<p>I am a paid intern for an ECONOMIC CONSULTING FIRM that deals in labor litigation cases usually. (very big name cases) This field is rather small from what i understand and this company is small but its definatley at the top for what it does and the clients it represents.</p>
<p>ONly problem is that there a like 15 of us interns and we dont do anything, we randomly data enter, but oviously thats not going to impress anyone. </p>
<p>I know i can make this internship sound amazing, and get an excellent rec from them verifying the type of made up things we do. </p>
<p>If i am only looking to get into schools (transfer) would you consider putting things into your resume that you did in your internship even though you didnt really do them? or know what some of them are in great detail? </p>
<p>For example, i can do some analysis with STATA but if i specify things that i dont actually know how to do, how bad do you think this would be in the case of admissions?</p>
<p>read the news, the woman from mit...not the best of ideas. go with the truth and make it sound as best as you can.</p>
<p>First of all, is it possible to get more involved in meaningful aspects of the business by showing greater interest/enthusiasm/willingness to go beyond. (I'm not saying that you don't). But often, an internship starts out in a certain preprogrammed way, and when the folks see the actual capabilities and drive of the intern they could offer more relevant work.</p>
<p>Don't limit yourself to doing what you are told to. Prove that you are a worker, and a go-getter, and thirsty for more knowledge. You could at least portray your enthusiasm in your resume, as going beyond the requirements of the job description, and in the process learning more than the rest of the pack.</p>
<p>^ when i say we dont do anything, i do actually mean we dont do anything.</p>
<p>The company is very small for one, and often times we do the same things the analysts do anyways which is usually data entry. Since we have to do a lot of large data managment prior to analysis we assist the analysts in the data entry/collection process, but when a graduate does the same thing as an intern, the only thing that sets them apart is the actual utilzation of software to do analysis, which we dont do, because then they would have nothing to do</p>
<p>We often times actually do NOTHING, we surf the internet and just sit around waiting for them to ask us to copy something, and often times, no one asks. </p>
<p>Everyone at my work who did fall recruitment last fall put things that they didnt actually do but "could" have done at that place.</p>
<p>I dont really think its the same as the MIT case at all.</p>
<p>Place is VERY small, less than 40 people, and 15 of them are interns.</p>
<p>just wondering, does the company name start with a C?</p>
<p>i never did anything in my internships... </p>
<p>its okay, as long as your bosses are cool and can vouch for you, you can say whatever :)</p>
<p>sounds like my summer job. dont do anything.</p>
<p>Sounds like my internship with an economic consulting firm - although they were more relaxed than say, a business consulting firm. I basically read a lot of their books on litigation and damages calculation.</p>