Employment Internships and Off Campus Jobs
IMPORTANT PERSONAL SKILLS THAT EMPLOYERS VALUE!
Job candidates with strong personal skills are in high demand for a wide variety of
工作.
We've all worked with someone who is excellent at engaging with colleagues and is
总是可靠的. This individual has honed their personal skills. 与人交流
effectively with others, self-express, and self-manage.
These individuals are typically more reliable, meet deadlines, and complete tasks.
Company leaders seeks employees with these skills because they are better able to
effect positive outcomes for their companies.
Unlike hard skills that can be measured - like computer programming or engineering - personal skills are "soft skills" - subtle qualities or traits that enhance our 的相互作用. There are just as important (if not more so) to employers, though you'll need a mix of both hard and soft skills in the workplace.
Students without transferrable (personal) skills and education to adapt to the changing work environment will be challenged to compete for employment.
- develop technical and soft skills to help you compete effectively in the job market 在生活中
- improve your interpersonal communication skills and build your confidence
- gain practical 工作经验 and begin establishing professional work habits and 可转移的技能
- apply what you've learned in the classroom to the workplace
- become more comfortable networking with professionals
- earn employment references and letters of recommendation
- an internship can open the door to a potential job offer
Co-op is a course in which you can earn one (1) to six (6) hours of elective academic credit for 工作经验 via employment, an internship or volunteering during the semester(s) you are enrolled in Co-op.
- With help from the Co-op Coordinator, you can be placed in an appropriate business or industry and earn college credit while gaining practical knowledge at the same time.
- You and your employer/supervisor complete a learning agreement containing learning objectives that you should meet or progress towards during your internship or other 工作经验.
- You complete weekly reflection assignments via the Co-op course in Canvas
- Co-op is designed to enhance your learning and apply practical skills and learned 与你的工作职责相关的理论.
- Contact the 合作教育 Coordinator to discuss your interests, availability 和主要
- 看看。 合作社网页 for a list of current internship opportunities
- ReSearch organizations where you may have an interest in interning
- Attend career fairs at the college and through Career Source Gulf Coast
- Students employed on campus via student assistant and work study programs may use this 工作经验 to earn Co-op elective credit
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