Response 1

Graduation Year: 2009
Major: Finance

What company did you intern with?
Saatchi and Saatchi &40;Advertising)

Where were you located?
New York City

What was your position?
Worked with finance/accounts payable/budgeting on Toyota Dealers Account

What were your basic responsibilities?
See previous question

How many hours did you work per week?
40 hours

Describe a typical day of work.
Created Excel spreadsheets for budgeting analysis on a per–month basis, prepared billing for accounts payable department by assigning the payments to different job categories.

What did you like best about your internship?
What experiences stand out? Advertising is a really interesting industry and is full of young, hip, and creative talent. Really exciting place to be right out of college, especially if you are looking for a more creative aspect of business.

What did you like least about your internship?
Not very good pay in the advertising industry (intern pay was fine, but starting salaries are not good for full–time employees). However, you can work your way up in this industry very quickly and they are very interested all the time in new talent.

What did you think of the company as a whole?
Great company to work for. One of the top advertising agencies in the world. Has offices in over 100 countries and has received numerous awards at the Cannes Festival (major awards festival for advertising), including Agency of the Year.

Considering your experience, would you recommend this internship to other students?
Not really very interested in recruiting on college campuses, but if anyone is a marketing major and would be interested in advertising, this is absolutely the top agency you should work for and I can tell you ways to get in touch with them for getting an internship.