Make your work... WORK for you!

Turn your job or volunteer position into an internship

Lisa Sanders, M.S.&

Nohemy ChavezInternship and Career Center

Goals: Help you identify your future career goals Learn how you can build career specific experience

without adding more to your plate Share the guidelines & benefits of an internship Offer specific steps on how to create an internship

(Disclaimer: check with your program area) Give case study examples Help you identify ideas that will work for you Explore resources

Benefits of an Internship Provides space to reflect on career and academic goals &

interests Increases competitive edge in job searching (resume,

application, interview, network & reference) Creates a competitive academic transcript for graduate

school Develops essential skills and on-the-job experience Provides an opportunity to establish expectations with your

supervisor in a job or volunteer position

In this economy, you can’t afford not to do an internship!

What is an internship? 40 hours per quarter (10 weeks) or an average

of 4 hours a week Student must have a 10 week minimum

commitment, but can continue for multiple quarters

Paid, non-paid or work-study Professional (not peer) supervisor or faculty

person Must be related to academic or career goals Can get academic units

What is an internship? (Con’t) Internships can:

provide assistance with the ongoing work of a business or organization

involve a special project or assignment Can be a student of any level in school

Can gain Transcript Notation through Aggie Job Link to document that your experience is University approved

Where to start : Indentify your goalsThink about:

o Your majoro Occupations or careers of interesto Skills or experiences that you need to enter the field

1) __________________

2) __________________

3) __________________

Ideas to turn your job/volunteer work into an internship!

Possible avenues that you can take:

1) Look for an already existing paid internship in your field of interest

2) Create your own internship by finding a volunteer position or a job that relates to career goals

3) Create an internship out of your current position

1) Look for a paid internship in your field of interest

Scenario #1:

Third year Sociology major Pre-Law Needs to find a paid internship so that

current job can be put on hold Work-study

Scenario #1 (con’t):

Aggie Job Link current paid internships: California State Rural Health Associations :

Research and Development Intern Non-profit organization, $300 Stipend California Coalition for Rural Housing: Affordable

Housing & Community Development Intern Summer Internship, pays $12- $14/ hour

1) Look for a paid internship in your field of interest (con’t) Tips:

Be patient with your search! It takes time to find, apply and land the internship.

Be broad when searching. Look for related skills in the internships you are searching

for and your career goal. The internship doesn’t have to be exactly what you were

looking for. Get units through your department! If you are already

going to be at the internship at least four hours a week, get faculty sponsorship for units, that way you have to take one less class!

2) Create your own internshipScenario #2:

4th year, Managerial Economics Major Currently in a student organization Flexible about career when graduating (due to

economy) Wants to gain as much experience as possible

and to build resume before graduation Decides to take initiative to create an internship

locally

Scenario #2: (con’t) Approaches Nugget Market

(locally owned/corporate headquarters) Asks what projects might be needed or where they need help:

Marketing/market research Research project: customer service survey Financial/accounting Management/ HR

Option to: Volunteer TN Get units work-study (if eligible)

Outcome: gains mentorship, network contacts, reference, insight on business

Scenario #2: (con’t)

Additional internship options for next quarter:

Paid student assistant for the State for Tax Franchise Board because really likes working with financials of Nugget

Nugget hires student on for paid position due to initiative, high-quality performance, etc.

Student organization- takes on leadership role

2) Create your own internship (con’t) Tips:

How can you build transferrable skills in business? Be creative about where you can accomplish this (maybe

not as prestigious, but valuable just the same) What are the other sectors that are more reliable? Setting goals is key Take initiative Be flexible & really listen to opportunity See the other benefits. Take advantage of mentors,

informational interviews, network potential in the position

3) Create an internship out of your current position

Scenario #3:

*Someone who has a current job and is taking a full course-load.

3) Create an internship out of your current position

Tips: Expand upon the skills/experiences that you

need to develop Take initiative Find a project that will help you build skills or

knowledge Identify projects or unmet needs in your job Volunteer to fulfill these needs

How to talk to your supervisor Talk to your supervisor about your goals Ask what needs they have or where they need help (or

pay attention on the job and come to sup with idea) Let them know what experiences you would like to

have or what skills you want to develop Present your ideas and come with a plan Ask for the mentorship or support from your

supervisor Coordinate compensation: Units, vol, work-study, TN,

etc.

How to finalize your internship!By getting Transcript Notation:

Confirm with program area- HBS, AES, Eng & LABS Get an approved & supervised internship Go online at icc.ucdavis.edu to log in to Aggie Job Link Complete the online Transcript Notation proposal in AJL Finish the internship and log on to Aggie Job Link to:

Complete your time sheet and personal essay Have your employer to log on to Aggie Job Link to

complete the supervisor’s evaluation

Benefits: Paid position You can be efficient with time Shows initiative Increase chances of promotion or

management position Bolster resume/skills Increase experience

What ideas do you have? Exercise:

Read over your goals & the options we

discussed:

Write down 3 concrete ideas of how

you could create an internship

to meet those goals.

Campus Jobs1) UC Davis Student Housing: Cultural/Service Programmer,

Resident Advisor (1/15)

2. UC Davis Advising Services: Advising Coordinator, Orientation Leader, EOP

3. UC Davis Campus Recreation & Campus Rec Youth Programs: Personal trainers, Building Supervisors, Camp Student Manager

4. UC Davis Department Assistants: Biomedical Engineering Student Assistant

5. UC Davis Department Laboratory Assistants: Entomology Lab Assistant

Campus Jobs6. UC Davis Information and Education Technology (IET):

Computer Room Consultant (CRC), The California Aggie, Creative Media

7. ASUCD: Unitrans, Coffee House, Campus Copies, Classical Notes, Bike Barn, Experimental College.

8. UC Davis Student Firefighter Program

9. UC Davis Bookstore: Student Supervisor

10. UCD Shields Library

Resources: Aggie Job Link account Program of Events Internship and Career Fair Resume Books Student Employment Financial Aid/ Work-Study

Ami Tripp, Work-Study coordinator 1216 Dutton Hall

THANK YOU Nohemy Chavez

Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Lisa Sanders Office Hours:

Thursday 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.