Scholastic

Operations Intern

June - August 2019 • New York City, NY

What I liked

I really enjoyed the workplace environment of Scholastic. Everybody there was welcoming and I met a lot of new people. The workplace is business casual which made it feel less intimidating and it was a lot easier to talk with upper management and with other employees. I got to learn more about the company and experience what the company is like on an everyday basis. Whenever I had a question, I had somebody to ask

What I wish was different

I wish that I had reached out to other departments and reached out to more people. I wish that I had been more diligent in what I was working on, not that I missed any project deadlines. But I wish that I had finished my projects earlier so that I could have had the chance to do other projects and show my managers that I was capable of doing a lot more.

Advice

One piece of advice that I would like to share is that the people at Scholastic are great. All of them are super friendly and are honestly interested in who their interns are. Definitely reach out and build a solid network of connections.

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Executive Administrative Assistant

May 2018 • New York City, NY

What I liked

The chance to work in educational publishing with an intelligent and friendly team of people

What I wish was different

Nothing!

Advice

Be sure to apply for the jobs you want an explore your options, theres great chances for experience out there!

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Editorial Intern

June - August 2018 • New York City, NY

What I liked

Being exposed to different Authors and their writing styles

What I wish was different

The time and cost to commute to work via the subway

Advice

Take in all in. Make lots of contact and have fun in the City!

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Editorial and Marketing Intern

June - August 2018 • New York City, NY

What I liked

I liked being in the city for the summer, because there is so much to do during off-work hours.

What I wish was different

The division I worked in, Scholastic National Partnerships, really seemed like they didn’t need me there. It gave my superiors more stress just trying to find stuff for me to do to fill time. Also, the job description for all interns positions were vague and similar. I expected that I would be working in publishing, but that’s not at all what my job entailed.

Advice

Every time you have a meeting with a superior, whether organized by the internship coordinator for all interns or a meeting you organize yourself, always send a thank you email after. Our intern coordinator repeated this to us every single day.

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