Ferguson Career Resource Guide to Internships and Summer Jobs

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Ferguson Career Resource Guide to Internships and Summer Jobs, by Carol Turkington 2006 New York, NY: Ferguson Imprint of Infobase Publishing 912 pages, $125, Hardback. In two volumes. Intended Audience(s): F, H, Students Major Headings from the Table of Contents: Introduction & Overview; Essays; Internship Directory; Further Resources How Is the Book Most Useful for Its Intended Audience? Comprehensive guide to major internship opportunities The Top Things You Learned from Reading this Book Detailed information about established internship programs, tips for finding additional internship opportunities, resume and cover letter advice, tips for succeeding in internships, and specific advice for students considering international internships. There is no debate on the value of at least one internship experience for college students, and many experts recommend obtaining as many internships as possible. Internships not only help students hone their career interests, but also provide valuable work experience that will help them land a great job upon graduation. The Ferguson Career Resource Guide to Internships and Summer Jobs is the one tool that all students-high school, college, and grad school-should have at their fingertips to help navigate the waters of preparing for, finding, obtaining, and succeeding in an internship. This book is a great resource that provides tools that will help students well beyond simply obtaining an internship. At $125 for the two-volume set, it is a bit too pricey for the student, but certainly public and school libraries should have this great reference tool in their collections. The book is divided into four parts: an introduction and overview, a series of career and internship preparation essays, the directory of internship opportunities, and further resources. The book's strength is in the detailed information it provides on more than 550 well-established internship and summer job programs in 16 broad career fields, ranging from arts and business, to health and sports, and to media and science. While the internships are organized by these major fields, readers can also take advantage of indices that break down the list of internships by application deadline, salary amount, education level, state, and country. Each internship listing provides the reader with a wealth of information, including key contact information for each organization (typically mailing address, phone and fax numbers, and Web address), earning potential (including any salaries, stipends, living expenses, college credit potential, and any other perks), application deadline, necessary educational experience, specific skills requirements (which are of great use for tailoring one's application), and detailed instructions on how to apply. Even with more than 550 internships included in its two volumes, the author realizes that there are many more internship opportunities for students to pursue, and includes commonsense advice for other sources of internships-such as one's network of contacts, college adviser, career services department, career fairs, and Chambers of Commerce. …