Then. last summer, I decided to look for an unpaid internship since I had worked on my school newspaper and was considering a career in journalism. I called every newspaper I could think of accepted the first offer got from a community newspaper. (You'd be amazed at how easy it is to get a job when you're willing to work for free) I worked two days a week doing the things no one else wanted to do, like typing other people's articles into the computer. But I also got to write a lot of little articles. I really enjoyed the work. At last I had real experience and a work reference (so me one who could say I was a good worker). So in the beginning of my senior year, I started to look for a paying job again. I was smarter this time. When I went into a store, I'd introduce myself to the manager and find out exactly what they were looking for BEFORE I filled out the application. l began to carry around the information that I used to forget to bring with me, like the phone number and address of the person I was using as a reference. Most important of all, I always asked when I could call, rather than assuming that they would call me. I had a stack of business cards with the names and phone numbers of managers