Question: When is the right time to start your internship search?
Answer: NOW!!

Students at the College of Computing and Digital Media should start their internship search preparation as soon as possible.  Gaining relevant, career-preparation experience can not only help you gain full-time employment after graduation, but, it can also help you determine if you actually like the career you are preparing for with your studies here at DePaul!

Shayna Connelly, instructor and CIM faculty member who coordinates DC 298, the Junior Year Experiential Learning internship course for CIM students, has prepared a useful checklist for students to use to help you get started!

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Step One: Get your resume up-to-date at the Career Center.

£         Make an appointment with a Career Advisor at the Career Center:  DePaul Center, Suite 9500.

£         Attend a Resumes and Cover Letters workshop. Check out the workshop selection and schedule:

            http://careercenter.depaul.edu/general/career_connections/index.aspx

• Other pertinent topics include: How to Find an Internship and  Networking.

Step Two: Get informed.

£         Attend a CIM Internship Workshop (starting Winter Quarter)

• Get information on DC 298, the JYEL approved course for CIM students.

£         Sign up for eRecruiting at the Career Center:

 http://depaul.erecruiting.com/er/security/login.jsp

• Search for company information, current internship postings and upload your resume for employers to review.

£         Read the CDM Advising’s Crossroads blog:

https://blogs.cti.depaul.edu/crossroads/default.aspx

• Collects internship postings, CDM and Career Center events all in one place.

Step Three: Start Your Search.

Look for postings around DePaul:

            £         Friend the group ‘Internships at CIM’ on Facebook.

            £         Sign up for the listserv:

http://mailman.depaul.edu/mailman/listinfo/internships_at_cim

            £         Check out the bulletin board next to the Film Equipment Center.

            £         Keep checking eRecruiting.

Research Companies Through External Resources:

£         Illinois Production Guide from the Illinois Film Office:

http://www.illinoisbiz.biz/dceo/Bureaus/Film/ProductionGuide/

                        • Request a free hard copy of the guide through the site.

• Often describes what a company does.

• Many companies employ students in Animation, Game Development and Interactive Media.

£         Creative Directory Services:

http://www.creativedir.com/

• Lists of companies working in creative fields. Search under different categories to see what companies are a good match to your skills.

£         Chicago Film Office:  

http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/portalEntityHomeAction.do?entityName=Film+Office&entityNameEnumValue=15

• Gives information on film production in Chicago.

£         Consider film production in Michigan:

http://downtownmuskegon.org/recentnews-june14-08.shtml

http://www.wwj.com/pages/2421000.php

http://blog.mlive.com/chronicle/2008/10/areas_film_industry_moves_into.html

Step Four: Get JYEL Credit by taking DC 298

£         For those with Junior standing and a 2.7 GPA (or approval of the Internship Coordinator, Shayna Connelly).

£         Have a faculty member send a recommendation to the Shayna.

£         Submit proof of your internship (offer letter, supervisor’s name and contact information) to Shayna

£         You will receive an enrollment number and can enroll yourself in the class.