Editorial
internships
school careers “Having a negative internship experience in University. “It sounds
services. simple, but they really
“Careers services used one of these options can help by removing need to go back to the
to be called placement basics of the job search
services, and there is it as a career choice.” p r o c e s s a n d b e
sometimes a legacy of consistent and
expectation on the part thorough in looking
of students that the for a job. Students
careers service will produce a placement for “When you go into the market place, you have should be creative and open-minded; perhaps
them,” says Dominique D’Arcy, career advisor to diversify your resources,” says Jim Clayton. willing to take a position without pay for the
at Manchester Business School. “Our “Some people will approach the market by only right firm.”
philosophy is that people change careers more going through a career centre, but what they
often these days so we need to help them equip should really be doing is using every possible Getting a job out of an internship
themselves with the skills they will need to resource available; working with alumnae or If you want to make the most of your internship,
create opportunities. with students on the second year of the program, you need to keep networking and looking for
“Yes, there are companies that come on to using internet resources, or going back through opportunities.
campus, but that is like waiting for the right bus our employer data base. You have to make “Once you have got an internship, it doesn’t end
to come along: you are not being proactive. We contact with as many people as you possibly there,” says D’Arcy, “you need to make sure you
encourage people to be more strategic. We can, and, when you do, don’t just send a résumé find out as much as you can about the organization.
want them to ask what experience will help out but follow-up on the phone.” It is not just doing a good job, it’s about networking,
them get into the role they want, whether we “In this economy, it’s critically important for getting your face known outside your department,
know people there and, if we don’t, what students to be prepared for their interviews and finding out what the business is like. If you
creative approach can be used to achieve an and to let others know what types of positions want an offer of a full-time role, you should know
entry. Might someone there have done some they’re looking for,” says Julie Barefoot, that there are likely to be several people involved
research we can get in contact about or do we associate dean and director of MBA admissions in the decision and so it pays to have influenced
know someone in a parallel company?” at Goizueta Business School, Emory as many people as possible.”
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