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Can You Find Your Costume?Can You Find Your Costume?
What Are Your Career Goals?What Are Your Career Goals?
Acting?Acting? Personal Trainer?Personal Trainer? Dancer?Dancer? Zookeeper?Zookeeper? Doctor?Doctor? Aerobics Instructor?Aerobics Instructor?
Once You Obtain That Perfect Career, You Can Once You Obtain That Perfect Career, You Can Select Where You Want To Live!Select Where You Want To Live!
To Figure Out What That Perfect Career Is, To Figure Out What That Perfect Career Is, Consider Doing More Than One Internship To Help Consider Doing More Than One Internship To Help
You Develop Your Leadership Skills!You Develop Your Leadership Skills!
InternshipsInternships
How to obtain them through your How to obtain them through your skills and how to display them on skills and how to display them on
your resumeyour resume
Internships-What are they?Internships-What are they? Typically are one-time work or service experiences Typically are one-time work or service experiences
related to a student's major or career goalrelated to a student's major or career goal Generally Generally involve a student working in a professional
setting under the supervision and monitoring of practicing professionals
Can be paid or unpaid and the student may or may Can be paid or unpaid and the student may or may not receive academic credit for performing the not receive academic credit for performing the internshipinternship
Are structured educational experiences which incorporate productive work experience as a regular part of a college student's curriculum
Why do an Internship?Why do an Internship?
Obtain experience in your field and the Obtain experience in your field and the opportunity to check out/hook onto a potential opportunity to check out/hook onto a potential employer. employer.
These These connections will be the hot ticket to get you in the door for job interviews.
Student Advantages of Student Advantages of Internships:Internships:
Build your resume.Build your resume. Confirm Confirm your career decision and major. Explore careers within your major. Experience different work cultures. Gain a competitive advantage over your
classmates. Build a network of business contacts. Studies
have found that interns are more readily employed after graduation.
More Student Advantages:More Student Advantages:
Expand oral and written Expand oral and written communication, communication, teamworkteamwork, and , and leadershipleadership skills skills
Gain self confidenceGain self confidence Gain motivation in your field of studyGain motivation in your field of study Discover your strong and weak points Discover your strong and weak points
and the skills you need to improve onand the skills you need to improve on Learn what is expected of you in the Learn what is expected of you in the
workplaceworkplace
Why Do Employers Want You As Why Do Employers Want You As An Intern?An Intern?
New talent and ideasNew talent and ideas Use the intern process as a recruiting tool. If Use the intern process as a recruiting tool. If
they like you they will keep youthey like you they will keep you You can help with projects they did not have You can help with projects they did not have
the people power to dothe people power to do You are cheap labor! You lower labor costsYou are cheap labor! You lower labor costs You provide exposure for the company on-You provide exposure for the company on-
campus and in the communitycampus and in the community Help with diversity hiringHelp with diversity hiring
Check These Stats Out!!Check These Stats Out!!We Retain:We Retain:
10% of what we hear10% of what we hear 15% of what we see15% of what we see 20% of what we hear and see20% of what we hear and see 40% of what we discuss40% of what we discuss 80% of what we experience80% of what we experience
Guess what-internships are experience!!Guess what-internships are experience!!
Do more than one!!Do more than one!!
Now You Know What An Internship Now You Know What An Internship Is-How Do You Obtain One?Is-How Do You Obtain One?
You must do your research and locate the You must do your research and locate the organization you wish to intern withorganization you wish to intern with
Look for posted internships anywhere you can-Use Look for posted internships anywhere you can-Use Career Services, your faculty, your contacts, etc.Career Services, your faculty, your contacts, etc.
If they are posted-APPLY!If they are posted-APPLY! If there is a company you want to do an internship If there is a company you want to do an internship
with and they do not have an internship posted-with and they do not have an internship posted-DON’T GIVE UP! Contact them and inquire about DON’T GIVE UP! Contact them and inquire about internship possibilities if they are not postedinternship possibilities if they are not posted
Applying For An InternshipApplying For An Internship
Typically it requires a resume-a GOOD Typically it requires a resume-a GOOD RESUME!RESUME!
What skills do employers look for on that What skills do employers look for on that GOOD resume?GOOD resume?
