Surviving Unpaid Internships
[Don’t forget to take part in the Internship Poll!] It’s a tough time to be an intern at the moment. Though the number and range of internships in the UK have increased considerably in the last few...
View ArticleNaBloPoMo Entry 2: If you could live anywhere, where would it be?
“What day is it?” It’s today,” squeaked Piglet. My favorite day,” said Pooh.” ― A.A. Milne A lot of my spare time today was spent thinking about what to choose as the answer to November 2nd’s...
View ArticleInsight Of An Intern: Preparing For A Job Interview
Having been chosen from potentially huge numbers of applicants, you’ve reached the interview stage – congratulations! Those few days before any interview can be a nerve-wracking time, so it can be...
View ArticlePlacement Tutors, Chocolate Biscuits and T-shirt Ties
Today a little piece of Bath came to London. As part of any University of Bath ‘sandwich’ degree, students are allocated a placement tutor, whose role it is to provide a range of support, advice and...
View ArticleThe ‘D’ word – Dissertation Planning
As much as I’d like it to, my internship with 10gen can’t go on forever — and as 2013 rushes onwards, my return to university creeps ever closer. This can only mean one thing; the dreaded...
View ArticleA Job of Many Hats – Interning for a Startup
Deciding to pursue a position within a start-up can be a nerve-wracking choice. Before you accept an offer, examine the positives and negatives of startup employment. With these issues in mind, you...
View ArticleWelcome To Miami – 10gen All Company Meeting
Just a over a month ago I was catching my flight back to rainy London after a week in Miami. The 10gen All Company Meeting, and the mixture of work, sunshine, sea, sand and new friends afforded me...
View ArticleIOAI.com In Print – P-oint Magazine
IOAI.com in P-oint Magazine Insightofanintern.com has officially made it into ‘the real world’, having had an article printed in P-oint Magazine.
View ArticleFrom Intern to CTO – An interview with 10gen’s Eliot Horowitz
It’s one of the many reasons I love the working culture at 10gen; where else would you find the CTO of the company happily sitting down to chat to the intern? Eliot Horowitz, co-founder and CTO of...
View ArticleIOAI.com Wins University Of Bath Departmental & Faculty Placement Award
Insight Of An Intern has been awarded both the departmental and faculty placement award by the University of Bath. I’m absolutely over the moon about this; not just because it’s a lovely accolade,...
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