3 Relevant Experiences Before Graduation!

Hey Everyone, We had a blast meeting so many new students yesterday during orientation. Many ears perked up when they heard me, the tall, bald guy, loudly repeating the mantra "3 Internships Before Graduation!" over and over. When I was a student in the early '90s, just having 1 internship on a resume made you a rock star. Times have changed. 3 internships is now considered pretty good. That sounds daunting but it's not. Perhaps if I use the term "Relevant Experience", that might calm the nerves? Relevant experiences might include volunteer opportunities, on-campus employment, student club leadership experiences, and, yes, internships. An example: Benji, a Graphic Design major, was one of our office's Student Assistants for the past 4 years. His main task for our office was to design the majority of our posters, web banners and other marketing materials. Even though this was a campus job, the job title on Benji's resume read "Graphic Design Specialist". Along with a year abroad in London studying Graphic Design and some Graphic Design work for a non-profit organization, Benji was able to fill a resume with relevant experience. He starts graduate school, studying Graphic Design, at NYU next week! For excellent internship opportunities, check out our 2 main resources, Internship Exchange and Dons Careers. We look forward to seeing you in our office this year....and remember, 3 Relevant Experiences before graduation! -Alex

Internship Exchange: https://ucan-csm.symplicity.com/students/index.php?cck=1&au=&ck=

Dons Careers: https://usfca-csm.symplicity.com/students/

Alex