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Internships

Internships. Do you need one?. Spring 2011 SURVEY OF Career Center Professionals*. 98% agree that students with internship experience are more employable for fulltime jobs. 90 % agree that students with a greater number of internship experiences are more employable.

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Internships

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  1. Internships Do you need one?

  2. Spring 2011 SURVEY OF Career Center Professionals* • 98% agree that students with internship experience are more employable for fulltime jobs. • 90%agree that students with a greater number of internship experiences are more employable. • 42%believe paid internships result in higher quality experiences. *internbridge.com/survey participants representing 271 US colleges and universities created by CE Rodriguez 07/2011

  3. WHAT DO YOU KNOW? • What year do you start your path to an internship? • What is the bottom of the GPA range that employers prefer? • If you work in a field now that is unrelated to your career goals, how do you showcase it on your résumé? • How many resources are available on this campus and where are they? • Can you use the same résumé you used in high school? • How many internships can you do? created by CE Rodriguez 07/2011

  4. Foundation Building - GRADES • Focus on classroom performance—grades count! • Do not just show up to class—be noticed! • This is not high school—being part of the nerd-herd here is cool! • Make sure that your classwork now has a positive impact on your final (graduating) GPA • Don’t avoid the “tough” professors • Use campus resources (Writing Center, tutoring, faculty, peer groups) • Move that GPA up—employers know that if it is not on your résumé that it is lower than a 3.0 (most prefer a 3.5+) • Make sure your faculty know you for the right reasons—you need to build references created by CE Rodriguez 07/2011

  5. Foundation Building - JOB • Find the Career Development Center (UH-329) • Investigate your major and it’s college’s requirement/support of internships • Start figuring out what you want to be when you grow up! • If you work off-campus—make yourself standout for the right reasons (this will help build your résumé) • Focus on transferrable skills like customer service, cash management, training, sales, etc. • The summer before your junior year, get your résumé reviewed by multiple subject matter experts and tighten it up! • Transition from a high school résumé • Learn how to find the “ é ” on your keyboard created by CE Rodriguez 07/2011

  6. Foundation Building – STUDENT CLUBS • Pick a student association/club that you are interested enough in to be an ACTIVEPARTICIPANT—not one where you think its ok to just show up! • Help drive membership, raise money, schedule/coordinate events • Attend meetings so you can network with business leaders • Take a leadership role in a student association/club • Research employers/industries that are in alignment with your career goals • Have a clear understanding of your college’s internship requirements • Attend any career focused workshops the college provides • Understand timelines that employers have (summer internships are filled by February/March) • Find and complete your first internship—don’t be afraid to look outside of your comfort zone—and add the experience to your résumé created by CE Rodriguez 07/2011

  7. PLAN AHEAD • What happens on campus stays on Facebook! • Your web presence is important • Attend multiple Career Expo or job fair events • Find and complete your second internship during your senior year—expand your borders • Make sure it is in alignment with your career objective • Make sure that it provides you with results driven projects • Graduate with a strong GPA, two internships on your powerful résumé, 3-5 solid references, a LinkedIn profile and a competitive edge • Say thank you to everyone that helped you! created by CE Rodriguez 07/2011

  8. #1 MESSAGE DO NOT WAIT until your senior year to start this process! • It may be too late to turn around your GPA • You will limit those that are trying to help you—do not expect them to apply a sense of urgency that YOU have failed to apply to your own career • You will stand out to employers as you compete against those that already have an internship on their résumé • You are more likely to make poor decisions due to a sense of panic on your part • You will have fewer choices created by CE Rodriguez 07/2011

  9. AT YOUR FINGERTIPS! • Career Development Center: http://career.csusb.edu/jobs_internships/ • CoyoteLink: https://csusb-csm.symplicity.com/students/index.php?s=home& • CBPA Internship Office: http://www.cbpa.csusb.edu/student_resources/internships/resources.htm • Coyote Careers: http://coyotecareers.csusb.edu/ • Standard search of University website • Your College’s own website created by CE Rodriguez 07/2011

  10. CBPA CONTACT INFORMATION *hours will change for summer quarter, M-Th, 7am to 5:30pm Lynette Reyes Student Helper Angie Webb Staff Internship Coordinator Christina E. Rodriguez Internship Program Coordinator M-F, Varied (909) 537-3581 M-F, 8am-5pm (909) 537-3881 abecerri@csusb.edu M-F, 8am-5pm (909) 537-3766 chrodrig@csusb.edu created by CE Rodriguez 07/2011

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