Susan Biszewski-Eber, Internship Coordinator & Contributing Writer

Pinellas County is home to one of the WORLD’S largest wholesale IT distributor and they have a number of excellent PAID internship opportunities for this summer.  Interviews commence next week – Monday, May 6^th – for only one week.  Positions are available in Sales, Traffic/Production, Accounting, Project Management, Human Resources, Finance and more.  If you are interested – please contact the Internship Office for more information.  341-3019.

Susan Biszewski-Eber, Internship Coordinator & Contributing Writer

Daniel Reyes is currently a student in SPC’s Digital Arts Program. While Daniel did not require an internship for program completion, he understood the value of gaining work experience. When a videography position with the Dali museum presented such an opportunity, Daniel immediately applied. He was also able to obtain academic credit for his internship. Through the mentorship of one of our fine faculty, Eric Hulsizer, and the chance to work with a local museum that houses the world famous collection of Salvador Dali, Daniel Reyes has served an amazing internship that awarded more than just credit …. experience.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-knCI1PYE6k&feature=youtu.be

For more information about internships in the Digital Arts Program, Contact the Internship Office 341-3019

Reprinted with permission from wetfeet.com.

Your job search is not doomed, but without networking you are doomed to suffer a longer more difficult one.

Although networking is important, it is only one piece in a multiple-channel job search marketing strategy. You help yourself best by working all your channels. Some other channels are:

– Online networking portholes such as LinkedIn, Facebook and MySpace

– Recruiters and Search Firms

– Job sites such as Indeed, LocalJobNetwork, Ladders and CareerBuilder

– Targeted mailing and Informational Interviewing

– Career Fairs, Trade Associations, and Community Organizations

Nevertheless, many jobs are found by being at the right place at the right time and that means a lot of deliberate networking. Some may say, “Being at the right place at the right time is all luck.” I don’t. I say it is resultant of “preparation” meeting “opportunity.” If you are not prepared, you may have opportunities looking you in the face and never know it; or you may recognize an opportunity and not be prepared to take advantage. It is only when preparation and opportunity meet you are likely to win a job.

The caveat: Opportunity is actually a compound-variable in the equation. The other piece to “opportunity” is “time.” In other words, you can be in a lot of right places (potential opportunities) and be prepared for each, but without a crystal ball you will not know it’s the right time until you get there. So, you must be in a lot of right places at ONE time. Implementing a strategy using multiple channels simultaneously will virtually have you in many places at one time. Equation solved! Of course everyone will say, “You were lucky.” I’ll say, “You were prepared.”

As for the networking piece of the simultaneous multiple-channel marketing strategy…


I will tell you what I tell those who have substantial networks and still suffer hard times: Make it easy for others to help you and they will. Whether you are looking to build a network or jump-starting a stalled (existing) network, here are several tips that can help:

1. Start building permanent relationships while you are still employed.

2. Become known in professional associations.

3. Reacquaint yourself with peers in other companies.

4. Push out emails to update friends and acquaintance.

Reprinted with permission from wetfeet.com

There is no one best way to write a resume; there are no absolutes. Every career counselor and recruiter has his or her own take on resume writing. Even the formatting you use and the positions you list depend on the industry, the specific job, and your experience. But amid all the potentially conflicting opinions, there is some agreement on common resume myths.

1. Your resume must be only one page.

False. “Your resume should be as long as needed [in order] to get your concise message across with zip and punch,” says Joyce Lain Kennedy, careers columnist and author of Resumes for Dummies. If your experience and background justifies two or more pages, so be it. Recent grads shouldn’t go beyond one page, but senior executives with decades of experience will probably need at least two pages.

The rules are slightly different for resumes sent via e-mail. Laura Dominguez Chan, a Stanford University career counselor, says that in that instance, shorter is better for both cover letters and resumes.

2. Prospective employers don’t read cover letters.

False. “Remember that anything you send is part of an image you’re projecting,” says Dominguez Chan. “If [nothing else,] your cover letter shows your writing skills…and if all the candidates [for the position] really are top notch, it could be the cover letter that lands you the job.”

3. Resumes should include and describe your entire work history.

False. Your resume is a sales piece, a personal marketing tool. Take time to consider what skills the position requires. It’s likely that a part-time job you took for a few months isn’t going to be relevant or impressive. Unless you need to cover a significant time gap, it’s wise to include only those jobs that will showcase your ability to excel in the position for which you’re applying.

Volunteer and other non-paid positions can be just as valuable as paid ones—especially if you’re a recent grad or are re-entering the workforce after an absence. Use your resume format to communicate volunteer work as experience.

USA Tax & Insurance Services, Inc. currently has two Internship opportunities available in Graphic Design and Web Development/Design.

For more information, please contact  Ryan McCarty via email at rmccarty@usatax.us

Check us out at http://www.usatax.us

This is an internship that could lead to a part-time/full-time position!

The inventor and designer of a brand new set of extreme water sports products is entering the final phases of R&D for his products.  Before the manufacturing and launching of these products, we would like to find an intern who has the desire to invest in the vision of the products.  This intern would ideally help design the initial website and e-commerce portal to have a worldwide launch in 2013/2014.
Our ideal candidate will have an eye for website design and the ability and resources to edit/post video along with setting up and monitoring of social media accounts.  This individual should have an entrepreneurial drive and vision.
We would also like to consider developing a successful crowd-funding campaign that would be able to finance future endeavors and products.
This is your opportunity to invest at the ground floor of a promising start-up company and see where it can take you!

For more information and to apply for this Internship Opportunity, please login to Optimal Resume.

Tandel Systems, Inc has the following two internship opportunities available:  Assembler Level 2 and Material Handler.  Both internship positions are located in Clearwater, Florida.

To apply for these internship positions and for more information about these amazing internship opportunities, please login to Optimal Resume.

“Every morning when I wake up, I experience an exquisite joy – the joy of being Salvador Dali – and I ask myself in rapture: what wonderful things this Salvador Dali is going to accomplish today?   S. Dali

Contributing Writer

Susan Biszewski-Eber

Want to spend the summer experiencing wonderful accomplishments?  The world famous Dali Museum is in need of summer interns in video recording, editing and archiving, accounting, marketing, museum management and education?   What could be better than hanging at the Dali on the edge of beautiful Tampa Bay immersed in art of the mustachioed madman, Salvadore Dali?

The deadline is approaching – applications will only be accepted through April 15!  Contact the Internship Office at 727-341-3019 for more information!

Contributing writer

Susan Biszewski-Eber

Testing 1 – 2 – 3! CBS Corporation is looking for highly motivated students. They are now recruiting students for their Promotions and Marketing internship program. You must be able to received college credit for participation however, so be sure to check with your instructor to find out if your program offers an internship in this area. Duties include promotional events, Production, Programming, Research, Web marketing, and creative writing for social media. This is a non-paid internship program.

To apply, please go to http://www.cbsradio.com

Rapa Dental Ceramics is looking for the right person to assist our laboratory with the implementation of our 3Shape CAD Dental System set up and usage.

We are looking for a responsible candidate with a combination of skills:

Creative both digitally and graphically
Gaming skills
Strong desire to learn the industry of dental design

This is a training internship with the possibility of full time permanent employment.

For more information and to apply to this internship opportunity, please login to Optimal Resume.