Searching for an Internship or Job: Best Practices
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The document provides guidance to students on utilizing their university's career center from freshman year through graduation. It outlines the services offered by career centers, such as advising, job postings, resume help, and networking opportunities. Students are given recommendations for each academic year on activities like internships, informational interviews, leadership roles, and career events to help prepare them for the transition from college to their career.
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Searching for an Internship or Job: Best Practices
- 1. Utilizing Your University’s Career Center Allison Fox Michigan State University
- 2. Your Career Center Supports you Freshman year through Graduation Helps with all things related to your transition from College to Career
- 3. Your Career Center Provides Advising Job/internship postings Employer Connections Assessments Guides to set goals Resources to prepare Expert info
- 4. Each Semester Update/polish your resume Meet with your career advisor Get involved in clubs, civic engagement Evaluate your current job/internship – big picture? Attend events Research organizations, jobs of interest
- 5. Year One: Explore, clarify purpose Meet with Career Center Staff Learn your uni’s resources Organize doc’s Created LinkedIn Profile Find a part-time job Confirm major Assessment Get involved outside of class Hone your communication skills Keep your grades up Attend Events
- 6. Year Two: Awareness and Adaption Elevate Your Experience Polish your documents Informational Interviews Connect with faculty InternshipNetwork Mock Interview Build Communication Skills
- 7. Year Three: Prepare for Life After College Job or Internship, related to your goals Informational Interviews Build your home network Talk to alumni from your college Build relationships with faculty (references!) Career Events High quality internship over summer
- 8. Year Four: Confidence and Connections Leadership in student org’s Mock Interviews Update docs More informational interviews Career Events Network Building
- 9. Questions to ask your career advisor What are some of the career paths of alumni? What are some examples of internships you know of with students in my major? What should a student in my year/major be doing at this stage? Tell me about students who get great jobs and internships – what tips can you share?
- 11. Networking Like a Pro, U.S. Style Alan Headbloom GTRI Conference Grand Valley State University February 6, 2015
- 12. Networking 1: Business Cards
- 13. – Name tag – Handshake – The first question Networking 2: Meeting People
- 14. Networking 2a: Difficult Names
- 15. – Learning about their situation, their life – Asking about their needs – Making connections Networking 3: Giving Them Something
- 16. 1. They are first. You are second. 2. No deal-and-dash! 3. “This is what I’m looking for.” 4. “Is there anyone you know who…?” 5. “Is there anyone here I should meet?” Networking 4: Getting What You Need
- 17. 1. Short email: Same evening (preferably) or the next day 2. Simple greeting / reminder 3. Keep your promises 4. Offer to be of future help 5. Ask for what you need Networking 5: Following up
- 18. “It's supposed to be hard. If it were easy, everyone would do it.” —Tom Hanks A League of Their Own Stretch Yourself
- 19. Watch 3 AISO members being interviewed about their international student experience on Feel Like You Belong Shameless Plug
- 20. Anne Craft Director of Marketing & Communications
- 21. LinkedIn o Make sure your profile is complete. o Professional photograph is preferred o Current position, if any. Otherwise list as “Electrical Engineering Master’s Candidate” or similar title o All relevant experience and education o Summary: Make your summary personal, yet professional. Companies don’t hire employees; people hire people.
- 22. LinkedIn cont. o Build your network oFind others you know in your industry and send them an invitation to connect. When you send the invitation, include a personal note about how you met, or why you want to connect with them. o Ask for recommendations oOnly ask from people you personally know and who have worked on a project with you or who have supervised you.
- 23. LinkedIn cont. o Post an update on your homepage that says you’re searching for a job or internship opportunity o Use LinkedIn Jobs, advanced job search, or Boolean logic to search for specific results
- 24. GOregistry is a database of international students interested in obtaining internships or jobs through CPT, OPT, or employer sponsored visas. Play video
- 26. Advantages: oEmployers search for YOU oEmployers are pre-screened and have employment practices in place that allow and encourage them to hire foreign nationals for internship and/or job opportunities during CPT/OPT. Some may also file for H-1B status. oJob environments are international student friendly
- 27. To Learn More www.MiGTRI.org Facebook.com/MiGTRI @miglobaltalent Global Talent Retention Initiative of Michigan (GTRI) Global Talent Retention Initiative of Michigan (GTRI) info@migtri.org