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Harron & Associates

229 Berkeley St.
Boston, MA 02216
Phone: 617-267-7366 Industry: Advertising / PR Website: harronandassociates.com

This Internship was great for:

  • Salary/Compensation
  • Letter of Recommendation
  • Fair Hours

Overall Rating

60%

Average Ranking:
3 out of 5
Number of Ratings:
2 People

Rating Key:

  • Networking
  • Salary/Compensation
  • Letter of Recommendation
  • Fair Hours

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Posted By:
Anonymous
Position:
Non-Profit PR Intern
Start of Internship:
08/09
End of Internship:
12/09
Overall Rating:
1
Internship was great for:
  • Salary/Compensation
  • Letter of Recommendation
  • Fair Hours

User Comments

I applied for an internship at Harron & Associates. What I ended up doing was working as a manual laborer/office manager/personal assistant. My boss actually asked me to come to her home so I could help her unload some personal items when we were transitioning into a smaller office space. I asked many times to work on a writing assignment, such as pitching. I was never allowed to pitch or even create media lists. My days were filled with trips to the post office, mailers and personal errands for my boss. Not only that, but I was not given the ...

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Posted By:
b
Position:
PR Intern
Start of Internship:
02/08
End of Internship:
12/08
Overall Rating:
5
Internship was great for:
  • Salary/Compensation
  • Letter of Recommendation
  • Fair Hours

User Comments

This was the best first internship I could have ever asked for! I got to do everything from pitching media, to helping plan events, to writing press releases.

It is a very small office (3 full-time employees and 2 interns) and because the Account Director quit while I was there, I worked directly with the owner of the company, Harron, who is spunky and straight forward. If you don't like her personality, you shouldn't work there because she tells it like it is.

I wish the job included more online and social media outreach, but because ...

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