Internships

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Internships Cooperative Education

• University of Central Florida
• Career Services Experiential Learning

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Gaining Work Experience at UCF

• At UCF, our goal is to provide opportunities for
  you to graduate with
• real-world experience
• opportunity to put classroom theory into practice
  
• personal, academic, and work skills needed to
  successfully reach your career goals.

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Getting the Experience You Need

• You can get these benefits through off-campus,
  major-related learning experiences
• Externships
• Service-Learning courses
• Practicums, Clinical Practice
• Senior Design Projects
• Internships
• Cooperative Education (Co-op)

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Getting the Experience You Need

• Externships
• offered through Career Services Experiential
  Learning (CSEL).
• are short-term experiences meant to help you
  learn more about a field or a particular
  position.
• Practicums, Clinical Practice, Service-Learning,
  Senior Design
• offered through academic departments
• always for credit
• specific to major course content.

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Getting the Experience You Need

• Internships
• major-related, structured for learning
• paid or unpaid, for credit or non-credit
• one semester learning experiences, usually toward
  the end of your academic program.
• offered both through academic programs and
  through CSEL in Experiential Learning.
• Co-op
• a series of progressively responsible experiences
• major-related, structured for learning
• paid, for credit or zero hours
• starting any time once you are registered at UCF
• Offered through CSEL in Experiential Learning.

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Getting the Experience You Need

• Lockheed Martin Program
• gain professional work experience
• opportunity for career exploration
• paid and for non-credit.
• year round program
• offered through CSEL in Career Services.

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Getting the Experience You Need

• Benefits of participating in experiential
  learning
• Clarifying your choice of major and career goal
• Gaining major-related, real-world experience
• Applying classroom theory to practice
• Gaining personal, academic and work skills
• Networking with professionals
• Access to state-of-the-art equipment and methods
• In some cases, credit and competitive salaries
• Enhanced opportunities for major-related work
  upon graduation. (Over 80 of new college hires
  have career-related experience)

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Getting the Experience You Need

• CSEL has coordinators in Experiential Learning
  who
• focus their efforts for students and employers in
  specific Colleges
• help with personalized counseling, resume writing
  and interviewing techniques
• provide referrals to internship and co-op
  opportunities posted on the CSEL website
• support the learning process while you
  participate

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What Employers Look For

• Quality of Work
• Dependability
• Interpersonal Skills
• Organizational Skills
• Team Work
• Maturity
• Flexibility
• Ethical Behavior

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Ask Yourself ?

• Step 1
• Decide what you want from an internship.
• Why do you want an internship?
• What do you hope to learn?
• In what field(s) are you trying to gain
  experience and skills?
• If you are not sure what career field you are
  interested in, please schedule an appointment
  with a CSEL Coordinator.

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How to Prepare

• Step 2
• Check with your academic department.
• Determine if your internship will count in your
  degree program as a requirement, a departmental
  elective or a general elective.
• Decide if you want to pursue an internship for
  credit or not-for-credit (remember that both will
  appear on your transcript reflecting
  major-related learning experience).
• For credit, talk to an internship coordinator or
  your advisor to make sure you understand the
  requirements.

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How to Prepare

• Step 3
• Obtain information about resume writing from
  Career Services and Experiential Learning (CSEL),
  prepare a resume and have it critiqued by CSEL
  Coordinators. Be prepared to send a resume, cover
  letter, and if necessary, letters of
  recommendation, writing samples and a transcript
  to the employer.

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How to Prepare

• Refine your resume.
• Be results oriented.
• Quantify your achievements.
• Never, ever, misspell words or names.
• Use professional, work-oriented language
  (industry buzzwords).
• Acquaint yourself with the organization of a
  resume and the different types of resumes.

