Tips for a Successful Internship at LIVESTRONG

Mariah is a fall public relations and external affairs intern at the LIVESTRONG Foundation in Austin working with the public relations team and various other facets of the external affairs department. She will graduate in the spring with a Bachelor of Science in Public Relations and Mass Communication from Texas State University.As a public relations undergrad, I have spent most of my college career interning with for-profit PR firms in and around Austin. As I patiently searched the web for open positions that fit my criteria for a fall internship this summer, I knew I wanted to find a position that would offer me a work environment I hadn ’t yet had the opportunity to explore. That’s when I scrolled past an internship posting from LIVESTRONG. I immediately jumped at the chance to work for a non-profit whose mission was so close to my heart.Now, as I approach the end of my first semester working with the Foundation, I have had a chance to reflect on the big differences between interning at for-profit organizations versus a non-profit. Here are four things I have learned that every student hoping to work for LIVESTRONGshould know:LIVESTRONG ’s mission is “to improve the lives of people affected by cancernow. ” You need to have a strong understanding of this mission to maximize your internship experience.I believed that getting to know LIVESTRONG’s mission would be similar to getting to know my audience when I worked on public relations campaigns at previous interns...
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