Greetings Interns!
My name is Ophelia and I am an Eternal Intern. With my friends Flora and Rose, we write the blog The Eternal Intern, chronicling our struggles and triumphs as interns in New York, Paris and Los Angeles. So what makes us Eternal Interns? The criteria are simple. We all have Masters degrees from prestigious universities, we speak numerous languages and we have tons, I mean tons, of international internship experience. Despite our standout resumes, with each job application we submit we get one of two replies 1. “Currently we do not have a position that fits your skills” or 2. “We can offer you an internship”! What gives? Since when did good grades, great experience and motivation knock a girl to the back of the line when they are handing out great jobs? Well, as Eternal Interns, we have vowed not to sit around complain and watch the world pass us by. Sure, we blog about it, we lament to one another about the hard-knocks of the “real world,” but we also live life to the fullest and take advantage of every opportunity that comes our way!
As I mentioned, the three Eternal Interns are living and working in three very different cities. My love of fashion brought me to Paris years ago, and I have been navigating my way through the ups and downs of job/internship hunting ever since. I have some magnifique credits to my name, including Vivienne Westwood and Elle but alas, I’m still just an intern! Rose is our resident movie girl, so it’s only fitting that she is interning her way to the top in Hollywood! She is about to embark on a Bonnie and Clyde-style American road trip (minus the crime, of course!), taking a well-deserved break after a very demanding internship. And last but not least, there is Flora, our jack-of-all-trades, who is currently interning in fashion but has tried her hand at everything from finance to art! Flora is our Upper East Side superstar currently interning at a fabulous magazine. So there you have it; three very different girls with different experiences and goals all in the same situation.
But how will three Eternal Interns distinguish themselves in the sea of ambitious interns all vying for the same (non-existent) jobs?!
Stay tuned to find out!
x Ophelia