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How to Find an Internship Opportunity

• Register with CSEL to access CSEL internship
  listings, events, and programs through our
  web-based systems. (Gold Connection and
  PlacePro).
• Check internship listings posted in your
  department

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How to Find an Internship Opportunity

• Use other means to find opportunities also
• Personal and professional networking
• Professional Associations
• Internship Directories
• Community Service/Volunteer Groups
• Library
• Internet listings

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How to Find an Internship Opportunity

• Once you find a possible internship opportunity
  that interests you, contact a CSEL Coordinator
  for referral and career-major specific internship
  counseling to assure that the opportunity will
  provide an appropriate learning experience for
  you.
• Gold Connection PlacePro
• Career Services 7F Room 185 Howard Phillips
  Hall 208
• [phone] [phone]

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Ensuring A Successful Learning Experience

• Remember that you are there to learn and be a
  contributing participant
• Attempt to blend into the work environment.
• Follow the standards on dress, lunches and
  breaks, signing in and out when necessary.
• Do not consider yourself an exception to the rule
  because you are a student.
• Never arrive late.
• Avoid office gossip.
• Be careful not to jeopardize any consideration
  for permanent employment.

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What To Do After Your Internship

• Revise your resume.
• Update your registration information with Career
  Services and Experiential Learning.
• Stop by and give us an internship update.
• Request letters of recommendation and send
  thank-you notes.
• Build on the experience. Keep in touch with
  people with whom you have worked.

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Other Career Exploration Opportunities

• Attend career related events such
• Internship Fair
• Career Expo
• Statewide Job Fair
• Externship Fair
• Employer Information Sessions
• Career/Employer Panels
• Visit Career Services and Experiential Learning
  Offices

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CSELWorkshops

• Business Etiquette
• Choosing/Changing Majors
• Cover Letters and Business Correspondence
• Curriculum Vitae
• Federal Employment
• GOLD Connection
• Graduate School
• How to Work a Job Fair

• Internships/Experiential Learning
• Interview Techniques
• Job Search Strategies
• New Professional
• Portfolios
• Resumes
• Which is the Best Career for You

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Career Services and Experiential Learning Programs

• Career Planning Workshops
• Career Information
• Career Information Library
• Free Career-Related Publications
• Alumni Mentors Externships
• Career Counseling
• Major/Career Options
• Career Assessments
• Job Search Assistance
• Resume/Cover Letter Critique
• Mock Interviews
• Lockheed Martin Work Experience Program
• Experiential Learning
• Internships
• Cooperative Education
• Service Learning

• Graduate/Professional School
• Directories and resources
• Annual Graduate, Law and Professional School Day
• CSEL Events
• 9 Career Fairs
• Majors Fair
• Annual Senior Day
• Career Panels
• On-Campus Recruitment
• GOLD Connection
• Job Listings
• Resume Referral
• On-Campus Interviewing
• Company Presentations

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CSEL Calendar of Events 2004-05

• Spring Career Expo
• January 26, 2005
• Arts Science Career Panel Series
• February 8, 2005
• College of Engineering Panel
• February 22, 2005
• Arts Science Career Panel Series
• March 8, 2005
• Majors Fair
• March 9, 2005
• Statewide Job Fair
• May 12, 2005

• Statewide Job Fair
• May 13, 2004
• Fall Career Expo
• September 14, 2004
• Graduate, Law Professional Day
• October 20, 2004
• Senior Day
• October 27, 2004
• College of Health Public Affairs Panel
• November 2, 2004
• Experiential Learning Employer Panel
• November 16, 2004
• Spring Internship Fair
• January 25, 2005

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Career Services Experiential Learning

• Locations/Hours
• Career Services Student Resource Center 7G
• Normal Hours of Operation Mon. Fri. (800 am -
  500 pm)
• Walk-in Service Mon. Fri. (1000 am - 400 pm)
• Experiential Learning Howard Phillips Hall,
  Ste. 208
• Normal Hours of Operation Mon. Fri. (800 am -
  500 pm)
• Satellite Locations
• College of Business BA2, Room 222
• Lockheed Martin Sand Lake Road
• Rosen College of Hospitality Management 9907
  Universal Blvd., Ste. 201

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The UCF Creed
Integrity, scholarship, community, creativity,
and excellence are the core values that guide our
conduct, performance, and decisions. Integrity I
will practice and defend academic and personal
honesty. Scholarship I will cherish and honor
learning as a fundamental purpose of my
membership in the UCF community. Community I
will promote an open and supportive campus
environment by respecting the rights and
contributions of every individual. Creativity I
will use my talents to enrich the human
experience. Excellence I will strive toward the
highest standards of performance in any endeavor
I undertake.
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA