Duke University Career Center

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Duke University Career Center

• Breaking into Business
• Internship Search Strategies for Juniors

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Purpose

• Teach how to create an effective business
  internship search strategy
• Exposure to additional internship search resources

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Overview

• 7 steps to internship search success
• Key on-campus resources
• Key web resources
• Questions

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1. Think Big Picture . . .

• Why?
• - Only 30 of seekers gain internships
• through OCR
• - Large Banks 6-8 - Most Banks 1-3
• - Large Consulting Firms 1-3
• - Most Consulting Firms 1-2
• - Most OCR Employers 1-3

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1. Think Big Picture . . .

• Why?
• - Get Beyond Duke Career Bubble
• - Look at Whats happening in market

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1. Think Big Picture . . .

• How?
• - Keep your options open
• - Corey Jones Story, Duke 06

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1. Think Big Picture . . .

• How?
• - Focus on transferable skills
• Analytical Skills, Organizational Management,
• Teamwork, Strategic Thinking, Communication,
• Research and Data Interpretation,
  ProblemSolving

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1. Think Big Picture . . .

• Identify Alternative Employers
• - ATT
• - Geico
• - Humana
• - Carmax
• - Abercrombie Fitch
• - Liz Claiborne
• - Stryker
• - The Redwoods Group
• - EMC
• - McMaster-Carr

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2. Know Your Timeline

• Important Business Dates
• Deadlines Jan 14th - Jan 31st
• Next two weeks are critical!

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3. Searching requires time

• Treat your search like a class
• Acceptance is key
• 4 hours a week (min)

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4. Be Strategic

• Networking is key
• 5050 rule
• Navigating info sessions

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5. Be Organized

• Create a personal calendar
• Create career tracker document

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6. Use ALL your resources

• Personal Network
• Career Center materials
• - Job Choices Magazine
• - Job Postings
• - Black Collegian

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7. Believe in Yourself

• Dont have any regrets
• Its not always your fault

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Career Center Resources

• Jan 14th _at_ 530pm Career Fair Prep Workshop
• Jan 15th/ 10am-3pm Career Fair
• Jan 17th _at_ 330pm Networking Workshop
• Jan 17th and Jan 18th Mock interview day
• Jan 26th Career Conference
• Coming Soon Employer Spotlights

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On-Campus Resources

• Interested in I-Banking?
• - Group Advising Sessions with Malcom
• - Emma Rasiel and Clair Raver Drop-in Hours
  (E- recruiting)
• Interested in Consulting?
• - Group Advising Sessions with Malcom and
  David L.
• Forte Career Lab (For Ladies Only!)
• February 11th (Check facebook for more info)

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Web Resources

• www.jobweb.com
• www.internjobs.com
• www.internships.com

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Questions?????