Internship Newsflash
August 19, 2009
In This Issue:
1) DoPP Photo & Video Contest: Last Call!
2) Registering Fall Internships: Deadline THIS Friday
3) Welcome Back Event: August 24
4) Fall Career Fair: September 14 and 15
5) Spring and Summer Internship Timeline
6) Work Abroad Student Assistant: Deadline August 20
7) Department of Commerce Postsecondary Internship Program
8) CMT/MTV Networks Internship Program
9) Georgia Tech Athletic Ticket Sales Internship
10) Non-Work Study Campus Job Board
11) DoPP 2001: "Preparing to Work in the Global Economy"
12) Top Ten Job Search Do’s and Don’ts
1) DoPP Workplace Photo & Video Contest: Tomorrow, August 20th, is the LAST
day to enter the DoPP Photo & Video Contest!
PHOTO CONTEST RULES: Have a photo taken of you at work. Consider
including your project, lab, plant, colleagues or anything else that will visually
show what your internship, co-op or work abroad experience is all about!
Photos can be from Fall 2008, Spring 2009, or Summer 2009. Email
submissions to Ann Blasick.
VIDEO CONTEST RULES: Create a one to three minute video portraying your
Summer 2009 internship, co-op or work abroad experience. We want to see your
work experience filmed in an entertaining and original way. Video entries can be
scripted masterpieces, spur of the moment video shots, or music videos. Videos
can be submitted online or burned onto a CD. Be sure to submit your name,
GTiD, major, employer, and work location with your submission.
1. Email: Email your video to ann.blasick@dopp.gatech.edu.
2. YouTube: Post your video on www.youtube.com, and send us the url.
AWARDS: Winners will be announced and prizes awarded at the Welcome
Back event this coming Monday, August 24th. Your photos and videos may also
be featured on our website and shown at the Welcome Back event!
2) Registering Fall Internships: Students can register part-time (20+ hrs/wk) or
full-time internships until this Friday, Aug 21. The process is free and only
takes about 10 minutes.
Obtain an offer letter or email from your employer, and then contact an intern
advisor. Your advisor will then give you a permit to register on Oscar for the free,
audit-credit internship course which will maintain your full-time student status
while working and cause your internship to appear on your transcript.
3) Welcome Back Celebration for Interns and Work Abroad Students!
WHEN:
TIME:
WHERE:
Monday, August 24, 2009
4:00pm – 5:30pm
Georgia Tech Student Success Center
President Suite B, C & D
We hope you had a great experience interning in the U.S. or internationally this
summer and/or past academic year! You’re invited to a welcome back event to
celebrate your accomplishments at your internship or work abroad position.
Please RSVP to workabroad@dopp.gatech.edu by Friday, August 14.
4) Fall Career Fair – Sept 14 and 15: Mark your calendar (and if you don’t yet
have a calendar, be sure to get one. It’s a useful tool when job hunting!). The
Fall Career Fair is on Monday, Sept 14 and Tuesday, Sept 15 in the CRC.
A list of companies and the majors they are looking for will soon be posted on
www.career.gatech.edu/employer/career_fairs.php. This is a great way to find a
spring or summer internship! Be sure to plan to go both days as there will be
different companies in attendance each day.
Note: Students do not need to register to attend the Career Fair. Registration is
only for employers.
Here are some tips to help you most effectively navigate a Career Fair:
 Prepare! Before the career fair, prioritize a list of approximately 10-15
companies you plan to talk to.
 Dress to impress. Wear professional attire (a suit if possible).
 Try to carve out a significant time slot (approximately 2 hours) to dedicate
to the career fair each day.
 Take a leather binder with copies of your resume printed on good paper
(you can buy both at the GT bookstore).
 Practice a 30-second introduction including your name, major, year, why
you’re interested in their company, and what type of position you’re
looking for.
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Start each conversation with a firm handshake and a confident smile
(even if you’re feeling nervous, which is perfectly normal!).
To calm your nerves, remind yourself that career fair recruiters are often
young GT alumni who were in your shoes just a few short years ago!
Ask about next steps and write them down. If the recruiter tells you to
apply on their company website, be sure to do so even if it seems like
submitting your credentials to a black hole. (Students really do get jobs
this way!).
Ask for the recruiter’s business card or email so that you can send them a
follow-up thank-you email. Attach an electronic copy of your resume to
this email.
Spring and Summer Internship Timeline: If you’re interested in interning this
coming spring or summer, we recommend starting your job search now. Many
companies will start recruiting six or more months in advance!
Here are some steps to get started:
 Get your resume together
 Meet with your intern advisor
 Go to the fall career fair (see item #4 above)
 Regularly check for new internships on P2D2 and CareerBuzz
 Check out other internship databases such as MonsterTrak, Indeed,
SimplyHired, InternJobs and WetFeet.
