We know what you are thinking. You are either beginning to feel the level of stress creep up on you or you are wondering if you should be stressing out a little bit more.
Here's the kicker: Internship applications are due September 5th 2014, and you really want to have those applications mailed off before then!
Here is a timeline created by a former student, and current CCLS (Joanna Holloway Floyd)
Start your search
- List out the
criteria of what you want in an internship site. (i.e. general location,
hospital size, number of CCLS, units served by child life, general
hospital or children’s hospital, teaching hospital or medical center,
etc.)
- Use your school's
directory or the online directory, if you are a CLC member, to identify
the hospitals you want to apply to. (I suggest 25-30 possibilities)
4 months before due date
- Look at the websites
of the sites you have chosen to determine if they are offering an
internship in the session you are applying. Call and email the
sites that state they are offering one just to confirm and put your
name out there. (This will help you narrow your options down to 15-20.)
SAVE EVERYTHING YOU TYPE!
3 months before due date
- Get your resume
looking sharp! Have Career Services help you out.
- Collect internship
information from all of the sites to which you are applying.
(Applications, reference forms, etc.)
- Make a file folder
for each hospital you are applying to and keep all information,
applications, and forms in those folders. You will be thankful for
this organization once August comes!
- Complete the CLC
Course Work Review form before the middle of July so that you can
send it in with each of your applications.
- Read over ALL
application questions and identify a couple of applications that ask questions
similar to the others. Complete those questions. Revise. Proofread.
Get someone else to read it.
- Make a list of all
the hospitals you are applying to and start filling out those
applications! Remember to set achievable goals. Don’t make
your life crazy by procrastinating or overworking.
- Try not to get too
overwhelmed, celebrate with a piece of chocolate after each application is
complete.
- SAVE EVERYTHING YOU
TYPE!
2 months before due date
- Continue answering
questions, revising, proofreading, etc. Don’t forget that you have
great resources like books from Hospitals and Practicum, to refer to.
Each application is an opportunity to learn more about this field!
- Purchase:
stamps, resume paper, address labels, manila envelopes, paper clips, and
letter envelopes.
- Type address labels for each hospital and yourself.
- Identify who you are
going to ask to write reference letters
for you. Give them each a copy of your resume
and unofficial transcript. Each reference person should get
envelopes that are pre-addressed to the potential internship sites.
- Go
out for ice cream, you’ve been working really hard!
- SAVE EVERYTHING YOU
TYPE!
1 month before due date
- Continue answering
questions, revising, proofreading, etc.
- Collect those
reference letters!
- Request your
transcripts and pick them up.
- Keep adding forms,
letters, resume, transcript, etc. to the manila folders for each hospital.
- SAVE EVERYTHING YOU
TYPE!
- Get
everything in the mail BEFORE your due date... and go out for ice cream to celebrate!
Included in your application packet should be:
- Cover Letter
- Resume
- Child Life
Internship Application
- CourseWork Review
Form
- Specific Hospital
Requirements (i.e. CPR certification, back ground checks, etc)
- Official Transcripts
- Letter(s) of
Recommendation
Organization
and Mailing
List of things to Buy:
- 9 x 12”
manila envelopes
- Resume
paper (for cover letter and resume)
- Printed
return labels
- Envelopes
for recommendation letters (amount of places applied x 3)
- Printed
address labels both little size (recommendation letters) and big size for
big mailing envelope
How to Organize all the
Stuff:
- Make an
internship application binder
- Add tabs
to separate different hospitals
- Only
apply to hospitals if you meet all their requirements
- Place
items in envelopes as you receive them
- Have a
checklist for each hospital to check off once you have completed it
- Always
follow the order that the hospital wants the application in first!
- Keep an
extra copy of everything even after applications are mailed off
Things to Not Do:
- Do not
fold any papers
- Do not
wait until the last minute
- Do not
submit papers out of order
- Do not
print on a bad printer, make sure there are no smears /fades and it looks
nice and neat
Time to Mail:
- DON’T
BE SURPRISED it is going to cost a lot of money to mail your
applications
- Get
tracking numbers for your top hospitals, so you can make sure your
application arrives on time.
- Check
deadlines and mail items early! Keep in mind how far you are sending each
application.
- Mailing
in timely manner will ensure that items get there before deadlines.
Letters of Recommendations
- Steps
to getting a letter of recommendation
- Step
One: Choose wisely
- select
someone you have a positive professional relationship with, who have
good things to say about you.
- People
to Consider: professors and supervisors
- Do
Not Use: family members or friends
- Make
sure they can speak knowledgeably about your work habits
- Step
Two: Provide references with necessary information
- contact
your reference through email, phone, or in person and let them know what
all your request entails in a courteous manner.
- provide
them with a copy of the internship description and your resume
- give
them two weeks minimum to write the letter and make them aware of the
deadline.
- Provide
them with a already stamped and addressed envelope
- Step
Three: Send a thank-you note
- Send
them a thank you note for taking time to write your recommendation
letter
- send
it in a timely manner
- hand
written notes are more personal but typed is acceptable
- Step
Four: Keep your references up-to-date
- If
you continue to use the same reference letter, you must let that person
know
- This
will keep them from being caught off-guard!
- If
you are applying for a different position let them know and send them an
updated resume
- WHAT
NOT TO DO!!!
- Do not
push for positive response
- Do not
wait till the last minute
- Do not
ask at an inappropriate time
- Do not
wait to provide supporting documentation
- Do not
give everything at different times, provide it all at once
- Do not
rush them
- Do not
be unorganized
- Do not
forget to tell them the outcome, they want to know!
GOOD LUCK! We will post more in regards to internships, so stay
tuned. Feel free to email us for any other questions you may have, and do not
forget to check in with childlife.org regularly for updates!
Caroline&Sydney
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