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My name is Steph, and I am a senior Marketing major with a Communication Studies minor. Since this is my last year at Butler, my main goal is to enjoy every moment that I have left, while doing as much as humanly possible. I am a marketing analyst at the Butler Business Accelerator, a Speakers Lab tutor, and a Butler blogger (obviously). I also am an Alpha Phi, the President of the Butler University Student Foundation, a member of Alpha Kappa Psi (a professional business fraternity), and a member of the Butler American Marketing Association. In the small amount of free time that I do have, I love crafting, watching large amounts of television, and enjoying my favorite comfort foods, like sweet tea.

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Finding and Getting an Internship 101

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Stephanie

Yesterday I blogged about the internships that I have had over the years, so today I thought that I should follow it up with a post about ways to get internships.  Obviously, there is no special formula that will guarantee you your dream internship…but there are ways to be proactive about your search and your methods that can always help.  So…here are my suggestions:

  1. Update your resume. This is important to do first, because once you find internships to apply for, you will need to send in your resume.  So why not start off first with a perfect resume?  Come up with your own draft, then send it to people that you know and trust, like professors, friends, or family members so they can critique it.  Afterwards, be sure to update your resume anytime anything changes so it is ready to go!
  2. Make a list of the places where you would

    What my Excel document looked like during my internship search

    like to intern. This kind of a list can help guide your search process, so that you know where to look.  I would actually recommend making an Excel document with all of the information about the internship program, their timeline for selection, and anything else that might be helpful (like a direct link to the internship website).

  3. Use the resources available to you. If you are a student at Butler, the resources are basically unlimited.  There is the Internship and Career Services office, the COB‘s Career Development Center, and all faculty and staff are usually helpful in determining what internships would be a good fit for students in different areas.
  4. Most importantly – be proactive! Truthfully, nothing will help you land a great internship more than if you take the entire situation seriously, and work at it yourself.  The ICS office, friends, and professors can help you so much, but at some point you really need to take the process into your own hands and just make it happen!

After you find internships that you want to apply for, there is always the interviewing process, which brings along its own challenges.  So, last summer during my time at Vera Bradley, I wrote a blog about this part of the process.  If you are interested, check it out here!

 

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Back to School…for the final time.

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Stephanie

Tonight, I stopped by Target to check out their clearance shoe selection (I was in search of some super cheap summery shoes) and to look for the shams that my sister wants for her new apartment with her husband (it feels weird calling John her husband, they’ve only been married for a week and a half).  While I wandered around looking for things to buy, I noticed quite a few mothers shopping with their kids who are getting ready to go to college.  Now don’t think that I’m a creep since I know that, but one pair was walking with a mini fridge in their cart (the son was wearing a Ball State t-shirt) and another pair was looking at the bedding and talking about what could sit beside the daughter’s bed.  Both pairs just screamed, “NEW COLLEGE STUDENT” to me, an old pro at this whole going to college situation.

Oh, the memories - my freshman dorm room.

Normally, this would get me all excited because I love back-to-school shopping, and I really can’t wait to go back to Butler…but this time, I don’t feel nearly as excited.  Instead, I’m kind of sad.  I’ve been a real person all summer long…and it’s not that great.  College kid life is the best…and I’m totally fine with being a college kid forever…or at least for longer than only one more year.  Maybe I will be able to talk my Mom into taking me to Wal-Mart and Target just like we always used to when I was a kid, to get everything that I might need for school…even though that is only pens, pencils, and printer ink.  I think just seeing all of the new, colorful stuff makes me feel young, and like I’m not about to enter the real world.  So Mom – just humor me and take me to the store, and let’s pretend that we have entire list of stuff to get…like Elmer’s Glue and Crayola Crayons.  It will be fun – I promise.  :)

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