Career Connections Newsletter • September 2007
Career Topic of the Month: Internships
Career Resource of the Month: Internships-USA
Spotlight on Success: SNC Alumni Profile
Career Tip of the Month: EmployOn
Internship of the Month: Accountant Intern
Upcoming Events
Career Topic of the Month: Internships
What is an Internship?
An internship refers to any temporary work experience, in a for-profit or non-profit setting, with the dual purpose of learning while working. Internships can be integrated with the student’s regular schedule or take place during school breaks.
Benefits of an Internship
Internships allow students to:
- Apply classroom knowledge to a real work environment
- Acquire experience important for future employment and education
- Develop and practice transferable skills
- Experience different management styles and work environments
- Expand their professional network and references
- Increase their chances of receiving a job offer upon graduation
Before Beginning an Internship, Determine your Internship Goals
- What are your specific career interests? What type of organization interests you?
- Will you consider both paid and unpaid internships?
- Do you want college credit?
- Do you have geographical limitations?
- What do you hope to learn from your internship?
Where to Find an Internship
Getting the Most Out of Your Internship
- Meet regularly with your supervisor(s). Do not be afraid to ask questions, but also be a good listener and learn as much as you can during these meetings. Discuss problems as they arise.
- Express a positive attitude and a desire to learn. Complete your work assignments with enthusiasm and professionalism.
- Exhibit initiative and suggest creative solutions to some of the challenges at your work site.
- Set personal goals which are realistic and attainable.
- Network—build professional relationships with your supervisor and other people in the organization.
- Leave with tangible results to add to your resume and/or portfolio.
For more information regarding internships, please contact
Jenny Reese, Career Services Assistant Director - Internships.
Career Resource of the Month: Internships - USA
Internships-USA is the largest internship site on the web with more than 3,000 organizations offering internships for college students. The Internship Series On Line includes internships with organizations such as: Community and Social Services, Women's Rights, America's Top Companies, Sports and more. To gain access to Internship-USA, the username is: intern08 and the password is: work. Please contact
Career Services if you have any questions.
Spotlight on Success: SNC Alumni Profile
Andrew McIlree, History and English, 2006
Street Outreach Coordinator, Jesuit Volunteer Corps, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Check out our growing list of
Alumni Profiles to learn more about their career paths, experience and to envision what you can do with a degree from St. Norbert College.
Career Tip of the Month: EmployOn
EmployOn is a job search portal designed to make the job search process less time consuming for you. This comprehensive job search tool searches over 7 million job opportunities from more than 170,000 sources, including corporate web sites, job boards, non-profit organizations, education sites, government sites, newspapers and recruiting web sites. Features Include:
- Ability to search by skills/talents (in addition to job titles). This allows you to view more jobs that match your qualifications.
- Create searches and run those searches automatically.
- E-mail alerts when new jobs are posted that meet your qualifications.
Please Note: You must register to use EmployOn. Click
here to register, then click on Become a Member and fill out the brief registration form. Please use your SNC e-mail address when completing the registration form.
Internship of the Month: Accountant Intern
Why intern? Internships are a great opportunity to apply classroom theory to real life work and to acquire experience to make yourself more marketable for future employment. It can also be one way to "test" your chosen career area to determine if it is a good fit for you.
Accountant Intern,
CTI, Inc., Green Bay
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Description: A part-time position/internship. Responsible for general accounting functions including month-end closing under supervision of CFO. Temporary, last quarter of 2007. Good opportunity to experience accounting in a small business with international subsidiaries and vendors. Flexible hours.
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Contact: If you are interested in this unique internship opportunity, please contact
Mary Lynn Adams,
for more information and to apply for this position.
For more information on this internship and to search for additional internships, please login to
Career Connections.
Upcoming Events
To register for an event or workshop, login to
Career Connections and click on Career Events.
Click here for the complete Fall 2007 Calendar of Events.
Life After SNC - Senior Orientations (same presentation, offered at three different times)
Tuesday, September 4, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, September 5, 8:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Thursday, September 6, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Location: Cofrin 15
Developing Your Internship
Tuesday, September 11, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Location: Career Services
Resume and Cover Letter Writing
Wednesday, September 19, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Location: Cofrin 15
Interviewing Skills
Wednesday, September 26, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Location: Cofrin 15
