This workshop will focus on how to develop a "Gold Standard" internship, including strategies on how to prepare Student resumes, hone soft workplace skills and create long lasting relationships with employers. Students will display and discuss all aspects of their experiences through a PowerPoint presentation and provide contextual examples beyond the walls of the classroom. Participants at this session will come away with ideas on how to solicit internships, strategies for internship placement, and tools for preparing students before their internship.

1. Some of Our Internships

2. IceBreaker

3. Today’s Outcomes Ideas on how to Solicit Internships Strategies on Internship Placements Tools for preparing students for Professional Internships

4. Group Activity What are 2 or 3 characteristics of a Gold Internship? In which aspects of Internships does your Academy excel? What are your Academy Internship Challenges ?

5. The “Gold” Internship Northport High School Academy of Finance

6. Pre Internship Resume Mock Interviews Business Etiquette Placement Strategies

8. Showcase Strengths

9. Producing a finished product

10. Mock Interviews What is a Mock Interview? Preparation/Role Plays Interview Conduct Dress for Success Follow up

12. Ask Questions!

13. Quid pro quo

14. Discretion – Sensitive materials

16. The Internship Workplace Readiness/Soft Skills Solicitation Creating a Valuable Internship: An Employer’s Prospective

18. Phone Skills

19. Hierarchal Structure

20. Interview

21. Office Protocol

22. Deadlines

23. Communication Skills

25. Creating a Valuable Internship: An Employer’s Prospective Pre-internship: Communication with student Preparing the workplace & identifying projects Employer Handbook During the internship: Creating a welcoming environment Training Project assignments Setting expectations and giving feedback

26. Post Internship Student Requirements Employer Recognition Breakfast Internship Retention

27. Student Requirements for Half Credit Complete Internship Binder Reflective Essays Prepare PowerPoint Presentation Public Speaking Experience at ERB Self-Evaluation after ERB

29. Audience

30. Employer Awards

31. Professionalism

32. Maturation Process

33. Employer Evaluations

35. Solutions to Challenges

36. Ask Allison!!!