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Show Page 3 Monday, June 12,2006 THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE U STUDENT LEARNS HOW D.C. WORKS She wijl be coming to the ILdis'one of the Hinckley Institute's fellow guest speakers in the fall. .-•'.' "(King)' really^ 'opened up the'doors tp'this interncontinued from Page I ship. She's probably one of Kay King, senior policy the most-powerful women adviser on the Dembcratic,. 'democrats in D.C. right staff, arranged the intern-' now,i">KlcBeth said. m.ratcliffe@ ship with the;In'ternational / / //' chronicle.utah.edu Committee. ' ./'' &' Internships iricpeastogin importance Me landing a job Experience is the key to landing a job after graduation, and internships are growing in popularity among employers. According to a National Association of Colleges and Employers survey, employ-ers cited undergraduate internships as one of the leading factors in why a Student is hired. Employers like interns because it ..allows them to work with; students who are . interested in the field, and gives'tfiem the skills necessary"to work-mil time, said Director of Career.Services Stan Inman. // Employers don't emphasize grades, majors "Interns don't'just ppur coffee and do filing;, they get responsibilities and thi? chance to show their employer that they can-succeed at the-company," he Internships .usually lead to full-time employment because employers can see what a-Student can bring to the company and what he or she is capable of—something that a resume" can't do, Inman said. According to the survey, more than 53 percent of interns in 2005 were hired on as full-time employees, and 62 percent of new college PROVO — E m p l o y m e n t trends might surprise students who worry about having a perfect GPA or major to land their dream job, as employers are focusing more on the individual, not the ABC report. Students who think grades are the most important distinguishing factors for employment may be surprised that employers don't think so, according to a study released in May on collegegrad.com, • a leading entry-level job resource site. Only 6 percent of employers surveyed found GPAs to be the most important. "The problem that most students have is that they don't know how to set themselves apart," said David Waddell, career placement adviser in the Career Placement Center at Brigham Young University. So, if stressing over getting an A versus a B in a course may not be the most worthwhile effort to prepare for employment, what is? "Demonstrating competencies and skills applicable to the job" said Jill Merritt, director of workforce readiness for the Salt Lake Chapter of the Society of Human Resource Management. The first eliminating factor for prospective employees in the job search is their qualifications to do the job, said Waddell. The second thing is determining whether the employee will do the job—do they have a good work ethic and drive? Finally, does the job seeker want the job? Does he or she fit with the company? "In business they are looking for employees to be intelligent, adaptable and equipped with leadership skills," said Dick Smith, Director of MBA Career Management at BYU. Gaining those skills is something that students should start sooner than later, and continue working on them after graduation, said Waddell. Students who are interested in better preparing themselves for the work force should take advantage of available resources on campus. U-Wire "An internship allows students to experiment with But doing afe internship employment and give them can help with more than the experience to actually just getting, a job, Inman ; break into the market," he said. It can also earn the 'said. At the U, students interstudent college credit. "Students can get set up ested in internships can with a program and're.ceive \search.the database of job credit for the learning they listings tijrough Career Services and work with a coundo on the job," he said. v \ "So it not only benefits" selor to find the internship students later, but also now that matches their interests '> while they are still in col- aid major. Internships are also coorlege." Internships help students dinated through the Hinckdiscover opportunities and ley Institute of Politics as help them think about their well as sojrne individual colv '\ ' professional strengths, In- leges. Stephanie Glaittli man said. continued from Page I the Church of Jesus Christ of 1990. He served on the boards of several civic and philanthropic associations in Salt Lake City and Provo. "Thousands of Hinckley interns and the Hinckley family We love R.J., and miss him terribly," Jowers said, A memorial service will be held in Provo today. 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I daily utahchronicle.com www.dailyutafichroni cle.com www.dailyutah- CAFECAFECAFE Latter-day Saints from 1987 to and staff mourn his passing. Campus Rewards The Daily Universe Brigham Young University pointment by letter during the last week of May. Hasnain wants to continue to attend UUA meetings to stay in contact with the student elect representatives continued from Page I from each institution of higher dent body presidents from education. "I feel it is unique to my poeach university and college in the state. His first exposure to sition to articulate the voice the Regents was while cover- of the students of the state," ing stories for The Daily Utah Hasnain said. "One of the best Chronicle during the 2003 aca- ways of doing that is continually engaging with the elected demic year. After applying for the po- representatives." Hasnain was introduced sition, Hasnain interviewed with the UUA* who narrowed to the Regents at the June 9 meeting at Snow College and the candidates down to three. He then interviewed with will begin his term July 1. p.muir@chronicle.utah.edu Huntsman, receiving the ap- hires had internship experience. A VN. R.J. S N O W D I E S Michelle Holt HASNAIN JOINS STATE BOARD OF REGENTS Let us help you move home for the summer. We offer: UPS®shipping Packaging services Packaging supplies And more... 1 0 % Off UPS The UPS Store (Foothill 5 0 % Off Moving Boxes Village) 1338 S For an interview, please call: (801)647*8288 Office located at 520 Gale St. Circulators, Inc... Media Sales & Consulting Services San Diego .. Phoenix .. Salt Lake City Foothill Drive The UPS Store centers are independently owned and operated by licensed franchisees of Maif Boxes Etc., Inc., an indirect subsidiary of United Parcel Service of America, Inc., a Delaware corporation. 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