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INTERNSHIPS: WHY & HOW Career Center Workshop
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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.
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HOW Dream Dream Look Look Get Creative. Pitching an idea
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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.
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HOW Make a list of your top 5-10 companies or organizations you would like to work with and DO YOUR HOMEWORK! DO YOUR HOMEWORK! Get to know someone at the organization through phone calls or an informational interview.
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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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