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Internships Through Academic &

Career Services : Bridges to Your

Future

Mary Becelia, Career AdvisorOffice of Academic & Career ServicesLee Hall, 2ndFloor540-654-1010casv@umw.edu

http://academics.umw.edu/academicandcareerservices/

mailto:casv@umw.edumailto:casv@umw.edu

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What is the Office of

Academic and CareerServices?

We provide academic advising for first year

and undeclared students

We support students with our (free!) peer-tutoring program

We present workshops on a variety of

academic and career/grad school topics We provide support and bridging between

your academic and career success

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How Can Our Office Help First Year

Students? Academic Advising

Tutoring

Assessment

Choosing a Major

Career Advising

Academic InternshipProgram

Mock Interviews

Resume/Cover Letter

Critique

Social Media & the Job

Search

Employer Recruitment

& Career Fairs

Graduate School Fair

Individual Appointments

Workshops/Presentations

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Words of Advice:

DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOUR SENIOR YEAR TO

COME IN AND SEE US REGARDING YOURCAREER/GRAD SCHOOL QUESTIONS.

WE CAN BETTER ASSIST

YOU WITH YOUR CAREER-RELATED

NEEDS IF YOU

VISIT US EARLYAND OFTEN!

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Step 1: ExploreOptions Take a variety of courses

Join campus clubs and community organizations

Set up informational interviews with professionalsCheck out the Academic & Career Services

website to research career fields

Assess your interests, skills and values

Review What Can I Do With a Major In... handouts

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Step 2: Research/Prepare

Review Eagle Connections on LinkedIn

Develop a resume (we can help you!) Participate in a Career Day or Employer Fair

Explore internship options for the following summeror semester

Practice interviewing by scheduling a mockinterview

Continue participating in clubs or volunteer workto explore your interests and build your skills

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Step 3: Apply for Internships!Attend Career Day and Employer Fair and network

with participating employers

Upload and publish your resume on Employ-an-Eagle

Apply for internships through Employ-an-Eagle andother resources

Consider which faculty members and pastemployers might serve as references

Consider fall, spring and/or summer internshipopportunities

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Can an Academic CreditInternship Meet Your

Experiential Learning

Requirement? Yes

No

What Experiential Learning requirement?

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Internship Facts You ShouldKnow!

Most internships are unpaid

However, you gain skills, references and resume-enhancing real-world experience!

Internships can often lead to full-time opportunities

To stay up-to-date with the latest internshipopportunities check your inbox for our weekly e-blast; you will be receiving it once classes begin inthe fall

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Recent Internship Sites: Greater Fredericksburg Habitat for

Humanity

Office of Governor McDonnell

The Fredericksburg Area Museum andCultural Center

UMW Sports Information

Embassy of the Republic of Cote dIvoire

Smithsonian Institute Asian CulturalHistory Museum

Karatos Defense and Rocket Support

Services, Inc. Federal Bureau of Investigation

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Centennial Broadcasting II, LLC.National Geographic Magazine

JTE Marketing Group

Northern VA RegionalCommission

Lockheed Martin

The George WashingtonFoundation

Merrill Lynch

Democratic SenatorialCampaign Committee

Booz Allen Hamilton

The Free-Lance Star

George Washington Foundation Rappahannock Legal Services

Chesapeake Climate ActionNetwork

Central Rappahannock RegionalLibrary

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In Order To Do an Internshipfor Credit You Must Have:

A minimum G.P.A. of 2.0

At least 12 UMW credits

A faculty sponsor

Completed internship contract approved by theOffice of Academic & Career Services

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What Internship Resources DoesUMW Have To Help Me?

Online listings of local and regional internship

opportunities Free access to national internship databases and

job boards

Internship search website links on our website

Internship recruiting at fall and spring job fairs

The Internship Weekly,part of our weekly emailnewsletter

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Helpful Internship Information

Sources: http://academics.umw.edu/academicandcareers

ervices/

Individual appointment with a Student SuccessCoordinator or Career Advisor

Eagle Connections on LinkedIn

Departmental faculty career advisor and/or

professors

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You Can Contact Us:Call 540-654-1010

Stop by Lee Hall second floor

Email casv@umw.edu

Click Make an Appointment Online on

our web page

Via social media (Like us on Facebook!)

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