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Internships & Careers

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:

• Outdoor Recreation and Resource Management
• Parks and Recreation Management
• Recreation Sports Management
• Therapeutic Recreation
• Tourism

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Career Center Resources

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

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Internet Sites for the Job Search

• www.hpercareers.com
• www.indiana.edu/~rpajobs
• www.teamworkonline.com
• www.athleticlink.com
• www.academploy.com
• www.sportsfitnessnetwork.com
• www.leisurejobs.us
• www.activecareers.com
• www.internsearch.com
• www.careerbuilder.com
• www.monster.com
• www.healthandwellnessjobs.com
• www.careerpage.org
• www.ipbs.org
• www.experience.com
• www.bluefishjobs.com
• www.phfr.com

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Internships

The internship is the primary opportunity for the baccalaureate candidate to experience, on a full time basis, the practical application of the curriculum in a professional setting. This experience is designed to provide the student with an overview of an agency's total program and involve the student in leadership, supervisory, and management assignments.

For information about any of HPER's course-related internships or to search the HPER internship directory, please visit the HPER Internship Portal.

Basic guidelines for the internship are:

1. A full-time 14 week experience in a recreation, park, tourism, therapeutic, sport, outdoor or natural resource agency is required. (Therapeutic Recreation students must complete their internship in a therapeutic recreation setting for 15 weeks.)
2. The internship may only be taken following successful completion of required courses and credit hours.
3. Students seeking placement in an internship must have a 2.0 overall GPA, a 2.0 GPA in required recreation courses, and be recommended by their advisor.
4. The student must complete HPER R301 prior to enrollment in internship.
5. The internship may be done in either the Fall, Spring, or Summer terms, but spring and summer are the recommended periods.
6. Grades of Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory are awarded upon internship completion.
7. Students may accept stipends, housing, board, travel, and/or part-time employment from the internship agency.
8. Students are assigned only to agencies that have been approved by the Department.
9. Internship policy and procedures guidelines are available from the Department Internship Coordinators and must be followed.

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