How to Find the Intern That’s the Best Fit With Your Agency
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“If you were a mobile app, which would you be and why?”
So reads the essay question in this year’s application for Digitas’ summer internship program. There is also the standard application that includes rsum questions, but the agency is really looking for candidates able to creatively solve problems. A student could be a business major at one of the best undergrad schools with a 4.0 GPA, but if his or her essay is a snoozer, that student could very well be passed over. It’s one way for Digitas to ensure it’s finding what it considers the best fit for the agency’s culture.
“The major doesn’t really matter,” said Nicole Stanley, senior VP-talent for the Chicago and San Francisco offices at Digitas. “We recruit based on the agency’s values — risk-taking, curiosity — and whether the candidates have those same values. We can often tell from their essay response, and then when they come in for an interview, we can tell whether they really do have that curiosity factor.”
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