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Prepare: Why an internship? For many employers, good grades and the right higher major are just not enough. They seek employees who have paid their dues in the working world. Some of the most important benefits to students include: proceeds career-related work experience, develop your professional skills and preferences, evaluate a career without committing yourself long-term, expand your professional network, and exposure to workplace situations not typically found in classroom experiences. Preparing for an Internship EarnWonkCredit Internship Procedures for International Students Interview Preparation Be Prepared You must prepare for the interview. The pursuit steps can squire you in getting prepared: Assess your skills, abilities, interests, personality, values and career goal as it relates to the position. Practice how you will yacky this information well-nigh yourself to the employer. Research and learn as much as you can well-nigh the position and the organization. Schedule an visit with a career counselor to practice interviewing. Practice, practice, practice. Review the Questions Asked by Employers. Prepare questions for the interviewer. See the list of questions Questions for Applicants to Ask Employers. Use the services of the Career Development Center to squire you with Steps 1-6 and any other concerns you have in preparing for the interview. Practice with InterviewStream InterviewStream is an on-line tool you can use to practice interviewing at your convenience using a webcam. Select questions you would like to practice responding to or use one of the unstipulated question sets provided. View videos on interviewing tips from experts. Save and review your interview with a career counselor. To wangle InterviewStream, go to the “SHORTCUTS” menu on your CareerLINK homepage. During an Interview Accentuate the positive Select and yacky relevant information for your responses - how can your qualifications goody the employer Cite examples of past experiences and events to support your responses; share your achievements and upbringing when towardly Listen thoughtfully to the question(s) Be well-spoken and concise) Be confident and enthusiastic Be honest Have questions for the interviewer (it shows interest in the position and company) It is important for you to learn as much as you can well-nigh the position. Focus your questions on the position and the company. Remember, the interview is an opportunity to mart information - the visitor wants to learn increasingly well-nigh you and you want to learn increasingly well-nigh the position and the organization in order to make a increasingly informed decision; so it's important for you to ask relevant questions. Although salary is important to know; it is strongly recommended that you not bring up salary until you receive the job offer. Telephone Interview The initial interview may come in the form of a telephone interview. You should prepare and self-mastery yourself for the telephone interview in the same manner as the in-person interview. However, there are some spare considerations to alimony in mind. If there is a scheduled time for the telephone interview, you should be the one who answers the phone. Be professional. Make sure that you are in an zone where you will not be interrupted and there are no distractions (i.e. no television, music playing, video games, text messaging) Do not wordplay undeniability waiting or put the interviewer on hold. Have your resume and other documents with you in specimen you need to refer to them. You may want to dress as if this is an in-person interview. It helps to alimony you in the mindset that this is an interview In-person Interview A unconfined deal of accent is placed on verbal liaison in preparation for an interview. However, equally important are the nonverbal elements of communicating.Visitationand soul language are essential components of interviewing. The pursuit are nonverbal behaviors that you should be enlightened of when preparing for and during your interview: Bring a positive attitude; show interest in the position Dress thus with shielding sustentation to hygiene and overall visitation Be courteous and polite to all individuals you meet Use a firm handshake, make eye contact, smile Be ruminative to questions; listen Arrive to the interview 10 - 15 minutes earlySelf-masteryyourself in a professional manner Bring copies of your resume Be prepared to fill out an employment using Avoid using technical devices (cell phone, i-Pod, laptop) Request a merchantry vellum from each interviewer Thank the interviewer for his or her time; reiterate your interest in the position Follow up to the Interview Send a thank-you note or email to the interviewer(s) within 24-48 hours without your interview Reaffirm your interest in the position Second Interview An invitation for a secondary interview indicates that the visitor is interested in you. Your interview will probably be with the supervisor and