Recent Article In Daily news quotes Intern Over 40"The key thing is to articulate what you hope to gain in terms of learning something new, and why you want to do it on the job as opposed to in the classroom," :
For decades, interns have flocked here from everywhere - toiling for little or nothing - and harboring dreams about big-time careers in fashion, real estate, media, publishing, etc., etc.
Yet the typically classic early-20-something New York intern isn't so typical anymore.
While the city still has more than its share of ambitious young adults, these days they're competing with older, laid-off professionals trying to snag the same gigs to acquire new skills as they struggle to reenter the tattered job market.
Beki Gibney, 28, of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, had already logged more than five years in television, including stints as a producer at PBS in Rochester and a Lower East Side visual effects company, where she worked until February.
Frustrated with the lack of employment prospects, she decided she had to shift strategy.
In May, she answered a Craigslist ad for an internship at Revel In, a documentary production house in Dumbo, Brooklyn, where the only initial payback was free lunch every day and all the coffee she could drink.
While she jumped at the chance to learn how to make biographical documentaries, Gibney - who was recently hired as a part-timer - admits she was self-conscious at first.
"There were definitely days when it hurt my pride and I'd get a little depressed about the fact that I was once making a good living with paid vacations," she said.
"Gradually, though, it all balanced out. They went out of their way to make me feel like I wasn't just a peon and I learned an incredible amount because I felt like I was getting a free education from them at the same time."
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Wall Street-based special situations and opportunities investment firm seeks interns for its Underwriting & Analysis Division. Prefer candidates with prior experience in investment banking, real estate finance, commercial banking (especially in credits) or private equity/hedge fund. The position requires strong quantitative and analytical skills as well as excellent technical abilities to build and maintain financial models (mainly in Excel). Strong writing skill is also key for drafting investment summaries and memos.
employers think it’s more difficult for people middle-aged and beyond to learn new things." "Research shows that a significant percent of people continue to learn, and learn aggressively, well into their 50s and 60s,” Adler says. “It’s a bias that's unfortunate. Overcome this mind-set by demonstrating learning agility. You want to make sure the person knows that you are committed and have been committed to lifelong learning, are open to new experiences, are not set in your ways and have curiosity,” Adler explains. “Transmit this in conversations whether you’re being interviewed or networking. Of course, this works best if it’s really true.”
