FCBA Internship Workshop

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FCBA Internship Workshop

• Foster College of Business Administration

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Benefits of Career-Related Work Experience

• Clarification of career goals
• Earnings, experience
• Seeing and doing what youve learned in class,
  employer expectations, etc.
• Networking opportunities with professionals in
  your chosen field
• Notation on transcript
• Increased job opportunities upon graduation
• Bradley graduates who have Intern or Co-op
  experience typically maintain a higher placement
  rate and receive higher starting salaries than
  students without Intern or Co-op experience.

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FCBA Internship

• Meaningful opportunity to gain career-related
  work experience.
• Work experience must be related to your major or
  business related.
• Internship can be self-developed or part of an
  established company internship program.
• Career advisor and FCBA Internship Advisor has
  final determination on validity of internship
  experience.

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Explore Internship Opportunities

• Co-op and Internship
• Volunteer/Unpaid and Paid
• Full-time and Part-time
• School year (fall, spring) and summer
• Supervised vs. Unsupervised
• Local or back home

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FCBA Internship Requirements

• Work a minimum of 150 hours per semester.
• 2.0 minimum overall GPA
• Minimum of Sophomore standing
• Internship can be paid or unpaid
• Work experience must be supervised
• Appears on transcript as a Pass/Fail (P/F) course

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Register Your Internship

• Must register BEFORE completing internship.
• Internship registration and/or credit is not
  retroactive.
• BUS 201
• First time internship registration regardless of
  class status.
• Section 01 Full-time work hours
• Section 02 Part-time work hours
• BUS 301
• Second/subsequent internship registration
• Section 01 Full-time work hours
• Section 02 Part-time work hours
• Declare credit hours
• 0-6 hours of total FCBA elective credit hours
  available. Number of credit hours eligible to
  receive is determined on number of hours worked
  per semester Advisor determines.

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Registration Forms

• Must meet with
• Kelly Harris, FCBA Career Advisor All majors
  except MIS
• Sandy McDermott Career Advisor - MIS
• Registration Forms
• Internship Agreement Form Parts 1 2
• Internship Student Pre-Evaluation
• Internship Job Description and Goals Statement
• Final Evaluation Forms
• Internship Final Report
• 3 5 page, double-spaced essay on your
  experience
• Supervisor Evaluation

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Identify Potential Job Leads

• Attend Job Fairs
• Internship Job Listings
• Job Listings on SCC Web site
• Job Listings on eRecruiting
• Self-Directed Job Search
• Networking with faculty, relatives, friends,
  alumni, former employers
• Employer Web sites

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Career Advisor Assistance

• Meet with Career Advisor to
• Discuss career-related options and ideas
• Locate opportunities
• Develop and review resumes, cover letters, and
  other items
• Practice interviews
• Discuss potential credit options

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Student Responsibilities

• Responsibility for each step of the process
  remains with the student
• While the SCC can assist you in search
  preparation and execution, no student is
  guaranteed a position
• GPA is important and will play a role in some
  organizations application policies

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Ethics in Your Search

• Maintain accuracy and honesty on resume and in an
  interview
• Attend scheduled interviews on time
• Accept or reject offers in a timely manner
• Never renege on acceptances
• Report inappropriate behavior on behalf of the
  employers to the SCC

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Ethics on the Job

• Arrive in a timely manner and give notices of
  absences via telephone
• Do not use company email/telephone/office
  supplies for personal reasons
• Do not visit chat rooms, download music, or view
  Internet sites during work hours
• Keep your supervisor updated with your activities
  on a regular basis

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Questions and Answers