1. Informational Interview Questions - Ideas for questions to ask in an informational interview (http://www.quintcareers.com/information_interview.html)
2. http://www.quintcareers.com/grad_internships.html
Explains the importance of getting an internship.
3. "So What Do You Value in Your Career" by Hans Bool - Gives list of values and why they are important. Interesting self quiz on what you value. http://ezinearticles.com/?So-What-Do-You-Value-in-Your-Career?&id=263747
4. http://www.uvu.edu/csse/students/resources/jobhelp.html
Some excellent information here on various job search strategies.
5. "Research companies and careers through job shadowing", by Katharine Hansen
http://www.quintcareers.com/job_shadowing.html
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
About Myself
Outline: Tell me about yourself
o Name
o Major
o Past achievements
o Future Goals
o What skills I have to offer a company
My name is Brian Wilde, and I will graduate in two weeks from Utah Valley University with a Bachelor’s Degree in International Business Management. I plan to continue my studies of business in a few years when I apply for a Master’s of Business Administration. My fascination of business and finance has allowed me the opportunity to be a part of a few different corporations and compare the strengths and weaknesses of them. I would say my greatest strength is my diligence in everything I do. In all of the jobs I have had, I have been able to move up in every company because of my determination to do the job well. I have also held these jobs while taking 15 or more credits every semester and will graduate with a 3.85 GPA. My future career goals are to become a Certified Financial Planner and always give my very best work. I am a very active and social person, and I enjoy developing relationships with people. I know that my fun and liked personality will be a huge benefit to your company because your clients will want to work with me.
1. I learned it is important to research the company before the interview.
2. Always ask the interviewer some questions as well.
3. If you don’t understand a question, ask for clarification.
4. Write a thank you note after the interview.
o Name
o Major
o Past achievements
o Future Goals
o What skills I have to offer a company
My name is Brian Wilde, and I will graduate in two weeks from Utah Valley University with a Bachelor’s Degree in International Business Management. I plan to continue my studies of business in a few years when I apply for a Master’s of Business Administration. My fascination of business and finance has allowed me the opportunity to be a part of a few different corporations and compare the strengths and weaknesses of them. I would say my greatest strength is my diligence in everything I do. In all of the jobs I have had, I have been able to move up in every company because of my determination to do the job well. I have also held these jobs while taking 15 or more credits every semester and will graduate with a 3.85 GPA. My future career goals are to become a Certified Financial Planner and always give my very best work. I am a very active and social person, and I enjoy developing relationships with people. I know that my fun and liked personality will be a huge benefit to your company because your clients will want to work with me.
1. I learned it is important to research the company before the interview.
2. Always ask the interviewer some questions as well.
3. If you don’t understand a question, ask for clarification.
4. Write a thank you note after the interview.
Find an Internship
1. Finance Internships
We are one of the world's leading wealth management, capital markets and advisory companies, with offices in 37 countries and territories and total client assets of approximately $1.5 trillion. Our two core businesses ? Global Private Client and Global Markets & Investment Banking Group offering a range of services for private clients, small businesses, and institutions and corporations. This internship offers selected individuals to work within the Global Private Client Group and Financial...
www.summerinternships.com
This interests me because of the opportunities of working with world-known financial companies. It talked about going to New York and working for some big financial groups.
2. Our company is an internship placement agency that provides professionally coordinated internship possibilities in Beijing for the students from all over the world with different types of educational backgrounds. In general the majority of our business partners have one of the following internship vacancies: marketing, logistics, finance, law, hospitality, information technology, social work, education, and medical,and much more.We can also provide the full-time and part-time job for the people from all over the world. All the offers we have,they are always as a responsible employer, respecting the law of Chinese labor, 35 hours a week and we assure you that the course be properly applied by all university rules and during your internship in China, we will always be in contact with you for all the needs and problems during your stay in China.
Job Description
1, To perform accounting functions including daily accounting operation, bookkeeping, A/P control, stock taking arrangement, invoicing, taxation declaration, bank transactions, etc
2, To prepare and maintain monthly financial reports of PRC locations
3, Liaise with government/legal and tax bodies
4, Responsible for daily administrative and legal duties
5, Assist other departments to perform related duties
www.ihipo.com
This internship sounds cool to me because of the opportunity I would have to go to China and work in the corporate world. What an opportunity!
3. Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon Animation Studio interns act as production assistants.
They gains hands-on experience in departments, such as TV production,
post-production, casting, animation and live action development, CG,
special events, writing, college relations and recruitment, business and
legal affairs. Interns also participate in speaker series, executive
lunches, field trips, studio events, film festivals and studio animation
tests. Over a third of interns are offered full-time positions with the
company within one year of completing their internship.
Interning for Nickelodeon studios would be awesome. In fact, it would probably be a dream come true of mine because I love that station. There looks to be college relations and recruitment, which would be right up my alley.
www.groovejob.com
4. Google. Inc.
At a place where employees see their work have a worldwide impact very
quickly, internships are fast-paced and exciting. Google interns from
computer engineering backgrounds work on everything from creating
logos to conducting research, and the company puts their coding to use.
Internships aren’t just for budding software engineers—Google also
offers positions to undergrads, grad students and MBA candidates in
areas like sales, marketing, advertising, product management, finance
and business operations. While interns may not get to be the Google
doodler (Dennis Hwang has that gig), they do learn the workings of the
world’s largest search engine firsthand. Plus, they get all the Google
perks—TechTalks (weekly company lectures), a mentor (or “host”),
intern events (such as a night at the theater, rock-climbing, bowling or
a cruise) and continuous training during their stay at the Googleplex..
Google would be an awesome company to do an internship. From what I hear, they are a fun-loving company who treats their employees well.
www.groovejob.com
5. FamilyLink
I’m very surprised at how few potential employees and students are contacting us to tell us how much they want to work for us, or intern with us. Either everyone is already employed, or maybe everyone is just busy playing Farmville on Facebook or something – because they certainly aren’t knocking down our door. We had a popular booth at a recent BYU job fair, but the conversation always starts with us explaining what we do. It would be much nicer if everyone already knew about us and what we do — then we might have people with passion coming to us with ideas about what they want to do for us.
We’re about to launch our first billboard on I-15 – so hopefully awareness of FamilyLink will grow in the next few weeks. I’ve always wanted to do a billboard (See Recruiting with Billboards), and now Cydni Tetro (our CMO) is making it happen.
Some of the positions (or internships) that we could create for part time employees this spring or summer include:
• web analytics
• graphics design
• banner creation – dynamic, flash, social, targeting
• brand partnership project management
• agency and advertiser account management
• css / javascript coding
• twitter / facebook marketing
• mobile app development (android, blackberry, iphone)
• mobile marketing
• pay-per-click marketing
• seo
• content licensing / business development
• sales lead generation and “setting”
• viral video production and marketing
• localization / translation
If you know any students who are smart, passionate, and get things done, have them check us out and give us reasons to create a position for them this spring or summer. Last summer we hired 8 twitter interns, many of whom learned a lot about social marketing and have gone on to do great things.
Maybe this spring or summer, you will be the one to use FamilyLink as a launch pad for your next career move.
www.familylink.com
This would be an interesting internship because of the things they do as far as staying connected with your family. It seems like a really cool company.
We are one of the world's leading wealth management, capital markets and advisory companies, with offices in 37 countries and territories and total client assets of approximately $1.5 trillion. Our two core businesses ? Global Private Client and Global Markets & Investment Banking Group offering a range of services for private clients, small businesses, and institutions and corporations. This internship offers selected individuals to work within the Global Private Client Group and Financial...
www.summerinternships.com
This interests me because of the opportunities of working with world-known financial companies. It talked about going to New York and working for some big financial groups.
2. Our company is an internship placement agency that provides professionally coordinated internship possibilities in Beijing for the students from all over the world with different types of educational backgrounds. In general the majority of our business partners have one of the following internship vacancies: marketing, logistics, finance, law, hospitality, information technology, social work, education, and medical,and much more.We can also provide the full-time and part-time job for the people from all over the world. All the offers we have,they are always as a responsible employer, respecting the law of Chinese labor, 35 hours a week and we assure you that the course be properly applied by all university rules and during your internship in China, we will always be in contact with you for all the needs and problems during your stay in China.
Job Description
1, To perform accounting functions including daily accounting operation, bookkeeping, A/P control, stock taking arrangement, invoicing, taxation declaration, bank transactions, etc
2, To prepare and maintain monthly financial reports of PRC locations
3, Liaise with government/legal and tax bodies
4, Responsible for daily administrative and legal duties
5, Assist other departments to perform related duties
www.ihipo.com
This internship sounds cool to me because of the opportunity I would have to go to China and work in the corporate world. What an opportunity!
3. Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon Animation Studio interns act as production assistants.
They gains hands-on experience in departments, such as TV production,
post-production, casting, animation and live action development, CG,
special events, writing, college relations and recruitment, business and
legal affairs. Interns also participate in speaker series, executive
lunches, field trips, studio events, film festivals and studio animation
tests. Over a third of interns are offered full-time positions with the
company within one year of completing their internship.
Interning for Nickelodeon studios would be awesome. In fact, it would probably be a dream come true of mine because I love that station. There looks to be college relations and recruitment, which would be right up my alley.
www.groovejob.com
4. Google. Inc.
At a place where employees see their work have a worldwide impact very
quickly, internships are fast-paced and exciting. Google interns from
computer engineering backgrounds work on everything from creating
logos to conducting research, and the company puts their coding to use.
Internships aren’t just for budding software engineers—Google also
offers positions to undergrads, grad students and MBA candidates in
areas like sales, marketing, advertising, product management, finance
and business operations. While interns may not get to be the Google
doodler (Dennis Hwang has that gig), they do learn the workings of the
world’s largest search engine firsthand. Plus, they get all the Google
perks—TechTalks (weekly company lectures), a mentor (or “host”),
intern events (such as a night at the theater, rock-climbing, bowling or
a cruise) and continuous training during their stay at the Googleplex..
Google would be an awesome company to do an internship. From what I hear, they are a fun-loving company who treats their employees well.
www.groovejob.com
5. FamilyLink
I’m very surprised at how few potential employees and students are contacting us to tell us how much they want to work for us, or intern with us. Either everyone is already employed, or maybe everyone is just busy playing Farmville on Facebook or something – because they certainly aren’t knocking down our door. We had a popular booth at a recent BYU job fair, but the conversation always starts with us explaining what we do. It would be much nicer if everyone already knew about us and what we do — then we might have people with passion coming to us with ideas about what they want to do for us.
We’re about to launch our first billboard on I-15 – so hopefully awareness of FamilyLink will grow in the next few weeks. I’ve always wanted to do a billboard (See Recruiting with Billboards), and now Cydni Tetro (our CMO) is making it happen.
Some of the positions (or internships) that we could create for part time employees this spring or summer include:
• web analytics
• graphics design
• banner creation – dynamic, flash, social, targeting
• brand partnership project management
• agency and advertiser account management
• css / javascript coding
• twitter / facebook marketing
• mobile app development (android, blackberry, iphone)
• mobile marketing
• pay-per-click marketing
• seo
• content licensing / business development
• sales lead generation and “setting”
• viral video production and marketing
• localization / translation
If you know any students who are smart, passionate, and get things done, have them check us out and give us reasons to create a position for them this spring or summer. Last summer we hired 8 twitter interns, many of whom learned a lot about social marketing and have gone on to do great things.
Maybe this spring or summer, you will be the one to use FamilyLink as a launch pad for your next career move.
www.familylink.com
This would be an interesting internship because of the things they do as far as staying connected with your family. It seems like a really cool company.
Group Internship Project
Internships are the Key to Success
Build a Network
Internships are a great way to meet new people and build relationships in the career or industry that you plan to work in. An established network is an important tool to have when you are getting started in a career or looking for a new job.
Find out if you really enjoy your
career choice
Taking classes in school is much different than actually working in the field you are learning about. Internships allow you to do a “practice” run at the career you are considering. You can find out how much you really enjoy the field and how well you perform in it. You may find that you don't enjoy it as much as you thought you would. Doing an internship could possibly save you time and money going into a field that you aren't suited for.
Have a valuable on-the-job Experience
Doing an internship in the area that you are studying gives you valuable knowledge and experience that you simply cannot get in a classroom setting. It is an opportunity for you to grow as an individual and to become more valuable to you future employer.
You may get a job with the company you do an internship at
Not only do you gain valuable experience, but you may be offered a job at the company at the end of your internship. Many companies use internship programs for recruiting. Doing an internship puts you in a position to earn a position in that company.
It looks great on a Resume
Even if you don't wind up working for the company where you do your internship, most companies are more likely to hire someone who has done an internship in the industry. Think about it – if you had to choose between someone who had a college degree and someone who had a college degree and on-the-job training – who would you pick?
You can earn college credit
For students who aren't immediately going out into the job field, internships are still a great idea since you can usually earn college credit if you do your internship through a company approved by your school. Some graduate programs also require internships or volunteer activities in order to qualify for admittance.
Graduates who have completed an internship earn 7% more
on average in their first year than those who don't.
Internship Sales Project
CLSS 2100
July 1, 2010
Report done by Group 4:
Marisa Bradshaw, Brian Wilde, Amelia Peinado, Stephen Phillips
Build a Network
Internships are a great way to meet new people and build relationships in the career or industry that you plan to work in. An established network is an important tool to have when you are getting started in a career or looking for a new job.
