{"id":2770,"date":"2012-07-26T11:47:21","date_gmt":"2012-07-26T15:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/?p=2770"},"modified":"2018-08-22T11:22:18","modified_gmt":"2018-08-22T15:22:18","slug":"an-internship-mostly-from-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/2012\/07\/26\/an-internship-mostly-from-home\/","title":{"rendered":"An Internship (Mostly) From Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many students commute to the nearest big city from where they live to complete an internship. I was expecting to do the same, but then I was introduced to an agency called True Digital Communications<\/a>, based out of Solon, Ohio, a Cleveland suburb. True Digita\"\"l\u2019s founder and principal, Chris Baldwin, told me he had grown tired of commuting and had set out to create his own place to work.<\/p>\n

Fast forward, and I\u2019m now a little over halfway finished with my summer internship at True. True employees can work from any location that has an Internet connection. Instead of commuting to an office every day, my commute is often only from my bed to my kitchen table. To switch it up, sometimes I work at local coffee shops around Kent, Ohio, where I live and attend school at Kent State University.<\/p>\n

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How We Connect<\/strong><\/p>\n

Despite not being in the same physical location, everyone sticks together at True. Every morning at 9 a.m. we have a team \u201chuddle\u201d video chat on Google+.\u00a0 It\u2019s an easy way to see everyone\u2019s faces, learn what\u2019s going on for the day, and pitch in when someone needs help. Once a week, the whole team meets in person at a northeastern Ohio coffee shop or restaurant. True team members do often meet for in-person meetings throughout the week, but we operate on the rule that everyone is only a phone call or Google+ chat away, and that\u2019s one of True\u2019s best characteristics. There\u2019s no time lost on a commute.<\/p>\n

As an intern, I was thrown into this world on my first day at one of the weekly in-person meetings. I met all of the team members, then I continued my week with True\u2019s daily Google+ hangouts. Since then, I\u2019ve learned about digital analytics, media lists, client research, blogging, Google Adwords, social media measurement and plenty of other indispensible tools for an aspiring public relations professional like me. I have a feeling True Digital Communications is part of a larger, very successful trend in the public relations field.<\/p>\n

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Look At All Internship Options \u2013 and How to Succeed<\/strong><\/p>\n

My advice to any students hunting for an internship is: Don\u2019t count out any<\/em> kind of internship. I\u2019ve learned so much from mine. Thankfully, I entered my internship with no pre-conceived notions. Of course, it\u2019s important to remember that I\u2019m still interning at a real company doing real work for real clients. Just because my work is primarily digital doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s any less important.<\/p>\n

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All PR internships require:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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