CSB's Top 5 Tips for a Great Internship
1. Know Before You GO: Explore the career field you are interested in. Know why you want an internship. Define your goals, priorities & what you want to learn in your internship.
2. Start Early: For a Summer internship you need to start looking & applying January/February! For a Fall internship you need to start looking now and applying in April/May. The earlier you start looking the more successful you will be!
3. Use Your Network: Talk to your family, friends, co-workers, professors & advisors, tell them that you are looking for an internship. Always ask if your contact knows of anyone who they could refer you too. Up to 80% of jobs are never advertised, so your network and networking is a key component of success!
4. Update Your Resume: Make sure it is perfect! Utilize the Career Center, professors, your CEN Mentor, relatives & friends. The more eyes that see your resume the stronger your resume will be. Don’t send the same resume to every position you apply to, make sure your resume is relevant to the position you are applying for
5. Be Persistent (but polite): If you submit an application and don’t hear back within a few days, follow up with a phone call. Employers are busy and you need to make yourself stand out from other applicants.
Photo: UNCW/Jamie Moncrief
Management Internships / Employment
According to the National Association of Colleges & Employers:
The starting salary of interns averages $2,000-$3,0000 more than non-interns. On average it takes interns 1.98 months to obtain their first job compared to the 4.34 months for non-interns.
Internships are available for academic credit or without academic credit. To receive academic credit you need a 3.0 Cameron GPA, have completed MGT 350 and 6 hours of MGT or EBD courses.
Students are encouraged to pursue internships, whether for academic credit or for experience. The Cameron School of Business has a dedicated Service Learning Coordinator to assist students with internships. For more information please contact Joanna Rickard (contact info below).. Students are also encouraged to contact the
If you are interested in receiving information about internships & jobs related to management, please subscribe to management jobs listserv at http://lists.uncw.edu/mailman/listinfo/managementjobs
Top Resources & References for Internships
Joanna Rickard CSB Service Learning CoordinatorCameron Hall 124 A.
email [ rickardj AT uncw DOT edu ]
910.962.2466
UNCW Student Resources:
http://uncw.edu/career/www.internships-usa.com (User: interns, Password: learn)
www.internships.com/accessPremium.cfm (User: UNCW, Password: seahawk)
General Internship Websites:
Monster.comCareers.Yahoo.com
RSInternships.com
preferredjobs.coms/intenships
internshipprograms.com quintcareers.com
collegegrad.com/internships
jobgusher.com
internjobs.com
jobsearchusa.org
jobsearch.about.com
careerexploreer.net
collegegrad.com/topemployers/internships.shtml
wetfeet.com
Federal Government & Non-Profit Co-ops and Internships:
idealist.crgfedjobs.com/lib/fcip.html
sierraclub.org/careers
careers.state.gov/students/
whitehouse.gov/government/wh-intern.html
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