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Celeb Media Interns '09: Qualified

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BadUncle
06/15/09

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My first dog - an English bulldog - was named Tallulah. I can't see than name without remembering bad dog flatulence.
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depardoo
06/15/09

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It also helps if you look like this:

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amowls
06/15/09

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I work at an NGO in DC and all of the interns here got in through connects. I don't think a single one of us went through the full application process.

No, none of us are famous or particularly rich. Sometimes, it's just the way the world works (at least in DC).
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depardoo
06/15/09

@amowls:

That it's just the way the world works is the part that sucks so much.
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bangers
06/15/09

@amowls: i hate that. as someone who spent days and days on applications and five-page essays and perfect cover pages for internships in dc and ny, and am now unemployed save for a ten hour a week research assistant gig in new orleans, that fucking sucks.
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KelseyElle
06/15/09

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As a 19 year old college student and product of non celebrity parents this really frustrates me and proves that there is really no point in applying for high profile internships even if one is qualified.
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skahammer
06/15/09

@KelseyElle: In the real world, people only use the word "qualified" when lawyers might be listening.
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CaptainFantastic
06/15/09

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Of course, Theo and Tallulah each have have PA to take care of their interning duties.
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Trulymadlyme
06/15/09

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This is why I passed on an EA job that paid 21,000 bucks a year and just up and went to law school nine years ago. Because, seriously. Like any of us, absent a famous, rich, and/or powerful family, have a chance in this dying industry.
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Richard Lawson
06/15/09

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Harper's Bazaar: Having 15-year-olds tell you what looks good since 1867.
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