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CAREERS INTERNSHIPS & RESUMES
• A Career Career is a a a a a a a a a a a a profession based on on on on education education training and acquired skills
‰ Types of of Careers: education education healthcare business/accounting cyber security law engineering psychology/counseling hospitality
‰ Job Job positions are are are derived from careers (i e e e e e e e e e e e education=Career professor=Job position)
• O*net Online: This is is is a a a a a a a a great resource to discover the following: ® ® Careers and job positions ® ® ® Finding your own path based on on interests
® ® ® Career projection and growth
• ® ® Other valuable information
Internships- normally occurs during during your your your junior or or or or senior year of your your your undergraduate career can occur occur during during your your your master’s program as as well ‰ ‰ Internships are are normally required in in certain careers such as as as education and psychology ‰ ‰ ‰ Using the education education learned and apply it to real-life work
settings
® ® ® Wages in the career based on on city and and state
• ‰ ‰ ‰ Ensure that that you you are actually learning skills
in in in in in in in in in in your internship internship and and and not just “grabbing coffee or or or or or or making copies ” Resumes: A document that explains all job experiences education and volunteer/internship work
(if applicable) ‰ This is is is used in in in order to to apply for for a a a a a a a a a a a a a job job positions Colleges sometimes ask for for a a a a a a a a a a a a a resume to to make a a a a a a a a a a a a a decision on on on on the admission status
‰ ‰ Ensure that you are using the the the same font font throughout the the the resume Use font font such as Times New Roman or Ariel
‰ ‰ Your resume resume resume should be concise and and accurate Use Use your your resume resume resume to to market yourself to to employers and/or colleges