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Internships: Why & How

Internships: Why & How. Career Center Workshop. Why. Explore your chosen field G ain experience in your chosen field Discover your chosen field Build your résumé Make business contacts for future jobs Build confidence leadership and It’s better to do something than do nothing. How.

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Internships: Why & How

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  1. Internships: Why & How Career Center Workshop

  2. Why • Explore your chosen field • Gain experience in your chosen field • Discover your chosen field • Build your résumé • Make business contacts for future jobs • Build confidence leadership and • It’s better to do something than do nothing.

  3. How • Dream • Look • Get Creative. Pitching an idea

  4. The pitch Create a one-page outline of your internship idea • Things to include: • Which department or with whom you would prefer to work • The skills you would like to gain • The time frame and time commitment of the internship • What you bring to the party, and • Your openness & flexibility for alternate plans of work.

  5. How • Make a list of your top 5-10 companies or organizations you would like to work with and DO YOUR HOMEWORK! •  Get to know someone at the organization through phone calls or an informational interview.

  6. Follow-Up Most important and hardest to do • Emails • Calls • Cards or letters (snail mail) • Drop by, and • Attend things they attend.

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