Journalism internships

You might not know it, but Uconn’s Career services offers many opportunities for

internships even journalism ones!

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Career services has moved!

The University of Connecticut’s career services office has switched locations. It used to be located in CUE but now is located in Wilbur Cross 201 and the student union 203. Wilbur cross offers walk- in resume critiques and career counseling help 10-4 Monday-Friday and also offers cover letter help and appointments. The union location hosts mock interviews and employee relations.

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Search for internships in your industry at this website!

• Ed2010- is a new program for recent college grads who want to become magazine editors. It is a great source to find position opening and help get your career started.

• ://www.career.uconn.edu/internships_search_specialized.php

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Career Fairs • The first internship fairs are Tuesday Oct. 2 and

Wednesday Oct. 3rdand they have opportunities for all majors! 11:00 am-3:00 pm

For the internship fair Michael Petro, Assistant Director of Employer Relations left some tips: “Dress professionally and go in with a plan, be on time, and be prepared, research the companies before hand and know your background information, and definitely bring multiple copies of your resume,” Petro said.

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Huskycareerlink• Many students are

unaware but there is in fact a huskycareerlink that can be accessed through the career service webpage. Students use their NetID to login and the program has lists of hundreds of employers who are interested in Uconn students and graduates for job positions, all you need to do is apply.“We try to have a variety of opportunities, there

are at least 2 internships for each major tailored to specific jobs. At career services we have traditional journalism for newspapers, TV and Radio and non-traditional opportunities like blogs and online, for journalism it’s pretty wide open,” Michael Petro said

Journalism Internships• The journalism program is special, where it

has it’s own internships through the journalism dept. The contact is Maureen Croteau and applications to apply for an internship in spring are due by Friday Oct. 12th so don’t wait.Opportunities include major businesses like: Time Magazine, The Boston Globe, Fox CT, Patch, NBC4, The Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, National Geographic Traveler, Discover Magazine, NBC 30 and the Bostonchannel.com

“Regardless of what internship or company you interview for we kind of give general advice, know what your interview is for, if it’s a specific beat or say a field producer than you need to know exactly what that job entails and the people in that company. You also need to know your resume inside out. Go in well prepared and know yourself and experiences. Be polished and prepared and you will do well,” Petro said, for interview tips.

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Search Engines BookJobs.com has many opportunities for young writers, and publishers.

There is also, Internship finder, internship programs.com jobhunt.org, doostang.com, internsushi.com, youtern.com, and onedayonejob.com are just a few resources for the job hunt. But Petro advises students to come to the career center for any job related needs or guidance, “We work with students from start to finish, from freshmen year to senior year, in career development opportunities and counseling. Another part of that is informational skill assessments, and career fairs” said Petro.

In the student union room 201 you can find out this information, access pamphlets, and free giveaways and visit the career services pet fish, William Theodore Ford.