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The Five Steps to Finding an Internship

The Five Steps to Finding an Internship. Department of Career Services University of Connecticut 2012-2013. How does someone decide to do an Internship? . Ready to gain experience to validate a career choice Looking to confirm choice of major

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The Five Steps to Finding an Internship

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  1. The Five Steps to Finding an Internship Department of Career Services University of Connecticut 2012-2013

  2. How does someone decide to do an Internship? • Ready to gain experience to validate a career choice • Looking to confirm choice of major • Excited about gaining practical, hands-on work experience • Prepared to take the next step

  3. How Do I Find an Internship? 1. Get organized 2. Conduct research 3. Explore the Career Services online system – HuskyCareerLink 4. Use networking & social media 5. Utilize Career Services – staff, resources, and websites

  4. 1. Get organized • Establish a timeline • Develop an organizational system • Highly suggested to begin process months before internship start date • Large companies and government agencies often have 7-9 month lead times

  5. 2. Conduct Research: Self and Organization • Research Self – Interests, Values, Skills • Match Abilities with Position on Résumé • Research Organization • Investigate University Rules and Policies • May use a position description to begin this research

  6. 2. Conduct research: Self

  7. 2. Conduct research: Policies Key questions to consider: • When is it? • Where is it? • How long does it last? • Will I receive credit for it? • Is it paid or unpaid? • Are there any legal issues to consider? • Department of Labor guidelines: unpaid work • Insurance and liability

  8. 2. Conduct research: Policies

  9. 2. Conduct research: What Are Employers Seeking? • Employers often times tell you this information in the position description • Teamwork, leadership, and written communication skills are top on the list!

  10. Generic Résumé

  11. The Litchfield Historical Society - Internship Opportunities ARE YOU ENTHUSIASTIC, FLEXIBLE, and interested in history? Do you have good communication skills? We may be looking for you. The Litchfield Historical Society operates a research library and two museums: The Litchfield History Museum and the Tapping Reeve House and Law School.

  12. Collections Interns Each collections intern works with the Curator of Collections on either a cataloguing projector an exhibitions research project. Cataloguing interns select a group of objects from the permanent collection to catalogue. Interns become familiar with conducting inventories, reconciling any location and numbering issues, basic object handling, and numbering.

  13. They also complete catalogue worksheets, conduct research, and document the objects through digital, slide and 35 mm photography. Finally, they add records to the museum’s computerized collections database.

  14. 2. Conduct research: Student Internship Motives... Reprinted and adapted with permission from internshipsuccess.com • Improve and develop your skills to gain confidence • Test out a career within or outside of your major • Apply classroom knowledge to work (or vice versa) • Build your résumé for work or graduate school • Develop your professional network • Discover the norms, practices, and cultures of a given industry • Obtain mentoring guidance • Tap into the "hidden" job market • Earn credit and/or money • Increase market value • Have fun!

  15. 2. Conduct research: Large Business Internship Motives... Reprinted and adapted with permission from internshipsuccess.com Different motives than students... • Workforce strategy: talent pipeline • "Test drive" (low-risk) • Reduce graduate recruiting time, costs, and errors • Graduate retention • Reduce labor costs (no benefits, limited liabilities) • Build competence and loyalty

  16. 2. Conduct research: Small Organization Internship Motives... Different motives than large companies... • Level the playing field with large corporations • Add productivity • Bring fresh enthusiasm and creativity • Boost employee morale *Note: This sector encompasses 80+% of job market! Reprinted and adapted with permission from internshipsuccess.com

  17. 2. Conduct research: Organization and Industry... Research: Industry/Company/Organization • Location • Size of organization • Mission statement • Profit/non-profit • Hiring cycle • Intern program: type of experience

  18. 2. Conduct research: Organization and Industry...

  19. 3. HuskyCareerLink-www.career.uconn.edu • Online recruiting tool • Typically around 1000 posted internships • Opportunities from employers posting current positions AND • Opportunities located by UConn staff AND • On-campus internships AND • National positions • Use for on-campus interviewing, employer contacts, virtual résumé books

  20. Screen Shot of Husky Career Link

  21. Husky Career Link

  22. Husky Career Link

  23. Husky Career Link

  24. 3. www.internships.uconn.edu • Your UConn Internship Resource • Twitter feed • Presentations • Search engines • Academic course policies • Housing • Scholarships • And More!

  25. 4. Networking & Social Media Quiz: • Approximately 50% of all jobs are advertised • I can use LinkedIn to find an internship. • It is okay to write an introduction letter to a company president to inquire about an internship.

  26. 4. Networking & Social Media • Networking • The art of connecting with others, give and take, helping one another • A few Social Media Sites that incorporate Internship Opportunities • www.twitter.com • www.facebook.com • www.linkedin.com • Public or Not? • Being Savvy with Information and Internet • Verification websites – online presence • Reppler.com, Netclarify.com

  27. 5. Career Services • Write a Purposeful Résumé • Résumé Critiques • Practice Interviews • Career Counseling • Career fairs in fall and spring – • --more are advertised on www.career.uconn.edu • Internship & Co-op Career Fair • Wednesday, February 6, 2013, 11-3, Student Union • Careers for the Common Good Career Fair • Wednesday, February 20, 2013, 12-3, Student Union

  28. 5. Career Services • Wilbur Cross Room 201: Center for Career Planning and Development - First Point of Contact • Résumé Critiques Daily: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. • Walk-in Career Counseling • Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. • Wednesday: 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. • Pre-scheduled appointments • Student Union 203: Center for Internships and Employer Relations • On-Campus Interviewing and Practice Interviews • Pre-scheduled appointments

  29. Thank You • Questions? • Follow-up

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