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Everything They Didn’t Tell You About Internships…and What You Should Know

March 24, 2022 by Jerri Arnold-Cook

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Written by Courtney Cochran, Program Director of Collegiate Sales Society In college, an internship is like your favorite kindergarten field trip. During your trip, you discover how the lessons you’ve learned in the classroom can be paired and applied with skills and professional development. But, what I bet you might be feeling right now is a little stressed, … [Read more...] about Everything They Didn’t Tell You About Internships…and What You Should Know

Filed Under: Career Planning, Internships, Job Search Tagged With: Career Center, career readiness, internship, internship search, job search

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Part of a team: An interview with Willie Drake, Merchandise Data Analyst Intern with O’Reilly Auto Parts

October 28, 2019 by Valerie Turner

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“As soon as you feel like you have enough knowledge from school, try to do an internship, because it’s best to have that foot in the door.” ~Willie Drake With a focus on information technology and psychology, Willie plans to graduate with his Bachelor of General Studies degree in May 2020. Since beginning his internship at O’Reilly Auto Parts this past April, he has learned … [Read more...] about Part of a team: An interview with Willie Drake, Merchandise Data Analyst Intern with O’Reilly Auto Parts

Filed Under: career readiness, Internships, Professionalism, Resume Tagged With: Career Center, career readiness, employer, intern, internship, interviewing, Professionalism, resume

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Internship provides opportunity to work on challenging and meaningful projects

October 3, 2018 by Valerie Turner

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Written by Takudzwa Chawota, Graduate Assistant with the Career Center and psychology/Industrial Organizational graduate student. This past summer I completed a 12-week internship program at Express Scripts Inc., headquartered in St Louis, MO. I came across this internship position on Glassdoor in February 2018. From the time I completed the online application, the interview … [Read more...] about Internship provides opportunity to work on challenging and meaningful projects

Filed Under: Career Planning, career readiness, Internships, Professionalism Tagged With: career, Career Center, career readiness, internship, research

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Locating and applying for internships

December 11, 2017 by Valerie Turner

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Written by Amy Marie Charland and Mary Ann Lawson. Courtesy of the National Association of Colleges and Employers. An internship allows you to test your career objectives, helps you identify your talents, and directs you toward an appropriate career, while helping you acquire essential practical and professional skills you need in the business world. It also … [Read more...] about Locating and applying for internships

Filed Under: career readiness, Internships, Professionalism Tagged With: internship, internship search

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“My internship experience revitalized my motivation”

August 17, 2015 by Valerie Turner

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Written by Amie Gant, Career Center Communication and Design Assistant, Bachelor of Science, Professional Writing. This summer I completed my undergraduate internship as an assistant editor and graphic layout artist. I have noticed a positive change in myself after my experience; however, this change did not come easily. Successful completion of this internship required a … [Read more...] about “My internship experience revitalized my motivation”

Filed Under: Internships, Professionalism Tagged With: career, internship, Professionalism

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