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1. Find a position description for an internship that interests you
Find a position description for an internship that interests you and fits your qualifications
(more or less). Be sure the internship position description explicitly states it is for an
internship. Internships are different than regular employment because interns are entitled
to an educational experience that other types of employment opportunities do not need to
provide. In upcoming assignments, you will create a custom résumé and cover letter
applying for the internship you choose.Copy and paste the exact words provided by the
hiring organization describing the internship position, requirements and qualifications they
are looking for in candidates, and how to apply into a document. Error on the side of
including too much information rather than too little. Some of these are only one page, but
they can potentially fill many pages. If there is very little information, consider how you can
find out more or if you might need to find another internship opportunity. Fix the
formatting if it is distorted. This is an essential step because this internship position
description will be used throughout the semester and links on the web are often taken
down. While you may also want to include a link to the position description, having the
exact wording available to you in a document of your own will be necessary.Analyze the
internship description. If possible, annotate a copy of it. Circle terms that are important to
the position. Research the hiring organization, the position, and any key terms you need to
know more about so you can “speak their language.” Start connecting your own experiences
and qualifications to what the employer is looking for in a candidate.Write a reflection (no
more than one page) describing why this internship position description is an opportunity
you would consider pursuing. Provide a brief summary of what you know about the
organization and how that is reflected in the internship position description. Note the key
qualifications that you already possess, your experiences that allowed you to develop those
qualifications, and qualifications that you are still working on.Submit the internship
position description from the hiring organization and the reflection you wrote about it as a
PDF. Attaching documents as PDFs assures your submission maintains proper
formatting.additional resourcesRead How To Choose The Right College Internship (Links to
an external site.), Technical Writing: Chapter 12 Employment Materials and Preparation—
12 & 12.1 (Links to an external site.) & Technical Writing: Chapter 14 Thinking About
Writing —14 – 14.4 (Links to an external site.)Watch Reading an Internship Description…
Closely (Links to an external site.)PEER REVIEW REQUIREMENTSWrite 2 peer reviews for
members of your workshop group. Please review drafts that have no reviews first. When all
drafts have been reviewed at least once, please choose drafts with the fewest reviews

2. and/or the drafts that have received the least amount of useful feedback.To earn full credit,
exemplary reviews will provide rhetorically-effective constructive criticism that reflects the
requirements laid out in the assignment instructions and follow these guidelines:Start by
briefly noting two or more assignment requirements you will focus on in your peer
review.Create a clear section of the message indicating a positive aspect(s) of the draft and
why that assignment requirement is largely successful.Create a clear section of the message
indicating an aspect(s) of the draft that are an opportunity for improvement, which could
mean revision and/or further development. To remain as objective as possible, I encourage
you to reference what is in the class materials for the assignment, and then what you
observe in the workshop draft.End by summarizing how your experience reviewing the
draft impacted you as the reader.Model effective tone, document design, concision, and
close attention to sentence level correctness.Post reviews in the body of a message as a
reply to your classmates’ drafts.Reviews that only praise the draft without providing
suggestions for improvement—changes or areas to expand upon—will not earn full
credit.Requirements: draft & peer reviews