As America’s Nutrition Expert® and owner of www.nutritionexpert.com, Mitzi Dulan, RD, has been overwhelmed by the number of students seeking internships with her so she has decided to create a “virtual internship” program to be able to allow more interns the unique opportunity to work with her company.
This internship provides a chance to gain valuable experience, build your own portfolio and show potential future employers that you take initiative! BONUS: You get to have FUN while working on exciting projects with one of the best in the field!
Mitzi is currently accepting internship applications for virtual internships for the summer and 2009-2010 year.
Mitzi’s company, Mitzi Dulan, LLC, specializes in communicating credible nutrition, fitness and health information via her social networking platforms such as: Twitter, Facebook, her blog, and YouTube, as well as through her website www.nutritionexpert.com [1]. Mitzi also works a lot with the media in the following areas: nutrition, sports nutrition, food, and fitness.
Types of Activities for Virtual Interns
• write blog posts
• write nutrition, health, fitness tips and facts
• write articles
• create press releases
• update website www.nutritionexpert.com [1] and possibly others
• create marketing pieces
• book research
Qualities Looking for in Virtual Interns
• Must be “go-getters” who take initiative
• Self-motivated and highly driven
• Ability to communicate effectively
Interns can range from juniors/Fall 2009 to graduate students and can have any major; however, we prefer the following majors:
• Business
• PR/Marketing
• Nutrition/Dietetics
• Exercise science/Physiology
• Psychology
• Web design
• Computer programmer
• Graphic design
• English
• Journalism
• Communications
• Culinary school
Qualities that are useful but not required:
• Aspiring writer
• Experience with Adobe Photoshop
• Experience with web design/development
Requirements for internship include:
• Internet/Computer Access
• 15 minute biweekly conference call with Mitzi Dulan (Every other week)
• 5 hour minimum commitment per week
If you want to have fun while gaining some valuable work experience and building your portfolio, send an email to Mitzi Dulan at Mitzi@nutritionexpert.com and request an internship application! Please put “Internship Application Request” in the subject line of your email. Thanks!
Testimonial from Mitzi’s intern:
“It meant so much to me that a dietitian I didn’t even know would take the chance on hiring me as an intern. As a result, I wanted to work hard to impress her and prove that it was the right decision. Mitzi and I continue to have a working relationship even after the culmination of the internship – she often calls on me when she is in the midst of developing new projects or would like to create new educational materials. I learned so much about being a professional but also about being a well-rounded person. Mitzi is the person who inspired me to act on my dreams to become an entrepreneur, and THAT is what I call a success story!”
-Katie Hamm, Co-Founder, AllAccessInternships.com
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