BADM 460-01, Internship, Fall 2008

Abstract

1. Assess personal interests and motivations that impact one’s search of, and potential fit into the workplace; 2. Corroborate one’s interests and motivations through a series of objective tests and self-assessment exercises, conducted and coordinated with Rhodes’ Office of Career Planning; 3. Develop skills to source employment availability and obtain familiarity with job posting internet sites; 4. Develop resume preparation techniques; 5. Refine practical writing skills as an element of increasing the likelihood of securing interviews and employment, and enhancing written communication once employed; 6. Develop solid interview strategies and response techniques through a series of real time interchanges and mock interviews; assess and refine interview thought processes and communication skills; 7. Obtain exposure to the requirements of various occupations through real time exchanges with guest lecturers and community professionals; 8. Discern how and why particular intern or shadow experiences are an individual fit or not, and what has been learned in the process; 9. Obtain case study experience into the important role that good business ethics plays in the workplace; 10. Obtain insight into the prominent roles that organizational “culture” and individual behaviors play in the workplace; and 11. Obtain overall preparedness for entry into the workplace.