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MS&L/ Los Angeles Is Recruiting Interns
MS&L / Los Angeles is looking for smart, collaborative, passionate and dedicated interns for the Spring and Summer of 2007. MS&L is a top tier PR agency with blue chip Consumer, Healthcare, Public Affairs and Corporate clients. MS&L’s mission is to be more important to our clients and our vision is to inspire clients and employees to think differently about public relations.
Interested college juniors and seniors majoring in public relations, journalism, communications and English as well as recent graduates are encouraged to apply for this paid internship program which offers candidates a real world work experience in a fast-paced, high-energy, public relations agency.
At MS&L, interns can look forward to being a part of a dynamic account team and working side by side with all levels of staff. Daily account support activities include but are not limited to research, media list development, media relations and special event support.
Many of our interns have successfully advanced to permanent positions upon graduation. For more information about MS&L visit www.mslpr.com. Intern applicants should send resumes and cover letters via email to resumes@mslpr.com
MS&L/ Los Angeles Internship Details:
Second Spring Internship dates: April 1 – June 30 – Looking for students available immediately!
Summer Internship dates: June 1 – August 30
Location: 6500 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 1900, LA, CA 90048
Paid internship: $10.00/hr for full-time position, free parking
Full-time and part-time internships available: (full-time 8:30 am – 5:30 pm, M-F; part-time minimum 15 hrs/week)
Duration: 3 months
Mentor: You will work closely with a mentor/supervisor who will help guide you along your internship
Training: You will have access to multiple training sessions as part of MS&L University
MS&L/ Los Angeles Internship Applicant Process:
Candidate must submit the following via email:
• Resume
• Cover letter (limit to 2 pages) – Please include answers to the following:
• How did you select the undergraduate college/university you chose to attend?
• What do you hope to gain from an internship with MS&L/Los Angeles?
• In a few sentences, explain your understanding of public relations.
• What is your biggest accomplishment to date?
• What relevant past experience do you have?
• Are you involved in any volunteer or school activities?
Please send resume and cover letter to: Ashley.Kirkendall@mslpr.com.
I am interested in this position because it offers a wide range of experience in the PR field which becomes essential when you consider how vast the field is. Also important is the section on entry level placement after graduation. I would assume that an entry level position is slightly easier to transition into from a college enviornment when you have already had time to adjust to the company as an intern. If you intern at one firm and then are hired by another, you have to learn about the second company and the internal working just as you did with the first company but without the leniency of being an intern.
I am qualified for this internship because of my experiences in the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) where I have been both a general member and a member of Executive Board. As the PR Director I had similar responsibilities to what I would be doing as an intern but without the budget or support of a firm.