According to MonsterTrak, Employers overwhelmingly point to internship experience as the most important factor they consider in hiring new college graduates for full-time positions, and they have a variety of self-serving reasons for feeling that way.
Here's what a few of your fellow students and recent graduates had to say:
Gain Industry Knowledge You Won't Learn Anywhere Else
Accumulate Evidence of Your Abilities
Make Critical Professional Contacts
Your Confidence Will Improve
Possibly Land a Full-Time Job
-Research shows that 85 percent of companies use internships and similar experiential education programs to recruit for their full-time workforces.
MonsterTrak can help you find an internship opportunity!
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College Insurance coverage?
Did you know in the US there are over 50,000 property crimes reported on college campuses annually? There are more than 1,800 fires. Many more students suffer damages from accidents ranging from major floods to ordinary spills that wreak havoc with their computers, phones, clothing and other essential personal property. None of these losses are insured by the school.
CSI Insurance may have a policy to help you.
CSI Insurance may have a policy to help you.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Internships...How to get the best opportunites!
There are many resources available for finding an internship. Networking, attending career fairs, looking for internship listings online as well as identifying potential employers through classified ads, the local Chambers of Commerce or phone book are ways to begin conducting your internship search. Finding an internship requires some research and planning for finding the right internship opportunities but the results are definitely worth the effort.
1. Begin Looking Early
Be aware that certain industries and internships have early deadlines, and recruit and hire as early as November. Beginning your internship search during winter break affords you additional time to look for internships and perhaps make some valuable connections with alumni or professionals within organizations of interest prior to returning to college. You can check with your college's Career Services Office for assistance and to find out which internships recruit early.
2. Identify Career Interests
First of all, it is important for you to know what you want to do. Gaining experience in a number of career fields is an especially good idea if you have no idea what career you're interested in pursuing after college. Do you want to work with children or are you more interested in investment banking? Are you interested in social activism and making a difference in the world? Maybe ' like to work in an art museum or at a major advertising agency. Internships can give you exposure to opportunities such as these and a chance to "test the waters" of new and exciting career fields.
3. Network
Speak with family, friends, faculty, college advisors, and career counselors in the Career Services Office at your college about what type of internship you want and when and where you want to do it. Contacting alumni from your college and doing informational interviews can provide you with valuable information on career options you can pursue as an internship. Be sure to send a thank you note expressing your appreciation to them for sharing their time and expertise.
4. Checking Out Online Resources
MonsterTrak is recognized as the top college job search database that also lists many internships. Contact your Career Services Office to see if they partner with Monster and ask how to obtain a password. InternWeb.com and InternshipPrograms.com from Wetfeet.com also list internships in a variety of career fields and locations. Last but not least, you can check out the classified ads in your local newspaper.
5. Attend Career Fairs
Check with your Career Services Office at your college to identify career and/or internship fairs occurring during winter break. Top employers attend career fairs to recruit, screen, and hire talented interns and employees. Be prepared to give a 60 second introduction that describes your skills, interests, experience, and motivation to the employer. Be sure to follow up with any recruiters you speak with at the fair.
6. Contact Employers
Telephone or visit employers in your geographic and/or career areas of interest and inquire about summer jobs/internships. Be prepared to give a 60 second promo regarding your skills, strengths, and motivation for working for them. Focus on summer jobs available and, if interested, consider camp or resort opportunities to gain additional interpersonal and communication skills. Temp agencies also provide information about the employment needs of local employers. Be sure to follow up with employers whenever possible to arrange an in-person or telephone interview.
7. Become an Entrepreneur
Do you have special skills or a way of meeting a market need? I recently spoke with a college student who made over $2500 a week selling ice cream from a truck he rented for the summer. He was so pleasantly shocked by the success of his venture that he planned an extended trip throughout Europe. If you have a special skill or talent and an entrepreneurial spirit, it may surprise you at how successful you might be.
