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    This document provides a summary of the book "Internships For Dummies" which aims to serve as a comprehensive guide for interns of all ages. The book covers topics such as finding and securing an internship, making the most of the internship experience, handling common internship tasks, and using the internship to launch one's career. It also includes guidance for academic advisors, internship supervisors, and employers on setting up and managing effective internship programs. With over 300 pages, the book provides extensive advice and insights from professionals in various sectors to help interns succeed and get the most learning and career benefits from their internship experience.

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    This document provides a summary of the book "Internships For Dummies" which aims to serve as a comprehensive guide for interns of all ages. The book covers topics such as finding and securing an internship, making the most of the internship experience, handling common internship tasks, and using the internship to launch one's career. It also includes guidance for academic advisors, internship supervisors, and employers on setting up and managing effective internship programs. With over 300 pages, the book provides extensive advice and insights from professionals in various sectors to help interns succeed and get the most learning and career benefits from their internship experience.

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    This document provides a summary of the book "Internships For Dummies" which aims to serve as a comprehensive guide for interns of all ages. The book covers topics such as finding and securing an internship, making the most of the internship experience, handling common internship tasks, and using the internship to launch one's career. It also includes guidance for academic advisors, internship supervisors, and employers on setting up and managing effective internship programs. With over 300 pages, the book provides extensive advice and insights from professionals in various sectors to help interns succeed and get the most learning and career benefits from their internship experience.

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    The key takeaways from the document are that the book 'Internships For Dummies' provides comprehensive guidance for interns on how to find, get the most from, and leverage internships into jobs or careers. It also provides guidance for those who supervise and employ interns.

    The book covers assessing what interns need from an internship, finding and landing suitable internships, getting off to a good start, relating well with supervisors and colleagues, typical internship tasks, communication skills, making the internship pay off for one's career, and more.

    The book provides advice for interns on assessing their needs, finding suitable internships, relating well to supervisors and colleagues, increasing effectiveness, handling common tasks, communicating well, getting the most from evaluations, finding mentors, and leveraging the internship into a job or career.

    Internships For Dummies

    By Craig Donovan and Jim Garnett

    Pages: 336
    ISBN:0-7645-5367-4
    Retail Price: $21.99
    Available in major and campus bookstores, through online booksellers, and via HungryMinds (hungryminds.com or
    1-800-762-2974. Discounts available for volume orders.)

    Features. Internships For Dummies:

    Covers and expands on the basics of how to find and land an internship that the internship directories cover.
    Internships For Dummies also includes all the other critical information you need to know once the internship has
    started in order to make the internship a success that leads to other opportunities. This makes Internships For
    Dummies the comprehensive guide for interns.

    Is written for interns of all ages—not just for interns in high school or college. It is useful for interns in graduate or
    professional programs as well as interns more advanced in their career or who are changing careers. And it targets
    interns in business, government, and not-for-profit sectors in a range of specializations.

    Has special chapters to guide people who supervise interns on the job, advise interns from a school or who employ
    interns.

    Is written in a down to earth, easy to read, and often humorous, style.

    Internships For Dummies is not for dummies. What some have said about it:
    Internships for Dummies should be required reading for all college students regardless of their program of study.
    And the sooner they read it the better. Out of classroom learning is the key to a successful college education, and
    this book shows every college student how to find an internship and get the most out of it. William D. Coplin,
    Professor and Director of the Public Affairs Program, College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School,
    Syracuse University
    “A valuable resource for both interns and advisors—great tone, excellent coverage of relevant material, genuinely
    useful.” Michael Brintnall, American Political Science Association.

    “I am impressed with how comprehensive and insightful this book is. I learned a lot about how to work with interns
    and advisors as well as how to structure our internship program to be more profitable for everyone.” Mary
    Hamilton, Executive Director, American Society for Public Administration

    “Internships for Dummies lays out a beautiful framework for successful interning. Readers will find strategies and
    tips and the opportunity to learn from the experience of others. Internship supervisors, internship advisors—even
    professionals who have interns as colleagues—will gain a greater understanding of how to ensure that an internship
    is a valuable learning experience.” Michaelann Jundt, Carlson Leadership and Public Service Center, University of
    Washington

    “Internships for Dummies offers sound advice. I have been in the internship business for 25 years, ranging from
    being an intern, to directing two different programs, to teaching internship seminars, and I find the book’s insights
    very impressive and useful. Everything the authors write is practical and should be helpful to anyone involved with
    internships. They cover all the bases." Ken Oldfield, University of Illinois-Springfield.

