Presentation for JHU Freshmen on when they can intern, when they should start searching for an internship and the resources available at JHU to help them find an internship.

1. Internships at Hopkins Dawna Milligan Reeves Senior Associate Director reeves@jhu.edu

3. Most students intern in the summer

4. Some intern during Intersession or part-time during the school yearJHU Recommends: Wait until you finish your first year at Hopkins to intern

6. Be aware of deadlines:

7. Government Deadlines - November 1

8. Large Organizations- Fall and Early Spring

9. The majority of Hopkins students that find internships, begin searching in the Fall.JHU Recommends: First-year students start looking in October

10. How Do I Find an Internship? Identify what you have to offer employers-Skills, Characteristics, and Experience Set a goal for the internship Develop Effective Marketing Tools-Resumes, Cover Letters, etc. Identify Potential Employers Make Contact Follow Up

11. Who Can Help Me Find an Internship? JHU Career Center JHU Alumni Connect.jhu.edu LinkedIn.com Faculty & Staff Student Groups Your Personal Network

12. How can the Career Center Help? J-Connect Nationwide Internship Consortium Resume & Internship Search Workshops Hot Jobs, Cool Internships Newsletters InternshipsUSA Vault.com Annual Career Fairs On-Campus Recruiting & Resume Collections

13. Complete Your J-Connect Profile www.jhu.edu/careers

14. Login to J-Connect

18. Visit the Career Center

19. Welcome Week Aug 29-Sept. 2

20. Freshman & Sophomore Open House Oct. 3rd , 4:00-5:.0 pm

21. Attend Career Center Presentations & Events

22. Putting It All Together Sept 13th 5:00-6:00pm

23. Career Fair Sept. 28th11:00am – 3:00pm, Recreation Center

24. Developing Your First Professional Resume (with Little Experience) Oct. 18th4:00pm

25. Searching for Your First Internship Nov. 8th 4:00pm