I have so far kept up with assignments in this course. I am glad that this course is showing me how to apply for internships/jobs because it is a skill I will use several times in my life starting with the summer after my Junior year. After doing the Job Ad Analysis I realize how much research needs to go into a position and how much tailoring really goes into a resume. I amm not sure how to reply to a postion asking for decision-making, analytical, communication, or organizational skills. I have them and have needed them in some of the jobs I've held and simply as part of my life, but how do I express that in my resume? I also learned about the relationship between Target Corporation and their subsidiary company that is providing the internship and what this company's responsibilities are.
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Fri, 01/18/2008 - 08:13
I went to a job search seminar once, where they explained to us the process of how companies search through thousand of resumes by typing in keywords that somewhat represents what they are looking for. These keywords are more like your major, semester classification, job experience, GPA, and not so much about tranferable skills, like the ones you mention above. I believe cover letter and interview sessions are where companies expect to see those skills.
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 13:15
I am not sure how you apply for an internship because I never had to go through that process to do an internship. I only needed to go directly to the source and ask if they would be interested in allowing me to do an internship.
I will say this, I was only required to do 2 internships but I have done 4 and will start on my 5th this coming week. Internships are a wonderful way of getting yourself recognized and making contacts. I am unsure of what your major is but either way this will be applicable. It is a good way of gaining skills, deciding if you really want to be in this field, and hopefully building your resume. One of my internships was so awful, I try not to talk about it. However, here is what I learned from it. I will never work for them because they are disorganized, they have high turn-over, their payscale is low, and most importantly they don't appropriately serve their clientele. So, I did get something out of this internship that I disliked so much. I could have be lead to believe something different during an interview and actually had the awful experience of being their employee. Further, I know that I would never use them as a referral source for any clientele that I come in contact with. Even the really awful internships can be beneficial.
If I remember right Target Corporation pays their interns, that is a sweet deal because many times intern's are not paid. Good luck to you.