University/Organization
Arizona State University

Title
How a Pre-Internship Seminar Can Positively Impact the Internship

Synopsis
This presentation describes the development and implementation of an internship seminar that occurs prior to the summer internship to engage students in the job search process. The learning objectives, course activities, scheduling rationale, and advantages of the pre-internship seminar will be presented along with seminar topics. A study with students who had completed the seminar and an internship reveal their perceptions of the most and least helpful career planning seminar topics.

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