Internship Search Strategies Brenda E. Kraner, M.A. Program Director, Organizational Leadership Lecturer, Director of Internships March 2016

What is Organizational Leadership? Organizational leadership is an interdisciplinary degree that focuses on the people side of organizations and managing others. It combines the disciplines of leadership, management, communication, psychology, and sociology. “Organizational leadership marries organizational systems with human management.” – Nathaniel Stewart

Visit Career Services Create Your Profile Upload Your Resume search “resume template” Use thesaurus.com Visit grammarly.com Search “resume key words” Craft Your Elevator Speech Research the Company Ace the Interview

Create a LinkedIn Account 85% of recruiters utilize LinkedIn

and What is LinkedIn?

What makes a good student profile? 1. Headline with area of study and/or career ambitions 2. Keyword-rich summary that includes type of positions student is seeking 3. Professional photo of student alone 4. Inclusion of Projects, Honors & Awards, Organizations, and Courses 5. Recommendations from professors, advisors, and internship supervisors

Use specialized websites

Additional information

Stay in the know

Find student opportunities Discover Internships and Job Opportunities Worldwide

To Do… Attend school sponsored and community sponsored job fairs Use professional organizations for networking

To do… Network with friends, family, and acquaintances Follow/Like/Connect with companies of interested via Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn Join LinkedIn groups that address your area(s) of interest Use specialized websites:

Networking Tips It’s not who you know, it’s who knows you. What do you know about them? What can you offer them?

Applying for Federal government positions Mr. Manuel Gomez jr. Department of the air force civilian

In your pursuit of Federal employment, you should understand that all competitive service, temporary and permanent, positions must be advertised. To be considered for these positions, you must submit an application through the competitive process. What this means is that the positions are advertised and posted on the USAJOBS website, and any interested candidate who meets the outlined criteria can submit an application for a position. The competitive hiring process in the Federal government works to ensure that all candidates are given equal access and opportunity to apply and compete for Federal employment.

Context Describe the specific problem you had to address. What did you have to solve, resolve, respond to, handle, etc.? Challenges Describe the factors that contributed to a particular challenge such as budget cuts, new legislation, institutional reform, new goals from upper management, etc. Action Describe the steps you took to solve the problem. Stay away from the ordinary — be extraordinary in your response! Result Describe the outcomes of your actions — use %, #s, grades. What was the difference you made — highlight THE BEST.

Context As the Newsletter Editor in my, I was responsible for writing articles and editing all submissions published in our monthly newsletter. Challenges Our community wanted to use the newsletter as a means for reaching out to alumni of the program with the goal of increasing their involvement in the community. Action I decided to focus the first newsletter of the year entirely on accomplishments of our alumni, with a message of encouraging alumni to submit articles and pictures. Result Over the course of the academic year when I was Newsletter Editor, we received an average of 5 alumni submissions per newsletter. Additionally, alumni and program participants rated the quality of the newsletter higher than any other year.

Office of Personnel Management OPM is an independent agency that functions as the central human resources department of the executive branch. One of the great aspects of the federal government is that there are positions in virtually every field. As the nation’s largest employer with nearly two million civilian employees, our government is hiring and the available jobs offer a match for almost any set of skills and interests. federalgovernmentjobs.us

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB With more than 26,000 Airmen, civilian and contractor employees, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is the largest single site employer in Ohio. The Air Force Personnel Center maintains application information and other searchable information on civilian career opportunities at: Another site focused on acquisition and technology opportunities is: