Career Services: Introduction to Internships & Resources Office of Career Services & Internships | CC-1-1300 University of Massachusetts Boston | 100 Morrissey Blvd. | Boston, MA 02125 W: www.careers.umb.edu | P: 617.287.5519 | E: careers@umb.edu

Agenda I Need an Internship. Where Do I start? Part 1 I Need an Internship. Where Do I start? Set up MyCareer Online Account and Profile Identify your major, college, and career preferences Part 2 Where Do I Find Internship-Related Resources? CSI Resource Library Internship Folder Resume, Cover Letter, Interviews Part 3 Which Career Direction Do I Choose? Career Planning Folder How to Do a Basic Job Search Job Search Links Part 4 CSI Upcoming Events and Employers on Campus

I Need an Internship. Where Do I Start? The answer is… When you are setting up the PPT on the lap top, make sure you already have My Career Online up in the browser My Career Online

How to Set Up MyCareer Online Account and Profile STEP 1: Find the Page and Save it on Your Computer Option 1: Direct Link My Career Online (https://www.myinterfase.com/umb/Account/LogOn?ReturnUrl=%2fumb%2fstudent%2f) Option 2: Go to www.careers.umb.edu Scroll Down to MyCareer Online Tab Click on Login Into My Career Online STEP 2: Register by Creating a Profile Show a screen shot of selecting the “My Profile” Once you have gone through the slide, then go to the link for MCO. If students in the room already have their account set up, log on as John SAMPLE and show them the importance of updating their profile. GPA, Marjor, Classification (freshman or sophomore), all * areas We recommend that they put in their languages, and especially their industry preferences and job function preferences – we don’t guarantee that we will provide additional information about upcoming resources, but if we do, we will use this information to send targeted outreach to students of interest. Show them the process in MCO Take Your Time Identify Your Major and Career Goal Identify Industry and Job Function Preference Identify Geographic Preference Or Log-In If You Have an Account Already

Upload Your RESUME! Don’t Know How? Now That You Have Your Profile… Meet with a Career Specialist At UMB’s CSI Office Resumes Folder Resource Library Upload Your RESUME! Don’t Know How? Once you have talked to them about the Resource Library, literally show them the Resume Folder in MCO. Then add the screen shot that shows them the Resume section to upload. The other thing to mention to them is that uploading other documents like, cover letter, references, internship applications all happens in that section of My Documents.

Where Do I Find Internship-Related Resources? My Career Online Resource Library Folder Internships Folder Tons of Info! For Example: UMB Guide to Internships Top Internship Sites & Check List Internship Search Strategies PPT How to Secure and Internship video/PPT link CM Academic Internship Request Form And MUCH MORE!

After showing them the slide, go right back into MCO and show them the Internships Folder and the resources.

Resources Library Has Multiple Guides and Tips!!! Explore. There’s More! Resources Library Has Multiple Guides and Tips!!! Ex: Interviews, Cover Letters, LinkedIn and MORE!!! Practice Interviews with International Students Looking for US Jobs or U.S. Residents Looking to Work Abroad? Screen shot of where they are located. Actually go into the John Sample, then show them going each resources quickly.

Let’s Do a Basic Job Search Log-In to MyCareer Online Go to “Search Jobs and Internships” Tab Go to “Advanced Search” Enter in the “Job Category” Find what you like and Add to Favorites Save Your Search See Next 5 Slides with Screen Shots to Get a Better Picture

In this slide have another arrow pointing to the bottom, that says once you have read the grey section, look here to identify what you need to adjust or change or get access too. Add an additional slide that says, in order to obtain internship access, students must meet with a Career Specialist and get their resume and cover letter approved. Steps to getting internship approval Look at resume and cover letter examples, draft your documents, have them viewed by our Peer Career Advisors to get them closer to approval Upload them into My Career Online My Documents section, so staff and download and help edit them (also bring a printed copy with you to your meeting) Come prepared to ask specific questions about your resume and cover letter. The closer they are to finalized the easier it is for staff to approve them, so “help us to help you” by coming prepared.

! Unable to gain access to the application? In order to obtain internship access, students MUST MEET WITH A CAREER SPECIALIST and get their resume and cover letter approved Steps to getting internship approval: Look at resume and cover letter examples, draft your documents, have them viewed by our Peer Career Advisors to get them closer to approval Upload them into My Career Online My Documents section, so staff and download and help edit them (also bring a printed copy with you to your meeting) Come prepared to ask specific questions about your resume and cover letter The closer they are to finalized the easier it is for staff to approve them, so “help us to help you” by coming prepared

Which Career Direction Do I Choose? Where Do I Want to Work? What’s More Important to Me?

Check out Career Research & Planning Folder Another arrow pointing to the two links. Then in workshop go to them and show them!

CSI Upcoming Events and Employers on Campus Everything is posted in MY CALENDAR in your My Career Online Take out this slide

Check Out Our Career Fairs, Workshops, Events Tab!

Questions? If you need more information about internships, please attend our ADVANCED Internships Search Strategies Workshop with the Manager of University Internships, Matthew Power-Koch Internship Drop-in Hours are listed in My Career Online Peer Career Advisor – Resume & Cover Letter Review Offered Daily – call 617.287.5519 to double check availability before coming in