While an undergraduate in the early 1990's, Epstein sought an internship in the Orioles' front office by sending a letter to Calvin Hill, the former pro football player who was then the team's vice president for administration.
As an example, I would like to cite the unusual career of Michael Clifford who sought an internship with Dr. John Spurling, one of the pioneers of online for-profit universities.
Later, in London, she recalled visiting a firm to seek an internship with several other students, all men.
Ms. Walters, the longtime ABC News correspondent, issued a statement Tuesday apologizing for reaching out to contacts to seek an internship with CNN and admission at Columbia University for Sheherazad Jaafari, who had been a media adviser for Mr. Assad.
As any college student seeking an internship can explain, it is economically rational to work many hours for a zero wage if that effort will improve future job market opportunities.
The confirmation by Columbia comes after Ms. Walters, of ABC News, apologized for reaching out to contacts to seek an internship with CNN and admission to Columbia for the aide, Sheherazad Jaafari, who had been a media adviser for Mr. Assad.
He attended the morning screening with his son, Kyle, 20, a political science major at Indiana University, Kokomo, who plans to seek an internship at the White House next year -- but only if John Kerry wins the election in November.
Any 22-year-old seeking an internship at Ralph Lauren or Condé Nast, for instance, would benefit from being able to say that she received her first instructions in skirt length and seating arrangement from her godmother Lauren Bacall and her uncle Tom Wolfe.
On her first visit to the museum in 1996, when she was seeking an internship, her first look at the place didn't offer an obvious prospect of a shiny new career.
I am seeking an internship that will allow me to learn more about your business and industry.
I believe that seeking an internship at this stage of my life is the best way to learn how to conduct myself in a full-time job in your field.
