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Internship Success : Real-world, Step-by- title: step Advice On Getting the Most Out of Internships author: Green, Marianne Ehrlich. publisher: NTC Contemporary isbn10 | asin: 0844244953 print isbn13: 9780844244952 ebook isbn13: 9780071393447 language: English Internship programs--United States, College subject students--Employment--United States. publication date: 1997 lcc: LC1072.I58G74 1997eb ddc: 331.25/922 Internship programs--United States, College subject: students--Employment--United States. Page III Internship Success Real-World, Step-by-Step Advice on Getting the Most Out of Internships Marianne Ehrlich Green VGM Career Horizons NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company Page IV Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Green, Marianne Ehrlich. Internship success / Marianne Ehrlich Green. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references ISBN 0-8442-4495-3 1. Internship programsUnited States. 2. College students EmploymentUnited States. I. Title. LC1072.158G74 1997 331.25'922dc21 97-22902 CIP Cover design by Monica Baziuk Interior design by Mary Lockwood Published by VGM Career Horizons An imprint of NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company 4255 West Touhy Avenue, Lincolnwood (Chicago), Illinois 60646- 1975 U.S.A. Copyright © 1997 by NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company. Manufactured in the United States of America International Standard Book Number: 0-8442-4495-3 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Page V In memory of my father, Louis Heller. "Do the task at hand." Page VII CONTENTS Acknowledgments ix Preface xi Part I Internships in the 1990s and Beyond 1 5 The Internship-Job Connection 2 9 Internships and Their Near Relations 3 15 Internships Pay Off for Employers Part II Landing the Best Internship for You 4 21 Scoping Out Great Internships 5 25 The Facts of the Matter: How Internship Programs Work 6 27 What's in It for You? Setting Your Internship Goals 7 39 What Do You Bring to the Table? Self-Assessment 8 43 Getting It Together: Preparing Your Resume 9 49 Making Contact with Employers Page VIII 10 57 Preparing for the Internship Interview Part III Experience: Your Best Teacher 11 73 Getting the Most Out of Your Internship Experience 12 91 Right from the Start: Your Internship Experience 13 101 Dealing with Your Supervisor 14 117 Encounters with Coworkers 15 127 How's Your Internship Shaping Up? 16 145 The Competence Stage 17 151 Exiting Your Internship 18 157 Communicating the Value of Your Internship Conclusion 165 Glossary of Useful Terms 167 Bibliography 173 Page IX ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The text reflects not only the ideas and knowledge I have gathered through the years but also the suggestions, comments, and insights of my director, Dr. Edgar J. Townsend, and colleagues at the Career Services Center at the University of Delaware. I am especially grateful for the encouragement and words of wisdom offered by Dr. Richard Sharf from the Center for Counseling and Student Development. To John Green, Lauren Ehrlich, and Tobie Hellerheartfelt thanks for your unflagging support. Page XI PREFACE The word is out that internships offer high school and college students a foolproof way to get a head start in the search for employment and career success. It is my belief that Internship Success will spread the word about how to land great internships and make them pay great dividends. I wrote this book in response to the many questions students, faculty, administrators, and parents have raised with me through the years about the nuts and bolts of the internship experience. Most books on the subject of internships focus on national listings of prospective internship sites. This guidebook, in contrast, addresses interns' ongoing concerns and dilemmas, such as: What's the best way to ask about payment or credit for my internship? How
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