 Talk to people you already know – including family, friends, professors,
TAs, and coaches - to gain potential jobs leads
 If you’re interested in larger companies such as Fortune 500 companies,
be sure to apply on their website. Some have their spring and/or summer
internships posted along with deadlines that may be coming up in the
next few weeks.
 Check out upcoming employer info sessions at
http://www.career.gatech.edu/students/info_sessions.php.
6) Work Abroad Student Assistant: Deadline Tomorrow, August 20
Hours: 20 hours/week
Wage: $12/hour as an undergraduate student
Start Date: As soon as possible
The Student Assistant in the Division of Professional Practice will assist in the
following:
 Assist in booking meetings for the Global Engineering Internship Program
 Greet visitors to the Work Abroad Program
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Answer Work Abroad Program inquiries via e-mail and telephone
Marketing Work Abroad Program opportunities, specifically the Global
Engineering Internship Program, in several different capacities (website text,
e-mails, flyers, mailings, information tables)
Assist in scheduling appointments for Work Abroad Program staff
Provide overall support to the Director and Coordinator of Work Abroad
Program
Complete administrative duties as desirable (photocopying, faxing etc.)
Additional duties as assigned by the Work Abroad Program staff
To Apply: Please send your resume and a cover letter to Jill Burya at
jill.burya@dopp.gatech.edu.
7) Department of Commerce Postsecondary Internship Program:
Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC area only!
Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) is pleased to administer the U.S.
Department of Commerce (DOC) Postsecondary Internship program. The
program is open to U.S. Citizens enrolled as undergraduate and graduate
students. Internships, located at DOC headquarters, division offices, and field
centers, are for 10 weeks in the summer and 15 weeks for the fall and spring
semesters.
Benefits include a weekly stipend of $450 or $550 for undergraduate or graduate
students, respectively; $125 per week housing allowance and limited travel
reimbursement; and accidental medical expense coverage is provided.
Application and more info can be found at:
http://see.orau.org/ProgramDescription.aspx?Program=10038
Note: Please send an unofficial transcript, two references, and a resume with
your application. Fax all document to Alicia Wells attention at 865-241-5220.
8) CMT/MTV Networks Internship Program: Thank you for your interest in the
CMT/MTV Networks Internship program! Please visit http://mtvcareers.com to
begin the application process.
For opportunities specifically in Nashville with Country Music Television, visit
https://jobhuntweb.viacom.com/jobhunt/main/internships.asp#nashville.
Deadlines to apply for internships are as follows:
Spring 2010 - September 30, 2009
Summer 2010 - February 28, 2010
9) Georgia Tech Athletic Ticket Sales Internship: Our office is located on
campus here inside the Alexander Memorial Coliseum, and we are seeking a
student intern to aide in our Athletic Ticket Sales Office. To apply, please send
your resume to Bill Fagan, General Manager, The Aspire Group / Georgia Tech
Athletic Ticket Sales, at bfagan@athletics.gatech.edu.
10) Non-Work Study Campus Job Board: Are you looking for a job on-campus to
earn some extra money? If so, check out these positions that have been
submitted by various offices around campus:
http://www.studentcenter.gatech.edu/job_board.htm.
11) DoPP 2001: "Preparing to Work in the Global Economy": Are you interested
in becoming better prepared to work in today’s global economy? Then be sure to
register for this course, which prepares students to work in countries outside of
the U.S. It will cover resume writing, ethics, communications, and other topics
that are pertinent to work internationally. DOPP 2001, "Preparing to Work in the
Global Economy", is offered this fall on Tuesdays at 3 PM in CE (Mason Bldg)
Room 142A. It is a one hour Pass/Fail course.
12) Top Ten Job Search Do’s and Don’ts: What should you do when you're job
searching? And what shouldn't you do? There's a laundry list of things that can
help your job search and things that can hinder it.
Every part of what you do when you job search, including looking for job
postings, writing cover letters, dressing for an interview, sending a thank you
note, job searching (or not) from work, and using social media can make - or
break - your job search.
For Top Ten Job Search Do’s and Don’ts, visit
http://jobsearch.about.com/od/findajob/tp/jobsearchdosdonts.htm
To Subscribe to this Newsletter, email ann.blasick@dopp.gatech.edu.
Intern Walk-in Hours: Students can either schedule a meeting with an internship advisor (Ann
Blasick or Mary Fisher) via P2D2 or come in during walk-in hours (MONDAY & FRIDAY from 1011:30AM and TUESDAY and THURSDAY from 1:30-3:30PM).
Division of Professional Practice
Internship Program
Georgia Institute of Technology
Advisors: Ann Blasick and Mary Fisher
Phone: 404-894-3320
Email: intern@dopp.gatech.edu
Website: www.intern.gatech.edu