• Home
  • About
  • Contact
Xoro Media
  • College
  • Wellness
  • Career
  • Lifestyle
  • Podcast
  • Shop
  • College
  • Wellness
  • Career
  • Lifestyle
  • Podcast
  • Shop
  • Get This Girl a Job,  Internship Diaries

    How She Got a Job at YouTube Without Tech Experience

    September 17, 2018

    When you have several amazing, but different internships that you could take, how do you choose the right one? What happens when you choose the least obvious one? And is it really better to be vegan in California? Xoro Media founder Rosana Rabines shares her experience going from years of  consulting for nonprofits to spending her summer working at YouTube. She speaks to how she applied her analytic and quantitative skills from her classes to consulting for teams within YouTube, despite not having done internships in tech or business. She also shares how she learned that helping others and working in a for-profit company are not mutually exclusive, and where…

    Read More
    Rosana Rabines No Comments

    Related Posts

    Networking, References, and How to Start the Search | Ask GTGAJ S1E3

    February 26, 2018

    Being a Good Mentee | Ask GTGAJ Ep. 4

    May 21, 2018

    BRB

    May 28, 2018
  • Internship Diaries

    How She Balanced Her STEM Experience with Her Interest in Communications

    September 13, 2018

    What do you do when you realize that scientific research may not be for you? Priya Lingutla shares how she found a job that allowed her to balance her interest in writing with her experience in STEM, and how she’s thinking about applying it full time in jobs in different sectors next year. Priya also speaks to the importance of not pigeonholing yourself in internships you don’t enjoy to give yourself the time to find the right path for you! Name: Priya Lingutla Job Title: Science Writing Intern at Argonne National Laboratory Location: Lemont, IL College: University of Chicago Year: 4th year Major: Astrophysics What are you doing this summer?…

    Read More
    Rosana Rabines No Comments

    Related Posts

    How She Learned Not to Compare Her Recruiting Timeline

    August 16, 2018

    How Working at Madewell Changed Her Perspective on Becoming a Therapist

    June 18, 2018

    How This Art History Major Beat Out Grad Students for Her Architecture Internship

    September 10, 2018
  • Internship Diaries

    How She Became a Law Clerk as an Undergrad

    August 30, 2018

    CW: Domestic Violence, Abuse When you’re pre-law, how do you find a internship in a real firm? And once you’re there, how do you get over the imposter syndrome of being an undergraduate in a room filled with law students? UChicago student Stephanie Dorris shares how she got her job as a Law Clerk, and how she’s using it to decide between being a lawyer or a professor. She also gives her best advice for being confident in your role, and how she and her team deal with the heavy emotional burden of working with victims of domestic violence. Name: Stephanie Dorris Job Title: Law Clerk, Cook County State’s Attorney…

    Read More
    Rosana Rabines No Comments

    Related Posts

    Summer in Paris: How She Found her Neuroscience Lab without Knowing French

    August 2, 2018

    How She’s Planning to Get From Editorial Intern to Editor of The New Yorker

    August 23, 2018

    The Women Debunking Fake News

    July 23, 2018
  • Internship Diaries

    How She Pushes the Boundaries of Her Major to Follow Her Heart

    August 27, 2018

    When you’re looking in a field that doesn’t match your major, how do you manage your recruiting timeline? University of Chicago student Samira Shabsogh shares how she managed relax while everyone in her classes recruited for finance. She also shares how her connections in her classes and in the Arabic-speaking community at UChicago helped her find her job, and whether she sees herself joining the rest of the Economics majors in fall recruiting this year. Name: Samira Shabsogh Job Title: Arabic Video Analyst, Research Assistant (Minerva Team), Chicago Project on Security and Threats Location: Chicago, IL (otherwise known as “the heartland of the US!”) College: UChicago Year: Rising 4th(!!) Major:…

    Read More
    Rosana Rabines No Comments

    Related Posts

    How She Became a Law Clerk as an Undergrad

    August 30, 2018

    How She Found Her Second NASA Internship

    July 9, 2018

    How She Balances Two Positions at the Same Museum

    August 13, 2018
  • Internship Diaries

    How She Turned Her Volunteer Research Position into a Paid Internship

    August 20, 2018

    How do you turn your research position during the school year into your summer internship? University of Chicago student Jenna Reisler shares why she decided to keep working there during the year, and how she went about finding ways to get paid for her work over summer. As a triple major, she also shares her advice for balancing her classes and her job hunt, and how she thinks about both medicine and research in her future. Name: Jenna Reisler Job Title: Clinical Research Assistant at the University of Chicago Medicine Location: Chicago, IL College: University of Chicago Year: Rising 4th year Major: Biochemistry, Chemistry, and Biology What are you doing…

    Read More
    Rosana Rabines No Comments

    Related Posts

    How Restructuring Her Internship Search Helped this Psychology Major Get Hands On Clinical Experience

