January 21, 2006

Internship 101

We had a Junior’s GA yesterday at SS AVR. It was very informative and I enjoyed listening to the speakers from Accenture, Procter&Gamble, and Shell. Here’s my short cut notes to the presentation. :smile:

How to Write a Good Resume

5 P’s:

  1. Packaging
  2. Positioning
  3. Punch
  4. Personality
  5. Professionalism

Format:

  1. Chronological
  2. Functional
  3. Combinational

Anatomy:

  1. Heading (Personal Directory)
  2. Introduction - Bring your experiences. What do you want to do?
  3. Education
  4. Employment - Certification and awards.
  5. Miscellaneous

Cover Letter:

  • Make it personal.
  • Make you identity shine.

How to Ace the Interview

What is it?

  • Interview is the opportunity to sell yourself.
  • Interview is the opportunity to go window shopping.

Before…

  • “Self” Research
  • Do your Homework
  • Practice
  • Arrive Early

During…

  • Look Good
  • Act Good
  • Be Good

How to Act During the Internship

3 P’s:

  • Preparation
  • Propriety
  • Passion
Posted in: School at 6:54 pm

9 Comments »

  1. aline commented on:

    January 24, 2006 at 2:13 am

    wooo you took notes.. impressive. :)
    I agree.. a lot of preparation is needed before an interview.

  2. Jhesca commented on:

    January 24, 2006 at 6:16 pm

    woah I wish we have the same activity in our school.. that is so nice!

  3. Chau commented on:

    January 25, 2006 at 1:43 pm

    Hey! Wow, I need to bookmark your site so that I can come more often! LOL. Anyways…

    Wow… Those are some good tips!!!! I’m going to have to remember that for the future! Hehe.

  4. ate ems commented on:

    January 28, 2006 at 10:55 am

    hi gretch! how are you? miss ya. by the way, do you remember the name of the speaker from accenture? :)

  5. tiff k commented on:

    January 28, 2006 at 7:41 pm

    Ooh internship! I didn’t know that there were tips on acing them! heehe. Good luck!! =) TC now ate! =)

  6. Ayel commented on:

    January 28, 2006 at 10:32 pm

    nag exam ako sa accenture and I passed. :) hehe, sana dun ako magwork after graduation. wala lang. dream company ko kasi. hehe……… ingats po!!

  7. erised commented on:

    January 29, 2006 at 11:45 pm

    Wow…. Goodluck with the internship! :D Oh and that How to write a good resume is really good. I’ll definitely going to look at it again when I’m about to write my own. lol.

  8. Shari commented on:

    January 30, 2006 at 5:00 pm

    Whoa. You took notes? LOL!

  9. Cherubelle»Blog Archive » Eventful January pingback on:

    February 1, 2006 at 6:07 pm

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