December Contact: Roxanne Malé-Brune,

Workshop Overview  What am I trying to get out of this internship?  How do I find internships on campus?  How do I find external internship opportunities?  How do I apply for internships? 2

What am I trying to get out of this internship?  Testing driving your career options?  Experience in a particular field or method?  Publications/Presentations?  Money?  Other? 3

How Do I Find Internal Internship Opportunities? Talk to your professors about their research. Go to the department website, search for faculty and their research. Go to the Student Expo, April 14. 4

Tips for Internal Internships Ask if you will be paid. Ask if you will be paid. o Many faculty will only pay after the 1 st semester. o Some will only offer summer internships if you also commit to working in the Fall. Ask how many hours are you expected to work. Ask how many hours are you expected to work. o Typically the minimum is 10 hours per week during the academic year. 5

Tips for Internal Internships Talk with other students in the lab. Talk with other students in the lab. o See if the environment is right for you. Make sure you discuss your expectations with your faculty mentor. 6

How Do I Find External Internship Opportunities? 7

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PIVOT Database 15 Search the database by: Grants, fellowships, summer internships academic discipline, academic level, nationality, and more.  Register at  Note, the first time you must use a computer connected to the OU network.  Once you confirm your registration you can then use your username and password to sign into PIVOT, from any computer. Check out the instructional video

16 Click “Login to you PIVOT account” Log on or Sign In Go to Advanced Search

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18  All fields: type “summer internship”  Amount: leave blank  Deadlines: leave blank  Limited submission: leave blank  Citizenship or residency: o leave blank if US; o if not US use drop down menu and uncheck US citizenship box at top of page

19  Funding Type: Use drop down menu to select o Artistic pursuit; or o Research; o Also select Training, scholarship or fellowship  Keyword: o First time, click browse and figure out where your field is listed. o When typing in box do not hit enter key; wait for keyword to pop up and then select line and hit enter  Requirements: o Select undergraduate student; and women or minority (if applicable)

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This will allow you to receive weekly updates. 25

26 Typically you will need:  Resume/CV  Personal Statement  Letter of Recommendation(s)  Transcript

27 These are very discipline-specific. Resources: o Faculty advisor o Faculty mentor (if already doing research) o Career and Leadership Development Center o ROX

28 Personal Statement explains: o How you decided what you want to do (point A) o Your career path (point B) o How you have proactively gained expertise to take you from point A to point B.

29 Always follow the guidelines. For this essay, ask yourself: “what skills do I need to be successful?” Technical skills – cite: o Special/advanced classes o Research o Internships o Job experiences Soft skills, e.g., o Communication o Leadership o Teamwork

30 For each experience, state:  What did you do? o include a context to when e.g., “as a freshman, I” o and duration “for 40 hours during fall semester”  What did you achieve?  How did it benefit others?  How did it benefit you? (skills/insights learned)

31 Include specific examples of any research and/or professional activities in which you have participated. Consider stating:  Objectives of the project o for quantitative research: hypothesis; o for qualitative research: research questions; o for other experiences: mission/goal  Timeline o duration and chronology during UG or G career  Your Role: (leader, team member)  Methodology (scientific language, but no jargon!)

32  How did your research further the knowledge in your field?  Skills Gained/Lessons/Learned?  Reference your publications/presentations/significant fellowships/grants.  Broader Impacts: How did research or other experience benefit society?

33 Always follow the guidelines.  Typically, recommenders should use letterhead and include the following information: Name Title of reference writer Department Institution or organization Include details explaining:  the nature of the relationship to the applicant;  statements about the applicant's academic, research and workforce potential

34 Always follow the guidelines. If the program allows you to use non-official transcripts, then you can use a DARS. BUT make sure the DARS is complete. I prefer to request a copy of an official transcript, scan it and upload it.