1. An App created to help shape
college students into Business
Professionals
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2. • An internship is a system of on-the-job training for
business professionals.
• The purpose of an internship is to provide a meaningful
learning experience for the student.
• Interns are typically college and university students- there
is a broad demand for internship opportunities world-wide
• Participating in an internship is an important experience
to reinforce the learning that students do in the
classroom. It can provide great practical experience.
Top 10 tips for earning an
internship
Internship do's and
don'ts
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3. • The College struggle to This app Is designed to help
find a valuable internship current college students
is a world-wide problem who are in search of career
that needs to be solved specific internship
due to a vast spectrum of opportunities.
qualifications that are • Open to both
required by current undergraduate and
businesses and graduate students!
companies. • Shape MY Career allows
the user to specifically key
in useful information to
help find the best
Why are internships internship opportunity
important? available.
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4. • Being a current college student, professors are always
pushing students to get as many internships as possible
to set themselves apart from our peers who are entering
the same work force.
• The internship search is just as competitive as a
traditional job search, very competitive.
• Internships are not always easily found, and as a result
many eager college students are left searching for
experience to build their resumes.
• Working an internship is also a current graduation
requirement of many colleges and universities just like
Johnson & WalesInternships make the
University
difference
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5. Highlights of the Software Ultimate Goals
• College career focused app • The ultimate goal of Shape
• Produces college career MY Career is to help current
specific results college students gain
• Available for use by both valuable work experience in
undergraduate and graduate their field of study in order to
students advance themselves into the
work force.
• User friendly
• Easy app navigation
• Readily Available on
handheld devices
• App is free of charge!
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6. Shape MY Career is a user friendly app, supported by a wide
business professional database that allows student users to
create a profile and begin their internship search.
• Users would download the app on their handheld devices and
create a user profile by filling out a brief questionnaire.
• Example questions would be as follows…
• What city/state are you looking to work in?
• What college are you currently attending?
• What college program are you enrolled in? Undergraduate or graduate
• What is your current major?
• What is your expected date of graduation?
• Results would then appear on screen and users will be able to sort
through their findings and discover the opportunities that are out
there!
Top 10 internship myths
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7. Shape MY Career will work in partnership with
CareerBuilder, LLC who was the first app developer of its
kind that allowed users to search for job opportunities and
apply for them using handheld devices.
Shape MY Career could be a extension of CareerBuilder
,LLC to help college students who are a few steps away
from applying to full- time jobs.
careerbuilder
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8. The App will
provide turn
by turn
directions to
the business
or company
providing the
internship.
The app will
allow users to
read about the
internship detail
requirements
and
expectations
The internship
search will display
your search results
in order according
to your
specifications. Ex.
Length of travel.
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9. • Burnsed, Brian. "Degrees Are Great, but Internships
Make a Difference." US News. U.S.News & World
Report, 15 Apr. 2010. Web. 11 Feb. 2013.
• Hering, Beth Braccio. CNN. Cable News Network, 14 Apr.
2010. Web. 11 Feb. 2013.
• "Internship Do's and Don'ts for College Students."
Internship Do's and Don'ts for College Students.
N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Feb. 2013.
• "Top 10 Internship Myths." Vault. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Feb.
2013.
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