{"id":2830,"date":"2015-01-28T16:46:24","date_gmt":"2015-01-29T00:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/business\/?p=2830"},"modified":"2015-02-23T10:34:25","modified_gmt":"2015-02-23T18:34:25","slug":"internships-ins-outs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/business\/2015\/01\/28\/internships-ins-outs\/","title":{"rendered":"Internships: The ins and outs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Yuan Feng Chao addresses the audience as fellow panelists Tyler Kluempke, left, and Keenan Seguancia listen during the Students Speak Out event on Jan. 27.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Don\u2019t be afraid to ask questions, and come up with at least one to ask every day.<\/p>\n

Find a mentor.<\/p>\n

Anticipate interview questions and practice answering them.<\/p>\n

Research the company well in advance.<\/p>\n

Lose your ego and be ready to learn from everyone in the company.<\/p>\n

Develop your communication skills, both the formal and informal ones.<\/p>\n

Understand that you\u2019ll likely be asked to do at least some amount of grunt work.<\/p>\n

Those were among the internship lessons passed along Jan. 27 by an eight-member panel during Students Speak Out. The Career Success Center organized the event, the first of its kind, and the near-capacity audience of about 50 in the Robert Family Events Room included a mix of majors and grade levels ranging from freshmen to MBA candidates.<\/p>\n

Senior panelist Keenan Seguancia praised the first-year students for taking the initiative to learn about internships so early in their college careers and wished he had done the same thing. Seguancia, a business information systems\/accounting major, interned with Nike in summer 2014.<\/p>\n

In seeking out internships, Seguancia emphasized using the Career Success Center \u2013 \u201cThey search for opportunities for us day in and day out,\u201d he said \u2013 and to research companies to see if their core values and mission statement align with those of the prospective intern. He also stressed the value of joining clubs on campus both for the resume-building and networking value.<\/p>\n

Other panelists\u2019 internship firms included Neil Kelly, Daimler Trucks North America, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Naked Wines, Mutual of Enumclaw, Olah Inc. and Robert W. Baird & Co.<\/p>\n

Tiga Evans, a sophomore majoring in merchandising management and sustainability, spoke of being ready for whatever questions the interviewers might ask, including in her case, \u201cWhy do you want to work for this company?\u201d and even \u201cWhat is your favorite movie?\u201d<\/p>\n

Taylor Wobig, a senior in interior design, urged students not to exaggerate their skills when interviewing, and she also offered a networking tip: When you receive someone\u2019s business card, write down additional information about the person on the back of the card for future reference.<\/p>\n

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About 50 students of varying majors and class levels attended.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And Hannah Taylor, a senior in finance, reminded the students that while internships provide for a variety of interesting and challenging responsibilities, they\u2019re not all glamorous ones.<\/p>\n

\u201cKnow you might be doing grunt work at the beginning,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s what you\u2019re there for.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information about internships, visit the Career Success Center, Austin Hall 102, and also like the center on Facebook, https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OSUBIZJOBS.<\/p>\n

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  Don\u2019t be afraid to ask questions, and come up with at least one to ask every day. Find a mentor. Anticipate interview questions and practice answering them. Research the company well in advance. Lose your ego and be ready to learn from everyone in the company. Develop your communication skills, both the formal and … <\/p>\n

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