M I S S I O N :  

W E E K L Y R E F L E C T I O N S &

C A P S T O N E P R E S E N T A T I O N S

P R O F E S S I O N A L

D E V E L O P M E N T W O R K S H O P S

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Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Professional Communication Job Specific Technical Skills Planning & Prioritizing Time ManagementReceptiveness Self-Reliance Adaptability

Discovering a Career Path Personal Brand Strategy Determining Values Workplace Culture Telling Your Story Workplace EthicsProfessionalismNetworking

Evaluation of Experience:

I N T E R N S H I P

E X P E R I E N C E

The Vanderbilt Athletics Summer Internship Program provides student-athletes with the opportunity to gain professional-level experience and perspective on their long term career goals. Based on the student-athletes’

interests, they intern twenty hours a week at a Nashville area business.

P A R T I C I P A N T S

s u m m e r 2 0 1 8 I n t e r n s h i p p r o g r a mMonday Tuesday Wednesday

- Preferred Workplace Settings - Strengths & Weaknesses - Responsibilities - Skills Developed - Accomplishments - Lessons Learned - Challenges

S P O R T S R E P R E S E N T E D :

Men's Sports

- Basketball - Bowling - Cross Country - Lacrosse - Soccer - Swimming

I N T E R N S H I P S I T E S :

AetherCapital FinancialCooley Public StrategiesDefiance FuelduGard CommunicationsElmington PropertiesEnfield ManagementFarmington MortgageFriends LifeHanger ProstheticsHashed HealthHoliday InnIMGInstruction PartnersIQ Talent PartnersJudge Dalton's OfficeJuvenile Courts

Leukemia Foundation Martha O'Bryan Mercury Courts ClinicN.IC.E.Peachtree PlanningPreston Taylor MinistriesRiser HouseRocketownRoom in the InnSelect Physical TherapySoles 4 SoulsSpecial OlympicsStaffing as a MissionTN Environmental Council Tortola AdvisorsVolunteer Tennessee

VU Career Center VU Children's Hospital VU Communications VU Development & Alumni Relations VU Medical CenterVU Neuroscience - Calipari Lab  VU Office of LGBTQI LifeVU Office of InvestmentsVU Owen Graduate School of BusinessVUPDVU Sleep LaboratoryYMCA - YCAP

     - Baseball      - Basketball      - Cross Country      - Football

Women's Sports

 Vanderbilt Athletics

85  Student-Athlete Participants

Overall usefulness was rated on a scale from                 1 (worst) to 10 (best).The scores were averaged from a total of 49 surveys.

Usefulness:

1 10

8.1

"The value of forming relationships."

"Gaining experience outside the classroom."

"Having a mentor relationship with my supervisor."

"Becoming more comfortable in a work environment."

"Making connections, learning new skills and gaining confidence."

"Learning how to sell your personal brand."

"Getting to learn directly from professionals."

"The ability to operate in a professional setting."

"Learning the importance of self-accountability."

"Sitting in on meetings regarding deals/partnerships."

"Learning what I would and would not like to do in the future."

Student-Athlete Quotes:

Most Valuable Take Away:

Student-Athletes were asked if they would intern with the organization again.Student-Athletes were asked if they would consider working for the organization.The scores were pulled from a total of 49 surveys.

79.6%

Would intern with the organization again.

61.2%

Would consider working for the organization.

Student-Athletes were asked if they would recommend the internship program to other student-athletes.The scores were pulled from a total of 49 surveys.

91.8%Would recommend the internship program to other student-athletes.

Student-Athletes were asked to rate each of the statements below with the number that best corresponds to their degree of agreement. (1=strongly disagree, 2=disagree, 3=agree, 4=strongly agree)The scores were averaged from a total of 49 surveys.

You found suffiencient opportunity for real world work experience in a professional setting.

1 4

3.5

53%

Strongly Agree

The internship aided in clarifying your career interests and professional goals.

30%

AgreeAgree that the

internship aided in clarifying their career

interests.

83%

E X I T S U R V E Y R E S U L T S

"I feel even stronger about my long term goals as a result of my internship experience."

"My research internship provided a solid foundation for graduate

school in the future."

"Before doing this internship, I hadn't even thought about this industry, but now I can definitely see myself working in this

industry after college."

"This was my 1st job experience and I couldn't believe how many new connections I was able to make."

"My internship aligned with my long term goals and has affirmed

my industry of choice."

"After talking with the CEO at my internship, I will choose a  graduate program that better aligns with my career goals."

"I want to one day get a MD or PhD or both, so getting

experience in a labratory is important."

Elmington PropertiesTN Environmental Council

Y C A P

V U P D

nASHVILLE International

Center for EmpowermentSpecial olympics middle tn

V U m c r e s e a r c howen business school accelerator program

hanger prosthetics and orthotics