guide to landing an internship at inspire

Internships & Inspire: A Valuable Community Connection

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Founded

Ben Flux, Australia Founding Partner Michael Edwards, UK Founding Partner

Employees Global Offices Languages

Hi there! We are inspire :)Our Mission: To help our users, clients, partners and stakeholders succeed in the rapidly evolving digital era, with leading edge digital and staffing solutions.

Internships have been a valued part of our business strategy for the last 2+ years.

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We’re a very busy company! Here is just a snapshot at the services we offer:

What We Do

Outsource your project or Offshore your staff.

Strategize, design and develop technical projects

Award winning digital growth agency.

Experts in generating revenue through qualified intent.

Creating, acquiring and investing in ideas + people.

Caring for our local communities.

DIGITAL VENTURETEAM

TECH PIXEL ME

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Our interns are mentored in working with real business partners related to their projects undertaken as part of their program at inspire.

Happy Clients & Partners

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Kharkiv, Ukraine

Hertford, UK Brisbane, Australia

Cebu, Philippines

San Francisco, USA

Denia, Spain

We have offices in 6 countries, working around the clock. Interns are included in video conferences and communications with global team members.

We Work Globally

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From marketing vintage cars to reporting on Kardashian antics, our interns get really random real world tasks to work on. Here are a few examples:

Working With Projects

News Websites [Viral Content] ClassicCar [Vintage Car Sales] Have You Seen [Social Earnings]

Why Do An Internship?

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PRACTICED REAL EXPERIENCEConvert your academic knowledge into practiced industry skills. Learn what you’re good at, great at, and what you really don’t know at all.

LOVE IT OR HATE IT?Narrow down your list of potential careers. Is this the sort of career you can see yourself working in for the next twenty years or would you hate it?

INDUSTRY MENTORSHIPWork closely with someone who has experience you are seeking to gain, learn from them and gain a stronger understanding of the business through them.

BOOST YOUR RESUME + CONFIDENCEEmployers are keen to see what real experience you have had when employing you. In interviews you will be able to put practical applications of real world work you’ve done with confidence.

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Why Be An Intern?Students: Here’s why you should sign up to do an internship today:

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The Business AdvantageInternships have to work for both the student and the business to be successful

A GREAT BUSINESS DYNAMICAt inspire, we enjoy being in the position of being able to use our business to connect with our communities and enhance local skills. We were university students once too!

NEW PERSPECTIVE OF CREATIVE THINKINGIn a technology fueled world of startups and exponential data growth, we are constantly seeking to generate creative solutions to technical problems. New business models, now products and solutions. We engage with students as a team to use our creativity to propose solutions to these problems.

INCREASED PRODUCTIVITYHaving a variety of staff + interns within the company allows us to work quickly with a more collaborative, team driven effort towards project completion.

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• You engage in real projects & startups• We give you all the training required• We expect you to work hard• We are flexible to your needs• We listen to Spotify all day (loud)

• No making coffee (unless you want to)• No boring dodgy errands• No pretend, unproductive work• No tests, pressure or stress• No way we’ll run out of cookies

Finding BalanceHere’s a quick list of do’s and don’ts of internships at inspire

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Tips To Landing An Internship

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Part 1: The ApplicationHelpful tips to making management put your resume at the top of the stack:

INCLUDE A GREAT COVER LETTERYou would not believe how many cover letters I get which all say the same thing! Think different. And at least remember in include a cover letter at all to tell me about yourself.

REALLY RELEVANT RESUMESApplying for an internship in graphic design? I don’t need to know about how well you can stack a sandwich, show me examples of competency in your field OR focus on University case studies.

NEAT, PROFESSIONAL RESUMES PLEASE!Writing the perfect text might not capture the hiring agent straight away, make your resume pop out of the crowd by balancing your great text with well thought our design.

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Part 1: The ApplicationWe don’t know you! Make yourself look professionally awesome publicly online:

YES: Do make a great Linkedin profile NO: Don’t show me your Tequila Tuesdayshttp://imgur.com/gallery/tiKjshttp://imgur.com/gallery/vu5Mw

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Part 2: The InterviewHow to impress us when we meet face to face:

WEAR NICE CORPORATE CLOTHES

BE HONEST IF YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND

TRY TO USE THE S.T.A.R TECHNIQUE TO SHOW CONCEPT COMPETENCY:SITUATION | TASK | ACTION | RESULT

DON’T BE SHY!THE PERSON ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TABLE IS JUST A PERSON TOO! WE LOVE PERSONALITY

Types Of Internships

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Our requirements for intern skills change regularly, here’s a few ideas:

We’re Open To Talent

Creative writing to your heart’s content!

JOURNALISM

Assisting startups and clients with business & finance.

BUSINESS & ACCOUNTING

Digital, website, print and more.

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Competitive studies and project research.

RESEARCH & ANALYSIS

Generate your own campaigns and recommend strategies.

MARKETING

What are your skills and how can YOU help the company?

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• Competitor research on trending topics• Brainstorming article concepts• Authoring their own unique work• Articles are read by thousands daily• Content promoted to USA audience• Promoted on social media channels

• Competitor research on web topics• Contacting potential ad partners• Setting up advertising campaigns• Monitoring & analyzing performance• Generating content• Working with social media channels

From January to June 2015 in our Brisbane office, we worked with 7 interns in the fields of media & communications and journalism on a project.

