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Career Connections Internships: It’s not a class….it’s an experience.

Discover the world beyond textbooks with hands-on internships related to your major. Gain real-world skills and insights to kickstart your career journey.

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Career Connections Internships: It’s not a class….it’s an experience.

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  1. Career Connections Internships: It’s not a class….it’s an experience.

  2. What is an Internship? • An opportunity for students to participate in career related experiences not obtainable within the usual classroom setting. • The internship is directly related to the student’s career major, or completer program.

  3. Internship Requirements • Senior status during scheduled internships • 2.5 GPA or better • 94% attendance or better • HAS requirement met • 75 student service hours • Completed at least 3 credits of a completer or career major • Reliable transportation • Acceptable behavior/disciplinary record

  4. When does the internship take place ? • Sometime during your school day • During the weekend or evening • The summer before your senior year.

  5. Benefit of Internships • Apply classroom learning to real world situations to narrow the gap between theory and practice • Develop career awareness • Focus on career vs. job preparation • Develop and refine workplace skills • Observe professional role models and positive work ethics

  6. Additional BenefitsSkills Employers Named as Basic. • Team work • Problem Solving • Interpersonal Skills • Oral Communication • Leadership • Writing Skills • Computation Skill • Reading Skills

  7. What does an internship look like?

  8. Examples of Internship Experiences

  9. Ag Science

  10. TAM

  11. Law and Legal Business Marketing

  12. Social Work

  13. Life Science

  14. APL NSA NCI SEAP

  15. Next Steps • Determine Career Major/Completer Program • Met with your counselor and or Career Connection Coordinator. And review program of studies • Enroll in appropriate courses. (Specific to career Major/Completer)

  16. Questions? Career Connections Coordinators Melinda Porterfield CHS maporte@carrollk12.org Terry Adkins SCHS taadkin@carrollk12.org Marcene Trump LHS mjtrump@carrollk12.org

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