Find out if you really enjoy your
career choice
Taking classes in school is much different than actually working in the field you are learning about. Internships allow you to do a “practice” run at the career you are considering. You can find out how much you really enjoy the field and how well you perform in it. You may find that you don't enjoy it as much as you thought you would. Doing an internship could possibly save you time and money going into a field that you aren't suited for.
Have a valuable on-the-job Experience
Doing an internship in the area that you are studying gives you valuable knowledge and experience that you simply cannot get in a classroom setting. It is an opportunity for you to grow as an individual and to become more valuable to you future employer.
You may get a job with the company you do an internship at
Not only do you gain valuable experience, but you may be offered a job at the company at the end of your internship. Many companies use internship programs for recruiting. Doing an internship puts you in a position to earn a position in that company.
It looks great on a Resume
Even if you don't wind up working for the company where you do your internship, most companies are more likely to hire someone who has done an internship in the industry. Think about it – if you had to choose between someone who had a college degree and someone who had a college degree and on-the-job training – who would you pick?
You can earn college credit
For students who aren't immediately going out into the job field, internships are still a great idea since you can usually earn college credit if you do your internship through a company approved by your school. Some graduate programs also require internships or volunteer activities in order to qualify for admittance.
Graduates who have completed an internship earn 7% more
on average in their first year than those who don't.
Internship Sales Project
CLSS 2100
July 1, 2010
Report done by Group 4:
Marisa Bradshaw, Brian Wilde, Amelia Peinado, Stephen Phillips
A Tempting 10
BUSINESS
1. Athletic Director
2. Golf Course Developer
3. Financial Advisor
4. Travel Agent
5. Accountant
6. CEO
7. Director of Asset Management
8. Marketing Director
9. Economist
10. Entrepreneurer
EDUCATION
1. High school teacher
2. College Professor
3. President of University
4. School Administrator
5. Religion Teacher
6. Jr. High Teacher
7. Recruiting Agent
8. School Counselor
9. Career Counselor
10. Elementary Teacher
1. Athletic Director
2. Golf Course Developer
3. Financial Advisor
4. Travel Agent
5. Accountant
6. CEO
7. Director of Asset Management
8. Marketing Director
9. Economist
10. Entrepreneurer
EDUCATION
1. High school teacher
2. College Professor
3. President of University
4. School Administrator
5. Religion Teacher
6. Jr. High Teacher
7. Recruiting Agent
8. School Counselor
9. Career Counselor
10. Elementary Teacher
Decision Making Model
1. Define goal or objective
Objective: Receive an MBA degree by Spring of 2014
2. Assess alternatives
- I can continue to pursue my financial planning career and not worry about an MBA.
- I have always wanted to go on to graduate school so that no matter what happens with my career, I will have something to fall back on.
- I hope to continue my financial planning career while receiving an MBA degree at the same time. I would probably work less, but hopefully be more efficient.
3. Gather information
- I know that I can have a very successful career as a financial planner without an MBA.
- I am assuming that if my financial planning career doesn’t work out for me, I will have nothing to fall back on besides a Bachelor’s degree.
- I should look at what other opportunities are out there for ex-financial planners. Maybe other options are available that would be good back-up plans besides an MBA.
- The internet is a great source as far as other alternatives. I should also ask a couple of ex-financial planners that I know about what their financial planning careers has led them to now.
4. Assess outcomes or consequences
- The probability that I will be successful as a financial planner is actually like 3:10, which aren’t very high odds. However, I feel that they will be higher odds for me.
- The probability that an MBA will help my career and professionalism in the future is 10:10.
- I really want to get an MBA because I know it will also help me understand my profession better as well. I know that people will have more confidence to trust me with their finances when they see I am qualified through my education and experience.
- I am willing to give up a couple years of a lower income than I will be accustomed to because of going to school full-time.
5. Establish a plan of action
- My plan of action is to continue to pursue an MBA degree by the spring of 2014.
- I will start my MBA work in the fall of 2012 and finish in the spring of 2014.
- I do think that my plan of action states a clear objective.
- I plan to sign up for a KAPLAN class for the spring of 2011, re-take the GMAT in the summer of 2011, and apply for school in the fall of 2011.
- I plan to visit three of the eight schools I apply for before I submit my applications.
- I also plan to continue to work as much as I can as a financial planner while I attend graduate school.
Objective: Receive an MBA degree by Spring of 2014
2. Assess alternatives
- I can continue to pursue my financial planning career and not worry about an MBA.
- I have always wanted to go on to graduate school so that no matter what happens with my career, I will have something to fall back on.
- I hope to continue my financial planning career while receiving an MBA degree at the same time. I would probably work less, but hopefully be more efficient.
