Making the most ofyour internship

November 2013

Heelis

Aim of today

To help you make the most of your internship and grow

your career

Career aspirations…..

Who?

Knows exactly: what role you want to do?

Undecided: between 2 or more options?

Has an inkling: but the role is not clear yet?

Is at 1st base: Feels stuck/not thought about it

What we will cover

•Maximising your opportunity•Career development•Finding your next role

If you are clear

1. Closing any specific gaps‘Technical’ skills & knowledge‘Soft’ skills

2. Taking responsibilityDefine and deliver a project

3. Collect insights of colleaguesCriteria for interviews?Who is hiring?Good/bad places to work?

4. Growing helpful contacts

Not so clear…..

1. Role insights and new experiencesRange of project experiencesConversationsContacts {beyond the organisation}

2. Learning about options & pathsWhat is the range of options?How have people progressed?

3. Building strong generic skillsManagement, communication….

4. Taking responsibilityDefine and deliver a project

Networking

Your Career….

Audit your skills

Future thinking – your career vision

Self appraisal

Application process

•CV•Application forms

•4 groups write a CV for a famous person using these headings:

•Personal profile/attributes•Experience/Specialism/Strengths•Achievements•Career history– You should leave the name off so we can guess

each other's, dates can be used if helpful

Typical graduate interview questions

1. Why do you want this job?2. Have you got any questions?3. Describe a situation when you led a team?4. Describe a situation where you worked in a team?5. What do you want to be doing in five years time?6. What are your weaknesses7. Who else do you have interviews with?8. Why did you make your university choices?9. What are your strengths?10. What has been your greatest achievement?

The InterviewWhat are interviewers looking for??

Activity:In pairs, one from each team take turns to ask 3 questions of each other. Give feedback on the responses, thinking about what we have just discussed

Career Development