others in the department that has the job opening. As with your first interview, protract to communicate your qualifications and skills and what you can do for the company. Unpaid Internships: The U.S. Department of Labor established the pursuit 6 criteria in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to determine if an internship or training program can be excluded from the minimum wage requirement. The internship, plane though it includes very operation of the facilities of the employer, is similar to training which would be given in an educational environment; The internship wits is for the goody of the intern; The intern does not transplant regular employees, but works under tropical supervision of existing staff; The employer that provides the training derives no firsthand wholesomeness from the activities of the intern; and on occasion its operations may unquestionably be impeded; The intern is not necessarily entitled to a job at the conclusion of the internship; and The employer and the intern understand that the intern is not entitled to wages for the time spent in the internship. (Note: The FLSA makes a special exemption for individuals who volunteer for a state or local government organ and for individuals who volunteer for humanitarian, religious, charitable, societal purposes to non-profit organizations.) If you have any questions, please contact the Internship Program Coordinator or undeniability 562-985-5826. Department Internship Classes Contact your major counselor in your wonk department to discuss possible internship courses or directed study options.Unelevatedis a partial list of undergraduate internship classes. The internship courses often require that you alimony a periodical of your experience, write a research paper, shepherd meetings, etc. ACCT 493: Accounting Internships AH 542: Internship in Museum Studies AH 593: Teaching Internship ANTH 496: Internship ART 442: Graphic Design Internship CBA 493:MerchantryIntern CDFS 492A: Internship in Child Development & Family Studies CDFS 492B: Internship in Family Life Education COMM 492A-B: Internship COMM 495: Service Learning Internship CAFF 492C: Internship in CA CRJU 492: Internship DESN 442G: Internship Industrial Design DESN 442H: Internship in Interior Design EDSS 492A-B: Internship Technical Professional Writing FCS 492G: Internship in Gerontology FCSE 492D: Internship in FCS ED FEA 492: Internship FMD 492E: Internship in Fashion FMD 492M: Internship in Apparel Design FSCI 492F: Internship in Food Science GEOG 492: Internship in Applied Geography GERN 492G: Internship in Gerontology HCA 480: Internship Healthcare Admin H SC 485: Internship in Health Education HSC 492B: Internship in Health Care HFHM 492J: Internship in HFHM I/ST 492: Internship/ Foreign Study JOUR 498: Internship KIN 494: Exercise Science Internship NSCI 492: Natural Science Internship NUTR 492K: Internship in Nutrition POSC 496: Washington Center Internship PPA 585: Public Policy Administration Internship PT 526, PT 527: Clinical Internship I and II REC 498: Internship S W 495A FieldWitsSocial Work SOC 495: Internship WGSS 498: Field Work Career Development Center Online InternshipUndertow Have you been offered an internship and need or want to receiveWonkCredit? (Academic Credit is earned by enrolling and participating in an internship matriculation concurrent with your internship.) You may be eligible to enroll in the Career Development Center’s Internship Course, “Leadership in the Workplace,” for 1 unit of credit. Review the eligibility criteria and steps to enroll below. Eligibility Criteria Must be currently enrolled undergraduate at CSULB Must be in good wonk standing Must have an internship job offer Enrollment Steps:  Log in to sso.csulb.edu and select CareerLINK  Select the My Account tab on the left hand side. Select Experiential Learning from the expanded menu  Using the information below, well-constructed the Experiential LearningUsingto indicate your intent to enroll in the undertow Catalog Number: SRL 210LMatriculationInstructor Name: TrumboMatriculationNumber & Section: Use the online CSULB schedule of classes to locate SRL 210L and identify the towardly matriculation number and section Wait to receive notification to proceed to the next steps. This may take up to 48 hours  Log when in to CareerLINK. Select My Account and select Experiential Learning from the expanded menu Select Add Internship Information to uncork your placement form. Be ready to enter details regarding your internship site and a supervisor or contact who will verify your placement. You may save a typhoon and return later to submit Note: F-1 International Students: You MUST well-constructed a CPT using and obtain a signature from Michelle Trumbo To ensure timely enrollment, review semester enrollment deadlines via enrollment services Once your placement has been verified and you are enrolled in the course, you will hear from the undertow instructor via email CDC Disclaimer Career Development Center at