What is an internship?

1. What is an internship? • An internship is a work-related learning experience for individuals who wish to develop hands on work experience in a certain occupational field. Most internships are temporary assignments that last approximately three months up to a year.

2. Why should I get an Internship? • An internship is an excellent way to determine if the industry and the profession is the best career option to pursue. Interns not only gain practical work experience in a field that they intend to pursue but also build experience.

3. Benefits of an Internship: • Internships help individuals to combine theory with practical work experience. • Internships help develop professional work habits; provides an understanding of corporate cultures, gives an opportunity to analyze international business settings, and offers platforms to compare differences in work styles. • Allows you to include actual work experience in your resume.

4. Networking while interning • Networking is probably one of the most significant advantages interns may have. The opportunity to meet with company managers, executives and peers is a wonderful gain for interns. The contacts made during an internship can lead to information regarding job openings after your internship, either at the same location, or at other locations.

5. How do I find an internship? • There are many internships out there and you can find them using the following techniques: • Internet: www.monsterTRAK.com www.vault.com • Networking • Contacting a company • Utilizing the Internship Office on campus • Talking to friends and family

6. I found an internship now, how do I get it? • Getting an internship, paid or not, is like getting a job. You will need: • A Cover Letter • A Resume • An Application (provided by the company) • Transcripts (if applicable)

7. What to do while you are in your internship: During your internship: • Keep accurate records of your time • Develop a portfolio with your work samples • Collect business cards from people you work closely with (remember, this is a GREAT networking opportunity) • Paid or not paid, you can earn college units through your internship. Just enroll in Work Experience (WRKEX)

8. Top 10 Places Employers Find New Hires 1.Company’s internship program 2.Company’s co-op program 3.On-campus interviews 4.Employee referrals 5.Career/job fairs 6.Faculty contacts 7.Internet job postings (own site) 8.Job postings to career center (printed) 9.Student organizations/clubs 10.Internet job posts (career center web sites) SOURCE: http://www.sfsu.edu/~career/Presentations.html/CareerTrendsF04.htm

9. Internship Quotes • “A good intern is supposed to be like a good hairpiece: effective but unobtrusive." - Mark Green, former Public Advocate for New York City • "If you're going to intern, do it with the best. If you have a choice between getting paid at a second-rate place and not getting paid at a first-rate place, go with the first-rate place." - Jo Maeder, radio personality

10. Internships in the Bay Area: • KTVU FOX 2 accepts junior and senior level college students for internships. Internships are for Spring (February-May), Summer (June-August), and Fall (September-January). • The station has "Open Calls" for interns three times a year, in May, September and December. The next Open Call will be in early September of 2004. You must be receiving course credit to qualify.

11. Internship Open Call • Creative services: Promotion-Publicity, 1-2 interns, 20 hours per week. Office work training, heavy phone activity. Learn production techniques in the making of promotional and sports spots and publicity/marketing skills. • Community Affairs: 2 interns per semester, 20 hours/week. Weekly talk show opportunity for researching topics and booking guests. Help produce PSA’s on location, script logging, script writing, learn about production needs. • News: 3-4 interns per news program, Mon-Sun/5am-11pm, 12 hrs/week. • Sales: 2-3 interns per semester, 15-20 hrs/wk. Learn about television sales, work with Account Executives and Sales Managers on research, ratings, and projections.

12. The SF Bay Guardian offers opportunities for its interns to develop reporting skills and to write numerous articles. They also provide workshops for interns on city politics, research and writing skills, and freelancing. Interns advance at their own pace. Although there are no guarantees, interns should leave the paper writing better and faster.

13. News internship: Assist staff reporters with research and news gathering and develop your own short On Guard articles. In time, some interns may write longer news features. • Culture internship: Write analytical articles about social issues, cultural ephemera, weird events, food, or travel. • A&E internship:Write calendar listings and short reviews. These interns are hired based on experience in a particular area: music, theater, or film. • Online interns: Are provided the opportunity to work on our growing Web site and to do in-the-field reporting and data gathering. Candidates should be extremely familiar with the Internet and Web publishing and have strong skills in HTML and/or Web journalism.

14. Applied Materials offers various internship and co-op programs designed to provide students with hands-on experience, an opportunity to develop skills in an area of interest and the ability to gain knowledge about the Company and the semiconductor industry while enhancing their education. Paid internships and co-ops are offered throughout the Company, in multiple divisions and vary in both duration and location.

