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Pre-Externship Workshop. 2/27/12: 10-11 AM 2/28/12: 6-7PM 2/29/12: 4-5PM. TODAY WE WILL COVER:. Externship Guide Action Items What to Expect How to Prepare What To Wear Follow-Up Questions. Externship Guide. What you should have done or should do now
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Pre-Externship Workshop 2/27/12: 10-11 AM 2/28/12: 6-7PM 2/29/12: 4-5PM
TODAY WE WILL COVER: • Externship Guide • Action Items • What to Expect • How to Prepare • What To Wear • Follow-Up • Questions
Externship Guide • What you should have done or should do now • Checklist Before Externship March 9 • Tips To Remember (helpful for any internship or job) • Guide For Day of Externship (will help you reflect and write paper quickly)
Have You Contacted your Host? • Communicate Professionally!!!! • Introduce yourself: • Good morning Mr. Thompson, • My name is Joe Smith. I am a Sophomore at IUPUI majoring in Accounting and Finance. I am excited and really looking forward to spending the day with you at XYZ Company on March 9. • If you have any questions or need to get a hold of me, my phone number is: 317-123-4567 or you can email me at joesmith@iupui.edu. • Thank you for this wonderful opportunity, • Joe Smith
Externship Experience • No perfect experience! • You can expect your site supervisor to be your guide for the day. • They will give you all the details for the day. Your site host should share the following information with you: • Who you will be working with • When to report • Where to report • Parking information • What to bring • What to do about lunch • But don't forget they have their jobs to do, so they might not be able to give you 100% of their attention
Be Prepared: What to WearBusiness Attire • Women: • Suit • Skirt • Dress Pants • Hosiery • Dress Shoes • Men: • Suit • Dress Shirt • Tie • Dress Shoes
Be Prepared: What to WearBusiness Casual • Wear a collar! • Tuck in your shirt • Gentlemen, you need a belt and clean, likely polished shoes
Be Prepared: What to WearCasual • No tennis shoes unless instructed to wear them! • Tuck in your shirt! • No t-shirts whatsoever • Would you considering hiring you down the road?
What To Bring • Supervisor contact information (some instructions include calling your host when you arrive) • Directions/ instructions • Notebook and pen!!! • Lunch or lunch money • Questions and knowledge about field and company • Enthusiastic Attitude; this is a networking event after all……!
Don’t forget!!! • We set the experience up and introduce you to your host; you are expected to continue the communication from here, show up and on time, and express any emergencies to your host. • No gum! • No texting or cell phone use! (LEAVE IT IN THE CAR) • Ask questions; do not expect the host to form the experience
Questions/ Research • What is a typical day like for you? • What are your duties/ functions/ responsibilities? • Who do you work with? • What was the path you took to get where you are? • What advice do you have for me? In your words, what does your company do? • What is a summary of your job description? • What was your major/ education path? What about your colleagues’? • What do you think is more important to know and be able to do for your job? • How do you feel about the stability and growth of your field? Are there specific paths employers are seeking? • Are there are any professional organizations or other groups you are a part of that you find helpful for young people in this field? • What advice do you have for me? Are there additional resources I should seek to learn more?
Elevator Speech • Who are you? • Major • Summary of where you have been (classes you have taken, work experience relevant to field) • Where you are now (currently sophomore studying criminal justice) • Where you want to go (deciding between probation officer or private investigator)
Survey • You will receive a survey about 1 week after your externship • Please answer this survey promptly and thoroughly. • Voluntary, but research helps!
Thank You Note • Dear Ms. Thompson, • Thank you so much for taking the time to allow me to visit Roche Diagnostics yesterday. I learned so much about the bio-medical field and feel that the path I am pursuing in Engineering is a great fit for me. Thank you for coordinating the meetings with different staff and allowing me to observe a client meeting. I have a great idea of what your field and also Roche do after this experience. Thank you again for a wonderful day! • Sincerely, • Jill Vanderwall
Questions??? • Jill will be out of the country March 9, 2012. • Contact your host directly in case of emergency or specific questions; Jill only has what you have in terms of the host’s profile • IUPUI contact: Jen Schott, Director Career Planning (317-274-4856)