maybe why I’m not getting more results?

I don’t think that you

I don’t think that you should be in that much of a frenzy since you just graduated in December. If you graduated in December ‘05 or something like that then I would say you should be concerned or perhaps look into another field.
I think that it’s a good sign that you have been getting interviews so obviously you have a good enough resume to get called in for interviews which is a positive sign. There are some people who have good experience but their resumes are laid out and organized so poorly that they do not get called in for interviews so you are ahead of the game in that sense. I take it that you want to work on the print side of things, have you applied for online positions as well? You need to be applying to any and every editorial position that you find to be remotely interesting at both large and small publishing companies. Apply for both print and online editorial positions. Apply for fashion, beauty and editorial assistant positions. Pitch like crazy and follow up with former employers to see if they know of any open positions. Apply for jobs that have an editorial component to them that aren’t necessarily within the magazine/publishing field - sometimes it takes a few months to land a job (or even a year) in this industry and in my opinion, it looks better to be employed and doing something then sitting around looking for a job. It’s easier to find a job when you are employed than it is if you’re unemployed. Since you graduated in December, you can easily get away with being unemployed until April/May since a lot of people don’t start looking for jobs right away after college. I know my original plan when I graduated from college a couple of years ago was to sit around and do nothing and maybe write an article or two a month (I felt that I worked hard in college and deserved a decent break) but I got bored and started doing a bit of freelance writing for a local publication and then took a part time editorial job with a marketing company until I landed my first full time freelance gig. I still do not have a full time-salaried position but do have a steady income that I am quite thankful for (I work full time freelance for website and do some random editorial work on the side). I have a feeling that I’m not really making any sense and I’m sorry about that but the point that I’m trying to get across is that you need to not focus on getting your dream job but getting A JOB that has an editorial/online component to it. It’s a pretty well known fact that you are not a desirable candidate for a job if you are unemployed. Employed people are more desirable candidates than the unemployed if that makes any sense.
Please let me know if you have any other questions and I’d be more than happy to help you. As I said before, I know that a lot of people on the board probably will disagree with me but you cannot have your head up your arse, you have to be practical and realistic when applying for jobs considering the fact that the economy is going downhill. I’m not saying giving up on your dream, but be practical and cast a wide net.

hi. there is no magic number

hi. there is no magic number of internships, but i would suggest taking an internship if you don’t have a job nailed down as long as it’s paid and/or not full-time. it is a good way of meeting new contacts.

i also think you should continue to update the people you have met on internships since they may think you have gotten a job. just casually tell them you are still looking and to keep you in mind. you have no idea how small the community is and how often people hear about jobs. your connections are your main “in” and you should use them as much as possible for tips and leads.

good luck!