Case Study : News Website

MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS INTERNS JOURNALISM INTERNS

What Do Interns Think?

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Journalism Intern

Sophie WinterQueensland University of Technology

“Being a journalist in the Inspire office has given me the perfect amount of on-the-job training and industry experience that I was searching for. Creating content for a viral news website and being able to see my articles published online regularly is a rare opportunity that I feel very privileged to have been given.

During my time at Inspire I have not only improved my researching, writing and editing skills, but I have also learnt new skills in copy-writing; something I did not cover at all in my University degree.

Working with such a positive and supportive team has been a wonderful experience and I would highly recommend the internships at Inspire to anybody wanting to build their portfolio and put their skills into practice in a relaxed and friendly office environment.”

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Social Media & Marketing Intern

Shannon Stone

“While being an intern at the Inspire group, I gained an abundance of hands on experience that I hadn’t been exposed to while studying at uni.

During the internship I was able to develop an extensive sponsorship package for potential advertisers, which only very few of the competition in this sector currently had available. I was able to interact directly with potential advertisers, and begin the process of gaining advertisers for the brand. I also truly realised the powerful impact of social media across the multiple platforms the project used. With this I was able to assist in rapidly growing the social media following and in turn increase traffic back to the main website.

Overall I was exposed to the new world internet culture which prior to being an intern I wasn’t aware of the level of global dependence there is on the internet and how entire companies are able to solely base their entire substance on an industry that is often unpredictable and ever-changing.”

Griffith University

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Media and Communications

Rachel McNamara

“My name is Rachael and I was an intern at Inspire for 12 weeks in semester 1, 2015. The reason I applied for an internship at Inspire was to give me some direction towards my future career. Being in my last year of study at the University of Queensland, completing a Bachelor of Communication/Arts, I realised it was now or never to gain workplace experience at an established media company, and put the skills I had been learning at Uni into practice.

Inspire took me on as an advertising/marketing intern to contribute to their latest project, a viral news website. Seeing the website develop and achieve success from the ground-up, makes me delighted to have been a part of the project from the very beginning.

The internship has provided me with real-world skills that will benefit my career in the media; it has also given insight into what it’s like working in a professional workplace. My main duties at Inspire included: brainstorming viral content, researching advertising and promotional networks, setting up marketing campaigns, writing articles and sourcing images & content for the website. As a student, about to graduate, this experience has made me confident in my own abilities - so much so, that now the prospect of getting a job out there in the ‘big bad world’ appears less daunting and more achievable.

The office at Inspire is such a fun and motivating environment to be in, with Spotify, bright wallpaper, and legions upon legions of snacks dominating the landscape. The team at Inspire are extremely friendly and supportive, always going that extra mile to help you make the most of the experience – I even got to attend a few marketing conferences to practice networking with like-minded professionals. I have made some valuable friendships at Inspire and am still to this day in contact with the team, who continue to take an interest and follow-up on how I’m progressing in my career.

As an ex-intern at Inspire, I highly recommend the internship program to anyone studying journalism, communication, PR, marketing or advertising. It is an unparalleled experience that will benefit your future career and beyond!

Thank you Inspire!”

University of Queensland

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Digital Marketing Intern Central Queensland University

Kelly Bang

“It was a great opportunity for me to start my career with an internship at Inspire Group. I was a marketing student with no experience and was nervous about stepping into the “real world”. The internship experience at Inspire Group encouraged me and gave me the strength to take the first step.

I have gained more experience than I could ever imagine throughout my internship. Firstly, I developed digital marketing administration skills, which is significant in the industry. Secondly, I was able to improve my communication skills by interacting with clients and colleagues and lastly, Inspire Group gave me the confidence and passion to drive me towards my future goals.

After finishing my Internship, Inspire Group offered me a full-time position in database management. I am very thankful and proud to be part of the energetic and positive team here at Inspire Digital.

All in all, I enjoyed my internship to the fullest!”

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Graphic Design Intern

Ali NewburyGriffith University

“Working at Inspire as a Graphic Design intern has been an invaluable experience, aiding the progression of my career and skillset. It has been a great opportunity, and is sure to open many doors for me in the future.

Throughout my time here, I have been lucky enough to work and collaborate with the team on projects that I never would have been exposed to otherwise, especially in a university setting. By working extensively in UI/UX design, speaking to print suppliers, working on internal design projects, and interacting with clients directly, I have been able to gain crucial real-world experience, which is extremely vital in order to find employment in this industry. Interacting with colleagues on a day-to-day basis, my communication and organisation skills have improved tenfold and I can now proudly declare myself as a team-player! I have already been contacted with several interviews as a fresh-out-of-university graduate student, and that’s due to my intensive industry experience and the work I’ve produced here as a graphic design intern at Inspire.

Overall, I’ve been exposed to a wide range of projects that have given me the confidence and drive to pursue my career in the design industry. I’ve really enjoyed my time here at Inspire with such a friendly team!”

We’re Open For Applications

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Interested?We’re always looking for driven, creative minded people to join us as interns. Think you’ve got what it takes? Visit our website careers page to learn more and send in your application today.

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