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| Macalester's Job/Internship Database» Other Internship Databases» Recently Arrived Postings (Spring 2010)» Plan Ahead - Summer 2010 Postings» January Exploreships and Academic Internships» Resume and Cover Letter Resources» | |
Services We ProvideThe folks in our office are here for one primary reason: to do whatever we can to help students think about, seek, arrange, and experience wonderful internships that expand horizons and enhance educations! We are a resource not only to students, but to community organizations who wish to work with students, and to faculty who believe structured real world experiences complement a quality liberal arts education. The Internship Program works to create partnerships of students, faculty, and community organizations that facilitate experiential learning. Students Internship consultations. We are happy to meet with students who are considering an internship. We can help you examine your interests, areas of study, and current skills to help determine what kind of internship experience is right for you. We have all the information about how to make an academic internship work for you, including the registration process, scheduling options, working it into your major, etc. Internship search guidance. We will help you brainstorm possible options to get you started, and then instruct you on how to use all the resources available to find the best internships. Cover letter and resume development. You will need a resume when you begin interviewing for an internship, and we will help you create and refine a good one! Interview preparation. Getting an internship position usually hinges upon being able to communicate in person who you are and what you can do. We can help you prepare for this sometimes tricky and intimidating process. Registering the internship for credit. We will help you do everything you need to do to register the internship for academic credit, from assisting you in the development of a Learning Contract with your faculty sponsor and site to completing the paperwork for the Registrar. General support. Our office is a primary source of support for making your internship a success. We are here to answer questions, respond to problems that arise, and support you in your learning and growth. Each term, we will arrange to visit 20-25 of you in your internship sites to see what you are doing and offer the support of the school. Coordinating evaluation of your internship. Our office will facilitate the completion and distribution of evaluation forms necessary for your faculty sponsor to assess and grade your internship. Community Partners The Internship Program will help you develop, post, and promote your internship opportunities as appropriate. We are here to try and connect the best Macalester intern candidates with your organization, and to facilitate a positive working relationship with the intern throughout the course of the internship. See the Employers section for more detail. Faculty We understand that taking on the role of being a Faculty Sponsor for an intern is a real commitment and an additional pressure on your time and energy. Our office strives to take on as much responsibility as we can for the administration and oversight of the intern’s actual off-campus experience, allowing you to focus primarily on the academic component of the intern’s work. The Internship Director is available to consult on the development of a specific internship and learning contract, focused management of individual intern situations, and the development of potential internship opportunities for future students. He is also usually available for lunch.
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