Getting Experience
Before Graduation
Learning outcomes:
Identify/explain different types of experiential
education.
Learn the ways to search for experiences using
advertised means as well as the hidden job market.
Establish a network by identifying five people who
can serve as initial points of contact.
Create an account in JobMate and set your search
parameters for the appropriate work type there.
Be aware of the next step(s) to be taken to pursue
identified opportunieis.
What are you looking for
in this experience?
Pay
Academic
Credit
References
Launching to another experience
Transferrable skills
Length of experience
Continuum of Experiences:
Without Benefits
Shadowing/
Information
Interviewing
Community
Service
With Benefits
Part-time Job
Internship
Co-Op
Full-time Job
SHADOWING/INFORMATION
INTERVIEWING
Information
Interview to make
contacts gain insights into a
particular position/industry
Shadow a professional to
experience a ‘day in the life of’
within an industry/organization
Part-time work types:
Work Study
What
is work-study?
How do students find
opportunities?
Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships:
http://www.sc.edu/financialaid/workstudy.html
Part-time work types:
Non Work-study
On Campus:
JobMate (go to Career Center website at
www.sc.edu/career and click on JobMate icon)
Link to Finding a part-time job both on- and offcampus (at same url as above, but at bottom of Job
Search page)
Off Campus:
JobMate
Top Job Sites (go to web resources area on Career
Center website)
Internships:
What
is an internship?
Is it paid?
What is length of the experience?
Can I get academic credit?
Does it have to be done in
Columbia while I’m in classes?
Community Internship
PROGRAM (CIP):
An internship program where students can
gain career-related experience with South
Carolina employers
Made available by federal stimulus money
which the Career Center will use to provide
matching funds to employers to be used
toward student salaries
Community Internship
PROGRAM (CIP):
Students will earn a minimum of $10/hr, maybe
more
Students may work part-time (240 hours) or fulltime (480 hours)
Currently, CIP internship positions are available
for this summer (May 17-Aug. 13)
Possibility of fall and spring opportunities pending
Log into JobMate and conduct a keyword
search for CIP
Advertised (open) job
market:
What
percentage of jobs are
advertised?
Where can one look for jobs:
JobMate
Career Fairs
Internship Resources – web and paper
Internship archives
Classified advertisements
Personnel Agencies
Non-advertised (Hidden)
job market
Where
can one look for jobs:
Directories (Dun & Bradstreet available through the Thomas
Cooper Library or the Alumni Association via
www.sc.edu/alumni)
Personal contacts or cold calls – for assistance with
Networking, you can access the tip sheet at
http://www.sc.edu/career/Pdf/networking.pdf )
Social networking
OTHER WAYS TO GAIN
EXPOSURE/EXPERIENCE:
Community
Service – allows brief
glimpse of sector/industry
Student Organizations – varying
types related to differing
professions; also allows one to
gain leadership experience
Tips for avoiding scams:
Do not respond to requests for personally identifiable
information
Be aware of an email not using a primary domain
Grammatical errors may communicate a pretense
organization
Be wary of promises of making money fast or lots of it
All legitimate companies should have a web address with a
physical (geographic) headquarters location reference
Avoid sites that promise to provide you with a ‘sure list’ of
opportunities once a fee has been received
Career center resources:
On-call
counseling, M-F 1-4
Career Center library, M-F, 8:30-5
Ask an expert: career@sc.edu
Make an appointment with the
Career Center liaison to your
academic major: 803.777.7280
Any Questions?
Thanks for
your attention.
Now………….
Let’s practice what you’ve
learned:
With
your part-time job search
handout, go into Career Center
library and create an account in
JobMate for PT or internship
Create a list of five potential
contacts for networking; include
contact information for quick
reference