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a.k.a. “Jeanette’s Guide to Getting an Internship” Jeanette Dabrowski 11 February 2011
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Jumping off point: list of employers at GMU Job & Internship FairGMU Job & Internship Fair Visit company websites When possible, call company directly Visit Volgenau School of IT & Engineering's Undergraduate Jobs page Undergraduate Jobs Search using HireMasonHireMason Generic job search websites: Indeed, Simply Hired, CareerInfoNet's Employer Locator, and othersIndeedSimply HiredCareerInfoNet's Employer Locator
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Write resume and cover letter(s) - see “Moving On” guide “Moving On” Have resume reviewed by Career Services Ask family friends, former teachers, etc. to be references Get business cards from Vistaprint?Vistaprint
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Consider Career Services workshopsworkshops Find on-campus interviewing opportunities through HireMason (has a required workshop)HireMason Research/practice behavioral interviewing Before the interview: know what the company does and how you might fit in Create list of questions to ask interviewer Dress as professionally as you can afford
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Research companies BEFORE you go to the job fair What to bring: Professional-looking, stiff folder Working pen Lots of copies of resume Business cards if you have them Dress professionally (no jeans or backpacks)
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Stay organized! List of contacts Spreadsheet of companies researched/applied to If at all possible, get the name of a real person Be persistent (follow-up and stay in contact) This is a marathon, not a sprint – don’t give up! I applied for 26 different positions at 24 separate companies, and wrote a total of 20 custom cover letters
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HPTi: Summer 2010
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High Performance Technologies, Inc. (HPTi) is a contractor for the federal government ~400 employees Two locations: Reston, VA and Arlington, VA (Ballston) Worked as a developer on a budget tracking tool for a government agency Project used an agile software development model Total of 11 Virginia interns in Summer 2010, mix of IT and Computer Science majors
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What I expectedWhat actually happened Will follow a single project from conception to deployment CS/SWE 421 will be applicable Internship will be helpful for SWE 437 Will work in team environment Focused mainly on maintenance and testing CS/SWE 421 was completely true! Not very helpful for SWE 437 – did mostly system tests Worked on team with four coworkers
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Everything in CS/SWE 421 is true PowerPoint is important (COMM 320 was helpful) Be social! Attend happy hours Go out to lunch with coworkers
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