Honesty, Integrity, Interpersonal, Honesty, Integrity, Interpersonal, Communication, Motivation, Initiative, Communication, Motivation, Initiative, Flexibility, Adaptability, Computer, Flexibility, Adaptability, Computer, Teamwork and Leadership SkillsTeamwork and Leadership Skills
How Do You Show Your Stuff (Leadership How Do You Show Your Stuff (Leadership and Teamwork) To An Employer??and Teamwork) To An Employer??
Through Your RESUME!!Through Your RESUME!! Click Click herehere for a good for a good
resumeresume What do you see on this What do you see on this
resume?resume? I see a great gpaI see a great gpa I see internship experienceI see internship experience I see many, many activities I see many, many activities
that display leadership and that display leadership and teamworkteamwork
I see a resume that is very I see a resume that is very easy to read and followeasy to read and follow
Where Do You Pick Up These Where Do You Pick Up These Leadership and Teamwork Traits?Leadership and Teamwork Traits?
Clubs and organizationsClubs and organizations WorkWork On-Campus jobOn-Campus job Classroom assignments Classroom assignments
and activitiesand activities Organizations off Organizations off
campuscampus SportsSports
Here Some Leadership and Teamwork Here Some Leadership and Teamwork Resume Entries From Actual SU StudentsResume Entries From Actual SU Students
Assisted incoming students with transition to college as a Resident Assisted incoming students with transition to college as a Resident AssistantAssistant
Organized and ran various promotional events for 900+ residents-Organized and ran various promotional events for 900+ residents-Open houses, resident appreciation nights, weekend tripsOpen houses, resident appreciation nights, weekend trips
Led nine person trail crew on six day canoe and camping Led nine person trail crew on six day canoe and camping excursionexcursion
Oriented incoming freshman on such topics as Drugs/Alcohol, Oriented incoming freshman on such topics as Drugs/Alcohol, Student Life, Course Selection, etc.Student Life, Course Selection, etc.
Responsible for health/safety of trail crewResponsible for health/safety of trail crew Participated in various volunteer activities including March of Participated in various volunteer activities including March of
Dimes ‘Best of the Eastern Shore’ fundraiserDimes ‘Best of the Eastern Shore’ fundraiser
More EntriesMore Entries
Served as Group Leader for camping and Served as Group Leader for camping and backpacking on the Appalachian Trailbackpacking on the Appalachian Trail
Trained new employees about all Trained new employees about all procedures and policies of the restaurant procedures and policies of the restaurant
Became President of Tae Kwon Do Club Became President of Tae Kwon Do Club and helped raise over $1000 for local and helped raise over $1000 for local food bankfood bank
Spearheaded Greek rush event, Spearheaded Greek rush event, fundraising, and community service in fundraising, and community service in fall; oversaw all activities associated fall; oversaw all activities associated with Greek Week in Springwith Greek Week in Spring
Served as Tau Kappa Epsilon president Served as Tau Kappa Epsilon president and worked with local Rotary to create and worked with local Rotary to create internshipsinternships
Listings of Leadership/Teamwork Listings of Leadership/Teamwork ActivitiesActivities
MemberMember · Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society of the · Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society of the Social SciencesSocial Sciences
Vice PresidentVice President · Salisbury University Power Lifting · Salisbury University Power Lifting TeamTeam
Secretary Secretary · NAACP· NAACP Past ChairPast Chair · Political Awareness Committee · Political Awareness Committee MemberMember · African American Student Union · African American Student Union Acting PresidentActing President · African American Historical and · African American Historical and
Philosophical SocietyPhilosophical Society
Now It Is Your Turn To Create Now It Is Your Turn To Create Your ResumeYour Resume
Get in groups of two and write Get in groups of two and write your resumeyour resume
Use leadership and teamwork Use leadership and teamwork activities you have done or plan to activities you have done or plan to dodo
Use this experience on your Use this experience on your resumeresume
No high school information!!No high school information!! I will give you the resume you I will give you the resume you
can use. Click can use. Click herehere to see it to see it We will read them out loud. Your We will read them out loud. Your
partner can introduce you (name, partner can introduce you (name, major and where you are from) major and where you are from) and then read the resume.and then read the resume.
Great Job!!Great Job!!
Go get that internship!Go get that internship! Good luckGood luck Thank you for attendingThank you for attending And Happy Halloween!!And Happy Halloween!!