    June 14, 2018

    How One Psychology Major Got Her Job in Silicon Valley

    July 26, 2018

    How the Next Indiana Jones Spends Her Summer After Graduating

    August 6, 2018
  • Internship Diaries

    How She Learned Not to Compare Her Recruiting Timeline

    August 16, 2018

    When all of your friends have their internships, at what point should you panic? Regina Wen shares how she learned to shift her focus away from the timeline of her friends to the right timeline for her major. She shares her best advice for looking for jobs with majors in the humanities, and how her job as a research assistant has helped her rethink her opportunities. Name: Regina Wen Job Title: Research Intern at the Urban Teacher Education Program Location: Chicago, IL College: The University of Chicago Year: Rising Fourth-Year Major: History and Comparative Human Development What are you doing this summer? I am the Research Intern at the Urban…

    Read More
    Rosana Rabines No Comments

    Related Posts

    How the Next Indiana Jones Spends Her Summer After Graduating

    August 6, 2018

    How She Found Her Second NASA Internship

    July 9, 2018

    Finding Work-Life Balance in New York City

    June 25, 2018
  • Internship Diaries

    How She Balances Two Positions at the Same Museum

    August 13, 2018

    How do you balance two summer internships? University of Chicago student Christina Tuccillo shares how she manages to stay on top of her two positions at the Smart Museum, how important it is to share your job search, and how she found a work environment that matched her energy level and enthusiasm. Name: Christina Tuccillo Job Title: Art to Live With/Exhibitions and Publications Intern at the Smart Museum Location: Chicago, IL College: University of Chicago Year: Rising third-year Major: English What are you doing this summer? I’m working with the Smart Museum in two different departments. The Art to Live With program gives UChicago students the ability to rent original…

    Read More
    Rosana Rabines No Comments

    Related Posts

    How Working for NPR in LA Opened Her Eyes to the World of Public Radio

    July 30, 2018

    Summer in Brazil: Why This Pre-Med Decided to do Medical Interpreting Training

    September 3, 2018

    How She Became a Law Clerk as an Undergrad

    August 30, 2018
  • Internship Diaries

    How the Next Indiana Jones Spends Her Summer After Graduating

    August 6, 2018

    Sylvia Cheever has been checking off boxes to become the next Indiana Jones for years. First thing she did was get in to the University of Chicago. Now freshly graduated with a degree in Anthropology, she’s taking a year to do research before getting her PhD, and she’s doing an internship. Sylvia shares her best advice for students interested in doing research, how she likes doing archeology in the field, and why she’s ready to come back for more! Before you know it, she could be off searching for the Lost Ark! Name: Sylvia Cheever Job Title: Archaeological Research Assistant for the Center for American Archeology Location: Kampsville, IL. Population:…

    Read More
    Rosana Rabines No Comments

    Related Posts

    How She’s Planning to Get From Editorial Intern to Editor of The New Yorker

    August 23, 2018

    How She Balances Two Positions at the Same Museum

    August 13, 2018

    How Getting a Job at a Chicago Venture Capital Firm Made Her an Advocate for Women in Finance and Tech

    July 5, 2018
  • Internship Diaries

    Summer in Paris: How She Found her Neuroscience Lab without Knowing French

    August 2, 2018

    What is it like to spend the summer across the world, in a country where the only language you and your boss both understand is your mutual love for science? Harini Shah shares how she found neuroscience research internship in Paris, the support her mentor has given her, and how doing this research has made her consider swapping medical school for her PhD (or maybe even getting both)! Name: Harini Shah Job Title: Researcher at College de France Location: Paris, France College: University of Chicago Year: 2nd year Major: Neuroscience What are you doing this summer? I am working as a researcher in Fekrije Selimi’s lab at the College de…

    Read More
    Rosana Rabines No Comments

    Related Posts

    How Getting a Job at a Chicago Venture Capital Firm Made Her an Advocate for Women in Finance and Tech

    July 5, 2018

    The Women Debunking Fake News

    July 23, 2018

    Summer in Brazil: Why This Pre-Med Decided to do Medical Interpreting Training

    September 3, 2018
  • Internship Diaries

    How Working for NPR in LA Opened Her Eyes to the World of Public Radio

    July 30, 2018

    What does a day in life working for NPR look like? Jane Jozefowicz shares what she loves about working in public radio, how it felt to move to LA, and how she has managed to balance her job with checking off everything on her LA bucket list! Name: Jane Jozefowicz Job Title: Engagement Intern (KPCC, Southern California Public Radio) Location: Los Angeles, California College: University of Chicago Year: (Rising) Junior Major: Linguistics Major, Computer Science Minor What are you doing this summer? This summer, I’ve had the wonderful opportunity of interning for 89.3 KPCC, NPR’s leading Los Angeles affiliate station. KPCC’s news team produces daily and enterprise journalism across a…

    Read More
    Rosana Rabines No Comments

    Related Posts

    Working at an Education Nonprofit in Chicago

    July 12, 2018

    How Restructuring Her Internship Search Helped this Psychology Major Get Hands On Clinical Experience

    June 14, 2018

    How Working with a Playwright Inspired this Musical Theater Major

    June 21, 2018
 Older Posts

Social

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest

Follow Us on Twitter

My Tweets

Instagram

No Instagram images were found.

Stay in Touch

  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest
  • SoundCloud

Trending

  • Dec 10, 2018 Finding Your Next Podcast Obsession
  • Nov 05, 2018 How to Build Your Voting Plan
  • Oct 25, 2018 The Third Piece Rule: Decoded

Learn About Us

  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
© Xoro Media 2016-2023
Savona Theme by Optima Themes
 

Loading Comments...