Can You Find Your Costume?

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 Select Where You Want To Live!

To Figure Out What That Perfect Career Is, Consider Doing More Than One Internship To Help You Develop Your Leadership Skills!

Internships How to obtain them through your skills and how to display them on your resume

Internships-What are they? Typically are one-time work or service experiences related to a student's major or career goal Typically are one-time work or service experiences related 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 not receive academic credit for performing the internship Can be paid or unpaid and the student may or may not receive academic credit for performing the internship Are structured educational experiences which incorporate productive work experience as a regular part of a college student's curriculum

Why do an Internship? Obtain experience in your field and the opportunity to check out/hook onto a potential employer. Obtain experience in your field and the opportunity to check out/hook onto a potential employer. These These connections will be the hot ticket to get you in the door for job interviews.

Student Advantages of 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: Expand oral and written communication, teamwork, and leadership skills Expand oral and written communication, teamwork, and leadership skills Gain self confidence Gain self confidence Gain motivation in your field of study Gain motivation in your field of study Discover your strong and weak points and the skills you need to improve on Discover your strong and weak points and the skills you need to improve on Learn what is expected of you in the workplace Learn what is expected of you in the workplace

Why Do Employers Want You As An Intern? New talent and ideas New talent and ideas Use the intern process as a recruiting tool. If they like you they will keep you Use the intern process as a recruiting tool. If they like you they will keep you You can help with projects they did not have the people power to do You can help with projects they did not have the people power to do You are cheap labor! You lower labor costs You are cheap labor! You lower labor costs You provide exposure for the company on- campus and in the community You provide exposure for the company on- campus and in the community Help with diversity hiring Help with diversity hiring

Check These Stats Out!! We Retain: 10% of what we hear 10% of what we hear 15% of what we see 15% of what we see 20% of what we hear and see 20% of what we hear and see 40% of what we discuss 40% of what we discuss 80% of what we experience 80% of what we experience Guess what-internships are experience!! Do more than one!!

Now You Know What An Internship Is-How Do You Obtain One? You must do your research and locate the organization you wish to intern with You must do your research and locate the organization you wish to intern with Look for posted internships anywhere you can-Use Career Services, your faculty, your contacts, etc. Look for posted internships anywhere you can-Use 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 with and they do not have an internship posted- DON’T GIVE UP! Contact them and inquire about internship possibilities if they are not posted If there is a company you want to do an internship with and they do not have an internship posted- DON’T GIVE UP! Contact them and inquire about internship possibilities if they are not posted

Applying For An Internship Typically it requires a resume-a GOOD RESUME! Typically it requires a resume-a GOOD RESUME! What skills do employers look for on that GOOD resume? What skills do employers look for on that GOOD resume? Honesty, Integrity, Interpersonal, Communication, Motivation, Initiative, Flexibility, Adaptability, Computer, Teamwork and Leadership Skills

How Do You Show Your Stuff (Leadership and Teamwork) To An Employer?? Through Your RESUME!! Click here for a good resume Click here for a good resumehere What do you see on this resume? What do you see on this resume? I see a great gpa I see a great gpa I see internship experience I see internship experience I see many, many activities that display leadership and teamwork I see many, many activities that display leadership and teamwork I see a resume that is very easy to read and follow I see a resume that is very easy to read and follow

Where Do You Pick Up These Leadership and Teamwork Traits? Clubs and organizations Clubs and organizations Work Work On-Campus job On-Campus job Classroom assignments and activities Classroom assignments and activities Organizations off campus Organizations off campus Sports Sports

Here Some Leadership and Teamwork Resume Entries From Actual SU Students Assisted incoming students with transition to college as a Resident Assistant Assisted incoming students with transition to college as a Resident Assistant Organized and ran various promotional events for 900+ residents- Open houses, resident appreciation nights, weekend trips Organized and ran various promotional events for 900+ residents- Open houses, resident appreciation nights, weekend trips Led nine person trail crew on six day canoe and camping excursion Led nine person trail crew on six day canoe and camping excursion Oriented incoming freshman on such topics as Drugs/Alcohol, Student Life, Course Selection, etc. Oriented incoming freshman on such topics as Drugs/Alcohol, Student Life, Course Selection, etc. Responsible for health/safety of trail crew Responsible for health/safety of trail crew Participated in various volunteer activities including March of Dimes ‘Best of the Eastern Shore’ fundraiser Participated in various volunteer activities including March of Dimes ‘Best of the Eastern Shore’ fundraiser

More Entries Served as Group Leader for camping and backpacking on the Appalachian Trail Served as Group Leader for camping and backpacking on the Appalachian Trail Trained new employees about all procedures and policies of the restaurant Trained new employees about all procedures and policies of the restaurant Became President of Tae Kwon Do Club and helped raise over $1000 for local food bank Became President of Tae Kwon Do Club and helped raise over $1000 for local food bank Spearheaded Greek rush event, fundraising, and community service in fall; oversaw all activities associated with Greek Week in Spring Spearheaded Greek rush event, fundraising, and community service in fall; oversaw all activities associated with Greek Week in Spring Served as Tau Kappa Epsilon president and worked with local Rotary to create internships Served as Tau Kappa Epsilon president and worked with local Rotary to create internships

Listings of Leadership/Teamwork Activities Member · Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society of the Social Sciences Member · Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society of the Social Sciences Vice President · Salisbury University Power Lifting Team Vice President · Salisbury University Power Lifting Team Secretary · NAACP Secretary · NAACP Past Chair · Political Awareness Committee Past Chair · Political Awareness Committee Member · African American Student Union Member · African American Student Union Acting President · African American Historical and Philosophical Society Acting President · African American Historical and Philosophical Society

Now It Is Your Turn To Create Your Resume Get in groups of two and write your resume Get in groups of two and write your resume Use leadership and teamwork activities you have done or plan to do Use leadership and teamwork activities you have done or plan to do Use this experience on your resume Use this experience on your resume No high school information!! No high school information!! I will give you the resume you can use. Click here to see it I will give you the resume you can use. Click here to see ithere We will read them out loud. Your partner can introduce you (name, major and where you are from) and then read the resume. We will read them out loud. Your partner can introduce you (name, major and where you are from) and then read the resume.

Great Job!! Go get that internship! Go get that internship! Good luck Good luck Thank you for attending Thank you for attending And Happy Halloween!! And Happy Halloween!!