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Presentation given to new graduate students in American University\'s School of International Service.TRANSCRIPT
Everything You Need to Know to Get the Jobs and Internships You
Want
By Rob SanGeorge and John CharlesCareer Center SIS TeamAmerican UniversityAugust 21, 2009
Quiz:
1. Why should I intern?
2.When should you start looking for a full-time job?
A Full Range of Services
SIS team services:- Internships- Career Development- Self-Assessments- Networking Opportunities- Interview Coaching- Job Search Strategy-Website and Listserv Postings
John – 1st year grad students Robert – 2nd year grad
students Federal Careers Week SIS Networking Receptions SIS Career Week
Aspects to consider as you begin your program1. Level of competition in the field
for internships and jobs2. Key employable skills3. Networking and sources of
contacts4. How to enhance your
marketability during your studies
– Languages, technology skills
Nearly 80% of SIS students intern while at AU
Most students complete more than one internship
Internships strongly influence career plans
DC is a great place to intern
Let the Career Center help you locate your internship!
Unique Resources Resume Builder Virtual Mock Interview H1VisaJobs for International
Students Career Center Facebook Page AU Career Web inCircle Online Community My Career Advisor blog
Advisors bring it to you Scheduled 45 minute and 30 minute
appointments (online scheduling at www.american.edu/careercenter)
Davenport Drop-in hours– Thursdays from 3:30 to 5 pm
Stop-in session during busy times: Tuesday, Aug. 25, 1-2 pm and Wed. Sep 2 in Career Center, 5th Floor Butler Pavilion
Two Annual Job and Internship Fairs
Our Fairs typically draw over 150 organizations!
SIS Employers registered for Job Fair, Sept. 24th, 20091-4 pm in Bender Arena
ACDI/VOCA Central Intelligence Agency Corporate Risk International (CRI) Deloitte Consulting LLP Earth Day Network Federal Bureau of Investigation Peace Corps Sirius XM Radio
TRAK Companies USAID/Office of Foreign
Disaster Assistance and Office of Transition Initiatives
U.S. Dept. of Justice U.S. Government
Accountability Office U.S. Department of Defense Visions in Action
AU Career Center Home Page
AU CareerWebProfile Page
Networking with Alumni & Employers
Federal Careers Week–Oct 5-9
SIS Career Week—early February inCircle Online Community
It’s Not Just the White House That is a Metro Ride Away
Nonprofits, Public and Private Sector?
ABC World News Tonight AED American Red Cross Amnesty International Bearing Point Biometrics BioReliance Lab Booz Allen Hamilton Brookings Institution Center for Strategic and
International Studies Chemonics CIA Clear Channel Corporation CNN International Coalition to Stop Gun Violence Corcoran Gallery of Art C-Span DC Superior Court
Defense Intelligence Agency Department of State Discovery Communications Drug Enforcement Agency Embassy of France Emily’s List Environmental Protection Agency European Institute Fannie Mae Fleishman-Hillard Fund for Peace Goldman Sachs Heritage Foundation Human Rights Campaign Inter-American Foundation International Foundation for
Election Systems IFC
Places Students Have Interned
More Places Students Have Interned
Kennedy Center KPMG Legg Mason Maryland House of Delegates Merrill Lynch Middle East Institute Morgan Stanley MTV National Cancer Institute National Democratic Institute National Endowment of the Arts National Geographic National Public Radio PBS Public Citizen Global Trade
Watch Public Defender Service Public International Law & Policy
Group
Republican Youth Majority Smith Barney Smithsonian Institute The Washington Post The White House UBS Financial Services United Nations United States Congress United States Department
of Justice US Dept of Commerce USA Today Washington Capitals Washington Sports and
Entertainment World Bank WTOP Radio Network
Strategy
Create your own online profile – AU CareerWeb– LinkedIn– Clean up Facebook page
Meet with John at some point before the end of fall semester
Expand you network while in school Take advantage of professors’
connections Sign up for SIS-L
QUESTIONS???Schedule an appointment with John Charles by
going online at www.american.edu/careercenter
[email protected] (John prefers phone calls: 202-885-1810)