Humans of Walrus: 2017 Summer Interns
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What advice do you have for students looking to land a great internship opportunity?

Anna: Capitalize on your connections. I think it’s hard for a lot of people (myself included) to believe that using their connections is not an unfair advantage. But the reality is, that connection only gets you in the door, it doesn’t necessarily keep you there. If you’re right for the job, your work will show it.

Clay: When I applied to Walrus, Deacon responded by sending a creative test to my inbox. It was an understated curio of caption contests, listicles, and prompts designed for performing seals. And it was brilliant. Agencies want to see how your brain works and what you’re capable of. Don’t be another LinkedIn profile or “personal brand”. Focus on the work and bear down on the gas.

Perri: Be yourself. If you try to be someone else, you will not interview your best. Also, do your research and know the company like the back of your hand.

What is your favorite recent advertisement?

Eddy: Now I wouldn’t say favorite, but the Totino’s Pizza Rolls spot where all the couches and ottomans sing about pizza rolls while a microwave timer counts down is pretty wild. I actually found myself humming the song to myself the other day. Now if that isn’t top-of-mind engagement I don’t know what is!

Perri: Nike’s Da Da Ding. Something about that production made me want to leave my desk and workout.

What is the coolest trip you have ever taken?

Anna: Probably Kraków, Poland. Scandinavia is a completely different world. I went to Auschwitz one of the days I was there, and it was indescribable. It was such an emotional experience.

Clay: My friends make a yearly trip to Columbus, Ohio for a board game convention. What Coachella is to audiophiles, Origins Game Faire is to me.

What is your favorite thing about/place in New York?

Anna: I love a lot of things about New York so far, but what I really am not used to is how accessible everything is. Any food, service, or activity is right at your fingertips. Going to school in rural Tennessee for the past four years has made me really appreciate this way of life.

Clay: Every town has a “type,” but New York has all of them. We have hippies, we have blue collars, we have yuppies, we have Hare Krishnas singing for punks in leather jackets.

Eddy: The Comedy Cellar, 100%. You get to see some of the best comics in the city — if not the country — perform, and it’s amazing. Pro tip: go with a group of people because the seating is tight. I don’t know about you, but I’d rather be squished in with someone I know, rather than with a complete stranger. But hey, that’s just me.

Tell us something that most people don’t know about you.

Clay: A lot of people still think I’m in school for copyright law and not copywriting. In rural America there are only a handful of known jobs — writing isn’t one of them unless you’re Stephen King or Robert Frost.

Perri: I played ice hockey competitively until college.

Are you a dog or a cat person? Why?

Anna: Dogs without a doubt. I really love them. I have a thing against cats, and I really don’t have a great reason but I feel like they’re always scheming.

Eddy: Dog person. My friends have called me out on having a completely different voice inflection when I speak to dogs. It tends to shoot up an octave or two.

What is your go-to karaoke song?

Eddy: It’s hard to say. I have to get a feel for the room. Though Are You Gonna Be My Girl by JET is always a crowd pleaser.

Perri: Beyonce’s Single Ladies.