15. Value of Pursuing an Internship or Co-op with Applied Materials: • Work for the leading semiconductor equipment company in the world • Work with some of the most innovative professionals in the industry • Develop career opportunities • Gain hands-on experience • Establish business contacts for the future • Evaluate your career path

16. Opportunities • We offer a diverse range of opportunities for interns and co-ops in areas including: • Engineering • Finance/Accounting • Human Resources • Manufacturing Engineering • Software Engineering/Development • Systems Engineering • Supply Chain Management/Industrial Distribution

17. Top 10 Internship Program • Students that have completed the EA Academy program consistently rave about the experience. It all starts with a great orientation that prepares you for the job on hand. Challenging and meaningful work pulls you in and it is off to the races. The weekly speaker series gives you a chance to break bread with the other interns and then hear from the brightest minds in the industry.

18. How to Apply: • EA RecruiterThe best way to apply for an internship is to use EA's online recruiting system, EA Recruiter. Register on the US Job Board and establish a search agent that will automatically notify you when EA Academy positions become available. To establish a search agent: after registering with EA Recruiter select Intern and Co-op from the "Job Type" field on the "Search" page.

19. EA hires interns that can successfully manage the following responsibilities: • Software Engineers - Interns will be responsible for creating C, C++ or Assembly code and/or HTML, Java™, and SQL code as a part of teams developing simulations for various consoles, PCs and online products. Potential interns typically pursue a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering with a strong mathematical background. Candidates should have solid programming experience in various languages. Other desired skills include bit-mapped graphics, 3-D graphics, device level, artificial intelligence and/or digital signal programming. PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Nintendo GameCube™, Xbox™ or online development experience is helpful, but not expected. Candidates should also have strong interpersonal and problem solving abilities.

20. Computer Graphic Artists - Interns are responsible for creating images using 3-D modeling, texturing, background design and animation, while mastering development tools including Maya™, 3ds max™, SOFTIMAGE®|XSI™, Photoshop® and/or DeBabelizer®. Potential interns need to pursue a degree in an art-related field. • Production - Interns will assist teams with monitoring the progress of products at each phase of the game development process. They help to generate reports updating teams on the status of products. Potential interns need excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to handle multiple projects under a demanding schedule.

21. Marketing/Public Relations - Interns will be responsible for assisting in the development and execution of consumer, sales and retail promotions/press. They will partner effectively with internal and external clients to implement promotional programs and generate media attention for our products. Potential interns need excellent written and verbal communication skills. They should have the ability to handle multiple projects under a demanding schedule. Knowledge of the video game industry is a plus. Candidates should also have strong interpersonal and problem solving abilities.

22. InternshipsYahoo! summer interns aren’t your typical interns, but then Yahoo! isn’t your typical company. At Yahoo! we don’t believe in placing our interns in front of a photocopy machine or in a office filing all day. Our interns make an impact on the frontlines of our business: developing new technologies, negotiating deals, participating in business teams and rolling out product launches to both internal and external customers.

23. Internship ProgramsThis is your opportunity to get acquainted with the best of the real world -- Genentech, a company that is world-renowned for its leadership in the biotechnology industry. You'll participate as a member of a project team in a research, development, manufacturing or business area that will bring relevance to your college work.

24. Internship • To be eligible for internship, you must have completed your sophomore year at an accredited college or university and you must have plans to return to school in the following term. If you have already graduated, you are not eligible for internship or co-op positions. Although we hire interns in many areas of study, most of our internship opportunities are for students who major in the life or chemical sciences or life or science engineering.

25. Internship ProjectsNearly every department in Genentech hosts summer interns, and many host interns year-round. As an intern, you might be a member of one of the following teams: Analytical Chemistry Antibody Technology Assay and Automation Technology Automation Engineering BioAnalytical Methods Development BioOrganic Chemistry Quality Control Small Molecule Pharmacology Thrombolytics Research Toxicology Bionformatics Biostatistics Cell Biology and Technology Cell Culture and Fermentation R&D Corporate Relations Endocrinology Environmental Health and Safety Fermentation Health Economics Human Resources Immunology Library and Information Services Manufacturing Sciences Medical Affairs Molecular Biology Molecular Oncology Pathology Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism Protein Engineering