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Rock star interns

Back in the first post to this blog, we mentioned that we really like interns. We weren’t kidding. Interns are an amazing breed of people able to balance work, school and life in ways that would make any lifehacker or GTD convert envious. They make the world go round here at YRB and this post is dedicated to them, past, present and future.

This past semester we were privileged to work with interns from all different backgrounds and disciplines. We had computer science and information management PhD candidates deciphering the meaning of tags - in photos, in videos, in your streams of consciousness. We had MBAs analyzing the innovation framework from prototype to product. We had information management Masters candidates developing new prototypes and researching new user study methods. We had undergrads honing their skills on new technologies and development environments. These interns… they’re filing patents. They’re publishing papers. They’re presenting to Yahoo! executives. They’re launching prototypes with real users. They’re conducting user research studies. On top of all that, outside of YRB, they’re managing full courseloads, presenting at conferences, conducting business negotiations, managing their own startups, writing PhD theses, studying for quals and living it up (yeah, we know they have fun without us). No, these aren’t your coffee-making interns. I don’t know about your interns, but our interns can kick some serious booty.

So, to the ones that have graduated and moved on, we wish you a bright future. It’s a rough world out there, and Yahoo! will always be here for you. To the present interns, it’d be nice if you would learn to make coffee while doing all that other stuff. To the future interns, yup, we are hiring. Hit us up if you think you want to hang out here and show us a thing or two. We’re looking for you!