8. Gain Experience as a New Graduate or Career Changer
New graduates and career changers can also do internships to gain perspective on new career fields and develop new knowledge and skills. Internships can be the bridge between an unsatisfying career and a potentially new and exciting venture. You can use both internship and job search databases to identify organizations that meet your criteria.
1. Begin Looking Early
Be aware that certain industries and internships have early deadlines, and recruit and hire as early as November. Beginning your internship search during winter break affords you additional time to look for internships and perhaps make some valuable connections with alumni or professionals within organizations of interest prior to returning to college. You can check with your college's Career Services Office for assistance and to find out which internships recruit early.
2. Identify Career Interests
First of all, it is important for you to know what you want to do. Gaining experience in a number of career fields is an especially good idea if you have no idea what career you're interested in pursuing after college. Do you want to work with children or are you more interested in investment banking? Are you interested in social activism and making a difference in the world? Maybe ' like to work in an art museum or at a major advertising agency. Internships can give you exposure to opportunities such as these and a chance to "test the waters" of new and exciting career fields.
3. Network
Speak with family, friends, faculty, college advisors, and career counselors in the Career Services Office at your college about what type of internship you want and when and where you want to do it. Contacting alumni from your college and doing informational interviews can provide you with valuable information on career options you can pursue as an internship. Be sure to send a thank you note expressing your appreciation to them for sharing their time and expertise.
4. Checking Out Online Resources
MonsterTrak is recognized as the top college job search database that also lists many internships. Contact your Career Services Office to see if they partner with Monster and ask how to obtain a password. InternWeb.com and InternshipPrograms.com from Wetfeet.com also list internships in a variety of career fields and locations. Last but not least, you can check out the classified ads in your local newspaper.
5. Attend Career Fairs
Check with your Career Services Office at your college to identify career and/or internship fairs occurring during winter break. Top employers attend career fairs to recruit, screen, and hire talented interns and employees. Be prepared to give a 60 second introduction that describes your skills, interests, experience, and motivation to the employer. Be sure to follow up with any recruiters you speak with at the fair.
6. Contact Employers
Telephone or visit employers in your geographic and/or career areas of interest and inquire about summer jobs/internships. Be prepared to give a 60 second promo regarding your skills, strengths, and motivation for working for them. Focus on summer jobs available and, if interested, consider camp or resort opportunities to gain additional interpersonal and communication skills. Temp agencies also provide information about the employment needs of local employers. Be sure to follow up with employers whenever possible to arrange an in-person or telephone interview.
7. Become an Entrepreneur
Do you have special skills or a way of meeting a market need? I recently spoke with a college student who made over $2500 a week selling ice cream from a truck he rented for the summer. He was so pleasantly shocked by the success of his venture that he planned an extended trip throughout Europe. If you have a special skill or talent and an entrepreneurial spirit, it may surprise you at how successful you might be.
8. Gain Experience as a New Graduate or Career Changer
New graduates and career changers can also do internships to gain perspective on new career fields and develop new knowledge and skills. Internships can be the bridge between an unsatisfying career and a potentially new and exciting venture. You can use both internship and job search databases to identify organizations that meet your criteria.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Student Checking From Wachovia
When I was preparing to go to college I set up a bank account with the bank that I thought would be on campus when I got there. It turned out that What I thought to be National City turned out to be County National. Needless to say I was disappointed, but I also found this to be especially difficult because I had to pay fees and travel off campus if I needed to make deposits (those checks from mom don't cash themselves!). It seems that lots of students have had the same problems that I did and banks have responded with student focused checking accounts. Wachovia has the best one yet.
Wachovia's free student checking offers all of the frills with none of the costs. What's great about this account is 12 non-network ATM transactions per month with no charge! This comes in handy if your bank isn't on campus like mine wasn't. Check it out here for more specifics.
Wachovia's free student checking offers all of the frills with none of the costs. What's great about this account is 12 non-network ATM transactions per month with no charge! This comes in handy if your bank isn't on campus like mine wasn't. Check it out here for more specifics.
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