2008 Woodie Awards
The importance of obtaining internships
Katie Carroll
Issue date: 4/26/07 Section: Perspectives
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As school comes to an end, and summer approaches, the importance of an internship where you hope to work when you graduate is on everyone's mind. Fortunately, Sacred Heart University students have the opportunity to find internships through Career Development.
"Every student should make Career Development their first stop in looking for an internship, or full-time position. We have a database of over 2,500 employers who are looking for SHU students, and at any given time we have hundreds of employment opportunities we can connect you with.
In addition to our recruiting database, we can provide instruction on all the skills you need for an effective search, including networking. Research shows that more than 75% of jobs are found through networking, so it is an important part of any job search. Tell everyone you know about what type of opportunity you are seeking," said Rick DelVecchio, Director of Career Placement.
Career Development can help many SHU students get great jobs, even after graduation.
"I met up with the Director of Marketing for an interview after submitting an initial application for the program, things went well so he hired me. I don't plan on working for the MLB in the future because I am not really interested in baseball but it did make me realize that I wanted to be a director of Marketing. From that point of my realization and when I researched the Director of Marketing position, I saw I would need my MBA to obtain this type of position within a company I wanted to work for. As far as the process of going on interviews I felt it made my interview much easier having researched the general background of the "BlueClaws" affiliate so it looked like I had a genuine interest in the internship itself and showing up 10 minutes before to chill out and gather myself before having to walk into the meeting so I wasn't as nervous," said Ryan MaGovern, Graduate student, Belmar, N.J.
It is important to make sure you have a resume when going on your interview and also so you can send them to companies you are interested in. If you start looking early then you have more options and if gives you a chance to figure out what your doing for the summer.
"Every student should make Career Development their first stop in looking for an internship, or full-time position. We have a database of over 2,500 employers who are looking for SHU students, and at any given time we have hundreds of employment opportunities we can connect you with.
In addition to our recruiting database, we can provide instruction on all the skills you need for an effective search, including networking. Research shows that more than 75% of jobs are found through networking, so it is an important part of any job search. Tell everyone you know about what type of opportunity you are seeking," said Rick DelVecchio, Director of Career Placement.
Career Development can help many SHU students get great jobs, even after graduation.
"I met up with the Director of Marketing for an interview after submitting an initial application for the program, things went well so he hired me. I don't plan on working for the MLB in the future because I am not really interested in baseball but it did make me realize that I wanted to be a director of Marketing. From that point of my realization and when I researched the Director of Marketing position, I saw I would need my MBA to obtain this type of position within a company I wanted to work for. As far as the process of going on interviews I felt it made my interview much easier having researched the general background of the "BlueClaws" affiliate so it looked like I had a genuine interest in the internship itself and showing up 10 minutes before to chill out and gather myself before having to walk into the meeting so I wasn't as nervous," said Ryan MaGovern, Graduate student, Belmar, N.J.
It is important to make sure you have a resume when going on your interview and also so you can send them to companies you are interested in. If you start looking early then you have more options and if gives you a chance to figure out what your doing for the summer.
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