1. Career Services: Introduction to Internships & Resources
Office of Career Services & Internships | CC
University of Massachusetts Boston | 100 Morrissey Blvd. | Boston, MA 02125
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2. 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

3. 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

4. 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 (
Option 2: Go to
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

5. 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.

7. 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!

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

9. 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.

10. 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

15. 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.

16. ! 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

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

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

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

20. Check Out Our Career Fairs, Workshops, Events Tab!

21. 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 to double check availability before coming in