How To Get A Rabbi When Working As An Intern
What is a 'rabbi' and how can I get one?
A rabbi is someone who can really cheer lead you through the process and hold your hand through the process. A Rabbi is someone who has been there and done that and who's further along in the company ,and who really has respect in the company who can take you under their wing and help you get an internship. You can work for your rabbi. It's a great way to go to someone who is willing to help you, who sees your talent, and says you're the person I want to help bring to the top. So the easiest way to get a rabbi is if your dad and mom know someone; you call them up, and don't have your dad be like "hey can you help out my son?" You call them up and say "hey, I'm really interested in doing what you're doing, can we sit down for one of these informational meetings? Can we talk about what do you do, and then say by the way, I really want to do what you're doing. I want to do this for my summer internship, and do you think you'd be able to help me. I think that half of it is, that a rabbi finds you, and the other half is you find this rabbi. However, showing interest, and showing t that you are really passionate about this is what you want to do and proving to them that to this rabbi, that if they take you under your wing, you're not going to screw up. You're not going to make them look bad, and I think that's what's really important, is a rabbi needs to know when someone says, "Eric, you've done a great internship. I want to work there," The first thing that I'm going to assess in whether or not I'm going to make that connection, is whether or not you are a qualified candidate, because I don't want to recommend or help you if you're going to screw up but i absolutely want to help you if you're going to be a rock star.