CSULB itself does not tenancy the way in which this educational opportunity is structured or operates on a daily basis. In granting recognition for this internship, the University affirms that, to the weightier of its judgment, the wits is an towardly co-curricular option for students seeking work-related wits to enhance curricular learning, but makes no other assurances, expressed or implied, well-nigh wages, travel and living arrangements made by the student and employer. The Career Development Center at CSULB does not knowingly legitimatize internship opportunities which pose undue risks to their participants. However, any internship or travel carries with it potential hazards which are vastitude the tenancy of the University and its teachers or employees. Internship Procedures for International Students The Center for International Education and the Career Development Center work together to ensure your internship wits adheres to visa regulations. Curricular Practical Training Internship Curricular Practical Training (CPT) is an employment option misogynist to students who have an F-1 visa. CPT is a paid or unpaid internship that requires passport from the Center for International Education (CIE). Undergraduate students must participate in Department Based CPT, or the Career Development Center Internship Class. Forms are misogynist at CIE. Graduate students may only participate in Department Based CPT Students are worldly-wise to work a maximum of 20 hours per week during the regular semester, and a maximum of 40 hours per week during the summer and vacation periods. Working for increasingly than 11 months of full-time CPT Students MAY NOT uncork work at their internship site until given final clearance by CIE and they have received a new I-20 form. Who can apply? All students MUST first be tried to participate in CPT by their CIE advisor. Some initial requirements include: Must be in status at the time of the using and have been in lawful F-1 status for one full wonk year (nine months) within a U.S. institution preceding the CPT application. Must have an employment/internship/training offer related to major zone of study. Must be in good wonk standing (3.0 or higher for graduate students and 2.0 or higher for undergraduate students). Must be enrolled in a full-course load surpassing applying for CPT (12 units for undergraduates, 9 units for graduate students). Is there a deadline? The deadline to obtain CPT clearance is the Add/Drop deadline for each semester. Enrolling in theMatriculationVisit the Center for International Education (CIE) to pick up a CPT packet. Once you have secured an internship, submit the completed packet and your original letter of offer to the Career Development Center front desk. This must be completed at least two weeks BEFORE your internship start date.Well-constructedenrollment in the CDC Internship Class. The InternshipCounselorwill review the documents and contact you regarding your application. Once enrolled, the Internship Program will contact you to pick up your CPT packet to submit to CIE. Upon final notification from the Center for International Education, you are eligible to uncork working at the prescribed site.SpareInfo Center for International Education California State University, Long Beach 1250 Bellflower Blvd. BH 201 Long Beach, CA 90840 voice: 562.985.4106 http://www.csulb.edu/centers/cie/ Internship Program Career Development Center California State University, Long Beach 1250 Bellflower Blvd. BH 250 Long Beach, CA 90840 voice: 562.985.4151 Career Development Center - California State University, Long Beach | 1250 Bellflower Boulevard - Brotman Hall, Room 250 | Long Beach, CA 90840 | Phone: (562) 985-4151 | Fax: (562) 985-1641 Office Hours: Mon - Fri 8 AM - 5 PM | Drop-In Advising: Mon - Fri 11 AM - 4:30 PM | Closed Weekends & University Holidays SERVICES Emergency Information Crisis Assistance CARES Team Accessibility Student Health Center Colleges The Arts EducationMerchantryAdministration Continuing & Professional Education Engineering Liberal Arts Health & Human Services Natural Sciences & Mathematics Engineering Liberal Arts Health & Human Services Natural Sciences & MathematicsSpareResourcesWell-nighCSULB University Careers University Police Campus Directory Media Relations Marketing & Communications C S U L B Contact Us Media Relations Marketing & Communications C S U L B Contact Us CSU Site Index Feedback SERVICES Emergency Information Crisis Assistance CARES Team Accessibility Student Health Center Colleges The Arts EducationMerchantryAdministration Continuing & Professional Education Engineering Liberal Arts Health & Human Services Natural Sciences & MathematicsSpareResourcesWell-nighCSULB University Careers University Police Campus Directory Media Relations Marketing & Communications C S U L B Contact Us C S U L B facebook C S U L B Instagram C S U L B twitter C S U L B youtube California State UniversityLong Beach 1250 Bellflower Boulevard Long Beach, California 90840 562.985.4111