Reach Out & Touch Someone

Ever wanted to know what it's like to work at an agency without actually working there? My suggestion, find someone who's worked there and ask to talk to them. Case and point - I was recently contacted by a candidate for Campbell Mithun's Lucky 13 internship program.

Here's how he did it:

• He joined Campbell Mithun's Facebook Page for The Lucky 13
• He noticed that I had posted a comment on their wall & sent a friend request accompanied by a nice message and a link to his blog: Guy with Ideas
  
• He then asked if I would talk to him via Skype (a cheap alternative to phone calls - especially when you're calling from London like he was)
  
• He set up a time for us to talk and asked great questions about The Lucky 13

By the end of conversation he had an interns perspective of what it's like to work at an agency. You can do the same thing.

Utilize social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouIntern (to name a few) to get in contact with former interns and ask them what it's like to work at the agency they worked at.

The worst case scenario is they'll say no. In that case, you move on to someone else - however, I highly doubt they would because EVERYONE I've ever met who's interned at an agency wants to share their story (even if all they did was make coffee).

Try it out - let me know how it works for you.