Q&A: Advice for students seeking summer internships from the Career Development Center
Q&A: Advice for students seeking summer internships from the Career Development Center
Q&A: Advice for students seeking summer internships from the Career Development Center
By Giana Longo
May 18, 2020
Summary
As summer internships are being canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, many students are worried about how to gain professional experience over summer 2020.
The Hawk spoke with Trish Shafe and Scott Rappaport, director and associate director of the Career Development Center, respectively, to hear their advice for students whose internships were canceled.
If a student's internship was canceled, or they are looking for an internship this summer, what should their next steps be?
On Handshake, [students] can search for remote jobs, and students should really start shifting in that direction.
We want students to shift their thinking toward experiential learning.
Internships have been the very popular go-to option for students.
Should students market themselves differently for remote internships than they did before?
We will be offering workshops for students on how to search for a job in COVID- 19.
How else should students prepare for internships in the future?
TS: We anticipate that a fair question from an employer is going to be, 'What did you do during COVID-19?' We feel that that is going to be the differentiator for students.
Reference
Longo, G. (2020, May 18). Q&A: Advice for students seeking summer internships from the Career Development Center. Retrieved May 20, 2020, from https://www.sjuhawknews.com/qa-advice-for-students-seeking-summer-internships-from-the-career-development-center/