Who would start planning in January for a Fall semester internship?
The smart college student who knows how complex it is to get an international internship or practicum!
Application deadlines are commonly 6 to 9 months ahead. Passports and immunizations should be achieved 4 to 6 months ahead (for the safety net). And the logistics of travel and housing can easily take 2 to 4 months, especially if those logistics include applications for funding.
Don't just dream about an overseas internship next year... begin with the plan, now.
The content on this blog is not offered as legal advice or guidance. Consult your college, advisor, or internship supervisor for help with issues surrounding internships. © 2010 Mary Bold, PhD, CFLE. Dr. Bold is a co-author of the book Reflections: Preparing for your Practicum or Internship, geared to college interns in the child, education, and family fields. More about Dr. Bold can be learned at www.marybold.com
30 January 2010
23 January 2010
Search Craigslist
In the Jobs category of craigslist (first search by state and city), you can checkmark "Internship" to pull up entries in a wide variety of fields.
You can also go to a city's list of "Gigs" and enter a search for "internship."
Like any web source, craigslist is a site you still have to investigate for truthfulness and accuracy. (Remember, anyone can upload anything.) There's no way the good folks at craigslist can check out every listing. Your task is to vet* the listings that interest you.
*Vet means confirm and validate. It comes from the informal language around race tracks: veterinarians check out the horses. A horse that is "vetted" is healthy and sound. The term is used in business routinely to mean check out, run a reference check, confirm, etc.
The content on this blog is not offered as legal advice or guidance. Consult your college, advisor, or internship supervisor for help with issues surrounding internships. © 2010 Mary Bold, PhD, CFLE. Dr. Bold is a co-author of the book Reflections: Preparing for your Practicum or Internship, geared to college interns in the child, education, and family fields. More about Dr. Bold can be learned at www.marybold.com
You can also go to a city's list of "Gigs" and enter a search for "internship."
Like any web source, craigslist is a site you still have to investigate for truthfulness and accuracy. (Remember, anyone can upload anything.) There's no way the good folks at craigslist can check out every listing. Your task is to vet* the listings that interest you.
*Vet means confirm and validate. It comes from the informal language around race tracks: veterinarians check out the horses. A horse that is "vetted" is healthy and sound. The term is used in business routinely to mean check out, run a reference check, confirm, etc.
The content on this blog is not offered as legal advice or guidance. Consult your college, advisor, or internship supervisor for help with issues surrounding internships. © 2010 Mary Bold, PhD, CFLE. Dr. Bold is a co-author of the book Reflections: Preparing for your Practicum or Internship, geared to college interns in the child, education, and family fields. More about Dr. Bold can be learned at www.marybold.com
16 January 2010
Summer Internship: Aim for the White House
Like many other government facilities, the White House sponsors summer interns. For 2010, the deadline for applications is early February and requires 3 letters of recommendation.
Competitive? You bet. But you can give it a shot as you plan other applications at the same time. Use the White House app as your motivation to write great essays that will lead to a fun and stimulating internship. You won't want to depend on only the White House app for your 2010 plans but that doesn't mean it's a waste of time.
Remember, someone will be chosen and you won't lose anything by volunteering yourself as a prospect!
The content on this blog is not offered as legal advice or guidance. Consult your college, advisor, or internship supervisor for help with issues surrounding internships. © 2010 Mary Bold, PhD, CFLE. Dr. Bold is a co-author of the book Reflections: Preparing for your Practicum or Internship, geared to college interns in the child, education, and family fields. More about Dr. Bold can be learned at http://www.marybold.com/
Competitive? You bet. But you can give it a shot as you plan other applications at the same time. Use the White House app as your motivation to write great essays that will lead to a fun and stimulating internship. You won't want to depend on only the White House app for your 2010 plans but that doesn't mean it's a waste of time.
Remember, someone will be chosen and you won't lose anything by volunteering yourself as a prospect!
The content on this blog is not offered as legal advice or guidance. Consult your college, advisor, or internship supervisor for help with issues surrounding internships. © 2010 Mary Bold, PhD, CFLE. Dr. Bold is a co-author of the book Reflections: Preparing for your Practicum or Internship, geared to college interns in the child, education, and family fields. More about Dr. Bold can be learned at http://www.marybold.com/
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