    “With meticulous attention to detail, Craig Donovan and Jim Garnett have done a superb job of creating an
    inspiring guide for achieving a mutually beneficial relationship between an intern and an organization. This is a
    must read for all those who mistakenly believe that succeeding as an intern or manager of interns is an intuitive
    process. .Don’t just read Chapter 7 (“Making the Most of Your First Days”) and Chapter 11 (“Political Savvy for
    Interns”), study them! This is the kind of valuable hands-on guide that would have really helped me get started as a
    Presidential Management Intern. In my nearly 6 years of Federal Government service in Washington, D.C. I’ve
    witnessed several disastrous intern experiences. …Read this guide and you’ll be three steps ahead of your peers that
    believe they are only a leather briefcase and firm handshake away from interning success.” Steve Kucharski
    (Systems Modernization Project Manager, United States Small Business Administration)

    "As an international student, I have to say this book was a lot of help because in other countries, there is very little
    information about internship programs. Internships For Dummies is a must for anyone interested in doing an
    internship program." Josep Banon Kelly, Madrid, Spain

    Key Content Coverage

    For Interns
    Assessing what you need to get out of an internship
    Finding and landing an internship that fits your needs.
    Getting a head start in the first days on the job.
    Relating effectively with your supervisor, colleagues, and other interns
    Learning what your school and intern advisor need from you and what they can do to help you.
    Increasing your power and effectiveness as an intern.
    Handling some of the most common internship tasks.
    Communicating effectively through speaking and writing.
    Getting the most out of internship evaluations and getting evaluations that will help you land a good job.
    Finding a mentor and relating appropriately to your mentor.
    Making the internship pay off for your career.

    For intern supervisors and employers


    Assessing whether an internship program makes sense for your organization—Internship Readiness Review.
    Setting up an internship program.
    Developing a sound internship orientation.
    Preparing your employees for working with interns.
    Relating to interns and school intern advisors.
    Coping with common problems that arise with internships, including some legal issues.

    For academic intern advisors


    Establishing or reviewing internship program guidelines.
    Advising interns on academic requirements and internship ground rules.
    Helping interns find and land a position that meets their learning and other needs.
    Counseling interns on getting the most learning payoff and on job-related issues.
    Handling some of the difficult situations that involve interns and their employers, including legal issues.
    Evaluating interns the right way.

    Chapter Contents Full contents and sample chapter can be viewed via:

    www.hungryminds.com Search the bookstore for Internships For Dummies.

    Foreward—Marshall Loeb
    Introduction

    Part I: Understanding Internships


    Chapter 1: Internships: The Nature of the Beast
    Chapter 2: Before You Start: Understanding Internships and Yourself

    Part II: Deciding Where You Want to Go


    Chapter 3: Finding Internships by Sector: Business, Government, and Not-for-Profit
    Chapter 4: International Internships: How Far Can You Go?
    Part III: Getting Where You Want to Go
    Chapter 5: Locating Successful Internships
    Chapter 6: Getting the Internship

    Part IV: The Nuts and Bolts of Working as an Intern


    Chapter 7: Making the Most of Your First Days
    Chapter 8: Problems and Issues You Need to Be Prepared For
    Chapter 9: Typical Internship Tasks
    Chapter 10: Communication Skills for Interns
    Chapter 11: Political Savvy for Interns —No Matter What Your Placement
    Chapter 12: Organizational Skills for Interns

    Part V: Making the Transition to a Job or Career


    Chapter 13: Internship Evaluations—Assessing Interns and Internships
    Chapter 14: The Mentor-Protégé Relationship: Making Your Internship Pay Off
    Chapter 15: Using Your Internship to Launch a Job—And a Career

    Part VI: For Advisors, Supervisors, and Employers


    Chapter 16: Being a Successful School Intern Advisor
    Chapter 17: Being a Successful Employer Supervisor of an Intern
    Chapter 18: Creating a Successful Intern Program

    Part VII: The Part of Tens


    Chapter 19: Ten Internship Mistakes to Avoid
    Chapter 20: Top Ten Habits of Successful Interns

    Index

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