3. Gather information
- I know that I can have a very successful career as a financial planner without an MBA.
- I am assuming that if my financial planning career doesn’t work out for me, I will have nothing to fall back on besides a Bachelor’s degree.
- I should look at what other opportunities are out there for ex-financial planners. Maybe other options are available that would be good back-up plans besides an MBA.
- The internet is a great source as far as other alternatives. I should also ask a couple of ex-financial planners that I know about what their financial planning careers has led them to now.
4. Assess outcomes or consequences
- The probability that I will be successful as a financial planner is actually like 3:10, which aren’t very high odds. However, I feel that they will be higher odds for me.
- The probability that an MBA will help my career and professionalism in the future is 10:10.
- I really want to get an MBA because I know it will also help me understand my profession better as well. I know that people will have more confidence to trust me with their finances when they see I am qualified through my education and experience.
- I am willing to give up a couple years of a lower income than I will be accustomed to because of going to school full-time.
5. Establish a plan of action
- My plan of action is to continue to pursue an MBA degree by the spring of 2014.
- I will start my MBA work in the fall of 2012 and finish in the spring of 2014.
- I do think that my plan of action states a clear objective.
- I plan to sign up for a KAPLAN class for the spring of 2011, re-take the GMAT in the summer of 2011, and apply for school in the fall of 2011.
- I plan to visit three of the eight schools I apply for before I submit my applications.
- I also plan to continue to work as much as I can as a financial planner while I attend graduate school.
Final Reflection Paper
I was hesitant to take this class at the beginning of the semester because I found a full-time job back in May. Because of this, I did not think this class would be necessary for me. However, I soon discovered that all of the different exercises we did in this class were still very beneficial to me. I now realize the importance of keeping my mind open to other options as well because most people have multiple careers in their lifetime.
One of the most helpful things I learned was in the middle of the semester when we learned about our personality types and what kinds of jobs fit our personalities. This was helpful because it reinforced in me that I have chosen a career that really does fit my personality. I also was able to look into other professions that would be enjoyable to somebody with my personality. For example, the tests showed that I would enjoy the medical field because I would be helping people. It also said I would enjoy working for non-profit organizations. I would have to agree with both of those suggestions, and I will keep those professions in mind in the future.
Currently I am in the beginning stages of my career. I have chosen to try out financial advising. So far I am really enjoying it, and I feel like the things I am teaching people are helpful to them in their lives. I plan to continue pursuing this career and gaining experience. I would like to start grad school in the fall of 2012 and receive an MBA. Even though an MBA is not necessary for my profession, I think it will only help my credentials when people meet with me for the first time. It will help them trust me a little bit more. Financial advising has many progressive steps and licenses that one must take and receive to really build credibility. My plans are to receive my CFP (Certified Financial Planner) recognition in three years’ time from now. I know if I continue to develop good work habits and continue to educate myself in my field, I will be very valuable to families and businesses in their finances.
I am really excited for the future. This class helped me realize that I have picked a career that fits me. I do understand, however, that my plans could change dramatically in the future. This class helped me realize to always look for what interests me and what opportunities may lie ahead. I am a very loyal person so it is good for me to realize that I need to always keep my options open.
One of the most helpful things I learned was in the middle of the semester when we learned about our personality types and what kinds of jobs fit our personalities. This was helpful because it reinforced in me that I have chosen a career that really does fit my personality. I also was able to look into other professions that would be enjoyable to somebody with my personality. For example, the tests showed that I would enjoy the medical field because I would be helping people. It also said I would enjoy working for non-profit organizations. I would have to agree with both of those suggestions, and I will keep those professions in mind in the future.
Currently I am in the beginning stages of my career. I have chosen to try out financial advising. So far I am really enjoying it, and I feel like the things I am teaching people are helpful to them in their lives. I plan to continue pursuing this career and gaining experience. I would like to start grad school in the fall of 2012 and receive an MBA. Even though an MBA is not necessary for my profession, I think it will only help my credentials when people meet with me for the first time. It will help them trust me a little bit more. Financial advising has many progressive steps and licenses that one must take and receive to really build credibility. My plans are to receive my CFP (Certified Financial Planner) recognition in three years’ time from now. I know if I continue to develop good work habits and continue to educate myself in my field, I will be very valuable to families and businesses in their finances.
I am really excited for the future. This class helped me realize that I have picked a career that fits me. I do understand, however, that my plans could change dramatically in the future. This class helped me realize to always look for what interests me and what opportunities may lie ahead. I am a very loyal person so it is good for me to realize that I need to always keep my options open.
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