Internships and Employment - The Keys to Finding the Perfect Opportunity!
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What do you want to do?
Who is doing it now?
What are the key skills?
Maximize your network
Exceed ExpectaDons
What do you want to do? • Not always an easy quesDon to answer • IdenDfy passions à What gets you excited? What are the acDviDes that you do where Dme seems to fly by?
• Discover derivaDves of that passion Ac/on #1 – Spend 30 minutes wri/ng down your passions. Then spend 10-‐15 min each day researching careers that align with your passion. Con/nue this un/l you gone through your en/re list. Rank them.
Who is doing it now?
• Find individuals that are where you want to be – Friends, Family, Blogs, TwiMer, Instagram, etc.
• Individuals that are at the top of their game • Why have they been successful? Ac/on #2 – For the top five careers you found, iden/fy two individuals that you can connect with. Then do it, reach out to them.
What are the key skills?
• What are the most important skills you need to have to be best in-‐class at a parDcular job?
• How can you build those skills? Ac/on #3 – For the top two careers write down the three most important skills. Then devise a plan to build those skills.
Maximize your Network
• Now, you are in posiDon to have substanDve conversaDons with others about internship and employment opportuniDes à what, why & how
Ac/on #4 – If you’re in school, use the career center, aOend guest lectures, join clubs, ask for business cards when you meet people of interest and then follow-‐up by email within by 24-‐48 hrs; If you’re out of school join professional organiza/ons, aOend speaker series at local universi/es
Exceed ExpectaDons
• The goal is to get a full-‐Dme offer. • Perform at the highest level, even if you discover that you don’t like the job.
Ac/on #5 – Ask your manager what his/her expecta/ons are of you during the summer. Set your own goals and share them with your manager. Be inquisi/ve. Get to know others in the office
Key Take-‐Aways • You have to know what you want and be able to skillfully arDculate that to others.
• You need to know where you are and where you need to be to excel.
• It helps to know others that are in a similar place in life so that you can share resources.
• You must strive to perform above and beyond expecta/ons.
• These steps essenDally repeat themselves as you move through your career.