success stories
HireEdge virtual internships and coaching provide the exposure, skills, connections and experience for students to achieve their goals. Take a look at some of our success stories below to see how we've helped high schoolers, college students and recent graduates define their paths, build their confidence, gain relevant experience, and pursue their career dreams.
Recent grads
FIRST FULL
TIME JOB
Passionate about pursuing an environmentally focused career path, this HireEdge summer intern worked with a solar energy developer researching new markets and clients. His final presentation impressed the company's CEO and COO and he was hired into a full time role in business operations.
BOSTON COLLEGE
PoliticAL SCIENCE MAJOR
PAID
INTERNSHIP
For her HireEdge internship, this intern developed a plan to introduce Habitat for Humanity to a new audience of Gen Z supporters. Her insights and plan were so well received by the CEO and board that she earned a follow-on paid remote opportunity working directly with this Habitat affiliate.
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
Sociology Major
PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO
This Interactive Media and Design Major redesigned digital sales collateral for a sports media company. He gained valuable experience collaborating with the sales team and applying his design skills and training. The professional assets he created significantly enhanced his personal portfolio.
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
Interactive Media MAJOR
cOLLEGE sTUDENTS
PAID MANAGER
ROLE
This intern developed her social media content and marketing abilities in a related HireEdge internship. That experience got her recommended for a paid position with digital media company College Scoops. She is now a content strategist overseeing a remote team producing podcasts and videos.
University of Chicago
Philosophy Major
STARTUP LEADERSHIP ROLE
A HireEdge social impact investing internship gave this intern the exposure, skills and experience to pursue a leadership role with a nonprofit startup teaching investing underprivileged high school students. He is now President of his university's FGI chapter helping the organization scale in New Orleans.
Tulane University
International Relations Major
GAP SEMESTER EXPERIENCE
During a gap semester, this HireEdge intern worked with a leading sports media company. He gained exposure to onair and digital sales marketing initiatives, and met executives from different areas of the company. His HireEdge internship provided industry connections and marketable experience in this competitive field.
hOBART & WILLIAM SMITH
media & Society major
High School Students
COLLEGE
ADMISSIONS
This intern chose to write about her HireEdge summer internship experience working with a renewable energy company in her college application essays. She and her mother believe this distinctive work experience and the personal insights she gleaned from it helped set her application apart and earn her an early decision acceptance to Harvard University.
HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR
NASSAU COUNTY, NY
Lights, Camera,
LAUNCH!
This video production intern learned how to plan on-location video shoots, draft creative briefs and interview guides, and manage feedback and revision processes with clients. The video production and client management skills he learned and portfolio work he created helped him to secure and manage his own freelance video client work after completing his HireEdge internship.
HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ
SELF
DISCOVERY
This intern discovered her maker / builder capabilities translated beyond the engineering realm to the world of digital media. In her HireEdge summer internship, she had her first opportunity to create and pitch a custom sponsorship for a brand advertiser. Based on her exposure to this creative work, she is considering a broader array of innovation driven opportunities.