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Tempest
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:12 pm Reply with quote
This thread is only for questions regarding the news intern positions. I've removed all previous Q&A and put them into a single digest post (with some updates). If you don't find the answer to your question below, please post it in this thread.

dormcat wrote:
Can someone already working for ANN 20+ hours a week apply? Razz


Sure :-p

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Also, what should we do if we wish to be considered for both positions?
Just mention it in your intro.

rainbowcourage wrote:
Is there an age restriction i.e. college age or age 18?
Just curious.


There's no strict age requirement per se. But generally we prefer people to be at least 18.

NimbusRain wrote:
Can you telecommute for this internship, or is it necessary to live in a certain area?


In fact, you must telecommute as ANN has no central office.

PJ wrote:
Is this internship open to people outside of the USA?

Yes

rainbowcourage wrote:
Does the internship require someone with a knowledge of Japanese?

No.

Knowledge of Japanese and journalism training are big pluses though. Most of our interns have both Japanese skills and Journalism experience, but there have been exceptions. It's unlikely that we would accept an intern with neither.

bllanosr wrote:
For the news intern position I have a couple of questions:
1. Does the hired intern have to look for the actual news articles themselves? Or will he/she be given a list of websites to patrol once in a while and relay the news back to the forums? Or is it the head news person, assigns topics and the intern researches the topic. I just want to know how extensive this is going to be, cause I generally use this website for all of my anime news and have no idea where to get any type of anime news.

2. This might sound like a weird question, but having to relay information with someone on the internet with deadlines can get difficult if the time-zones are totally askewed. What time-zone is the news team located?


1: A bit of both. We'll hold your hand a lot at first, and then expect you to be more and more independent as time goes on. Not knowing where to look at first won't be a problem.

2: PT, ET and JST primarily.

A few people wrote:
What Should I include in my resume?

You really shouldn't be asking this question. At this stage in your life you should know how to write a resume, and if you don't know how, you should know how to use Google in order to find out. Quite bluntly, if you need to ask this question, we'd rather not have you as an intern.

Send your resume with the usual information you would include in your resume when applying for any job. Tailor your resume and letter of introduction to these jobs by focusing on pertinent information.

MorwenLaicoriel wrote:
Should the cover letter and resume be in the body of the e-mail or sent as attached word documents?


Always send those as attachments unless informed otherwise. You can of course chose to duplicate your letter in the body of the e-mail as well.

Tortoiseshell Tabby Girl wrote:
Would we need any special software or programs or anything, since it is telecommuting? In other words, will Microsoft Word and regular emails and links and attachments get the job done, or not? I hope those questions make sense. Sometimes I see very specific requirements for telecommuting internships and jobs and I'm not exactly super tech-savvy.


A webbrowser and an IM client/account (preferably an AIM account).

cronomage389 wrote:
After sending an application is a writing sample needed for submission? I'm curious to know how selective you are, because my school won't just give credit if just anyone can get an internship.
We may ask for writing samples as part of the follow-up, but we don't need them with your initial application.

ars89 wrote:
so if i don't do this for credit, should i not even apply


No, err, "Yes you should."

All things equal, we give preference to people doing it for credit, but if a non-credit candidate is significantly better than the for credit candidates, we'll definitely go with the non-credit candidate.

Regularguy wrote:
I have been trying for years to get some journalism experience with a publication I love such as "ANN". The problem is I'm not enrolled in college and the best qualifaction I have is I have most of the day free to learn a new skill. Should I even try to apply?

To be honest, your chances are lower than people with college experience / responsibilities (we know a college intern won't flake out half way through, because they'll fail their internship), but you wouldn't be our first non-college student intern. You should apply next semester.

many people wrote:
Will I hear from you after I apply?
You should receive an auto-reply to inform you that your application was received. If you don't get this, please post here. After this, we will only contact potential candidates. Unfortunately we simply don't have time to reply to every applicant. Sad

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If I've applied before and not been accepted, should I apply again?

Yes. Very often we have a very hard time picking our interns. For 2 spots there's 20~30 applicants every season and 6~10 of them are very good. If you didn't get picked, it doesn't mean you weren't good enough, just that we had to make a choice. Next time you might be more lucky, and by then your resume will probably have improved as well.

Yorozuya wrote:
Has anyone gotten a job out of an internship?


Yes, four ANN staff right now are former interns. But you really shouldn't look at it that way. The primary purpose of the internship for you should not be "get a job at ANN," it should be "improve my journalism skills."

Ani-watcher wrote:
When writing the cover letter who do I address it to?


To whom it may concern. Dear hiring manager. Dear ANN. Whatever....

This Grey World wrote:
Is there a preferred file type for the attached documents?


ODT, PDF or DOC.

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PostPosted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 1:38 pm Reply with quote
Apappas, Tony Weaver Jr. and Daryl Lee Hale all wrote:
I didn't get a confirmation mail


I just sent confirmation e-mails to every person who sent us an application. If you didn't get one, please submit your application again.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 4:17 pm Reply with quote
Can you give me more information for your careers in your company

I just sent confirmation e-mails to every person who sent us an application. If you didn't get one, please submit your application again.[/quote]
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 3:57 pm Reply with quote
Alex.packer67 wrote:
Can you give me more information for your careers in your company


Sorry, can you specify a bit more ? Is this related to an internship?
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MrTheAnimatist



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PostPosted: Thu May 16, 2013 3:57 pm Reply with quote
Sorry that I'm posting this here. I would have directly e-mailed the site, If I new the correct e-mail address. However, I figured that this would be the place to ask this question. I was wandering if you offer or would consider offering work experience for someone younger than one might consider for an internship, and for a much shorter time? If you do not, I completely understand and will pester you no further. However, I am currently searching for work experience and have a strong interest in journalism, so I though I might try this site. Once again, sorry for posting here, and also sorry for pestering you if you do not offer such things.
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PostPosted: Fri May 17, 2013 2:00 pm Reply with quote
The age isn't a huge barrier, but the time period is. It takes us time to train our interns to be able to do their tasks, and we need a certain time commitment from them to make the exchange worth the investment/effort on our end.
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