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Internships & Careers

Student Testimonial - Rebecca Dyar

Rebecca Dyar

“During the spring and summer semesters of my senior year at Indiana University, I participated in and completed an internship with the American Cancer Society. The internship offered me a practical method to utilize my knowledge and skills learned in class in a real-world setting. " more >>

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Career Center Overview

The Career Center provides assistance to students in career planning, resume and cover letter preparation, as well as skill development for the interview process. In addition, the Career Center contains a variety of up-to-date and highly accessible resources designed to facilitate long-range decisions. Students are notified regarding contacts and leads for career and internship opportunities as they become available in the following major areas:

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Career Center Resources

  • Sport Marketplace Directory
  • Executive Job Opportunity List – a weekly updated job list of the sports industry available to Sport Marketing and Management and Sport Communication program majors.
  • NCAA News (National Collegiate Athletic Association)
  • Internship Contact Directory

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Resumes

The HPER Resume Wizard is a tool to get you started with your resume. The Wizard will format your information into a Microsoft Word document which you may then save and edit. Note: We highly recommend you further develop your resume with an academic or career advisor or instructor before applying for positions.

HPER Resume Wizard

Internet Sites for the Job Search

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Internships

For complete instructions on how to proceed with an internship, please download and print the internship manual which outlines all procedures.

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Brief Overview:

An internship is identified as a relevant work experience (frequently unpaid), which provides qualifications necessary for future employment. Certain criteria must be met before a student can be authorized to register for academic credit. In addition, fitness specialist and sport marketing and management majors, for whom the internship is a mandatory component of their academic programs, must see an academic advisor for an Eligibility Sheet before scheduling a meeting with the department internship coordinator. Students from all programs must obtain the following information before scheduling this appointment:

  1. Verification of the student’s acceptance from the internship site. This must be written in the form of a letter or an e-mail addressed to:

    2. Susan Simmons, Internship Coordinator
    Kinesiology Career Center, HPER 112
    Indiana University
    Bloomington, IN 47405
    suscrowe@indiana.edu

  2. A detailed job description
  3. Name, title, e-mail address and phone number of the internship supervisor
  4. Name and mailing address of the internship agency
  5. Start and finish dates for the internship
  6. Approximate number of total hours the student will work

When the student has obtained the necessary information, an appointment should be scheduled on the appointment sheet outside the Career Center in Student Services, HPER 112. Once the information is approved by Susan Simmons, the student and supervisor will complete an Internship Agreement Form & Internship Expectations Form to be kept in HPER records with a copy in the student's file at the Career Center . The student will then be authorized to register for the internship. Registration is necessary as the internship is considered a class with a specific section number. Students must agree to complete 50 hours of work experience for each academic credit hour (i.e. 3 credit hours equals a minimum 150 hours of experience). Participation hours required for some experiences exceed the minimum.

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Internship Evaluations

Prior to the awarding of a grade for the internship experience, evaluation forms from both the supervisor and the student must be completed and returned to the Career Center at midterm and approximately one week before the end of the internship. The student must also complete an exit interview with Susan Simmons at the end of the internship experience. The grade for the internship is S/F rather than a letter value.

SUPERVISOR'S EVALUATIONS:

STUDENT'S EVALUATION:

 

Additional Information

For more information, please visit the HPER careers and internships website.

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