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!!