ASID Internship Tips

Our student panel on internships gave some great tips on their experience with internships and how to get them - read below for a handy summary!

DON’T FORGET FAMILY & FRIENDS—CONTACTS.

• They are still resources and they might know people who know people etc.

• You are more than qualified. Can use these connections for networking.

LOOK FOR JOBS WHERE YOU LIKE THEIR WORK.

• If you can speak passionately about their projects, its very impressive and will give you a sense of places you would like to work at.

• Many don’t have a lot of permanent spots because they have so many interns who will work for free.
  

• Don’t just ask for a job, appreciate the opportunity to get one.

WEBSITES & THE CAREER TAB.

• Can look at job offerings or whats required of an intern
• Possible to submit a resume & SHORT cover letter
• Electronic tear sheets or SHORT portfolios are handy if they do ask to see more work.
  

TAKE THE INTIATIVE & KNOW STRENGTHS.

• Put yourself out there. Make phone calls, follow up emails

• Competition with pratt, parsons, fit etc. BUT have more valuable research and computer skills & better at cad photoshop/illustrator etc.
  

GO TO CAREER CENTER.

• Can spice up design resumes with color. font. logo. Should be eye-catching.

• Resume critiques. PORTFOLIO should be best bst best work. They will remember the mediocre work…less is more.
  

• Have alumni data base

• Specific websites to look at.

NOT IN DEA?

• Get jobs related to what you would be designing so can have stronger sense of user experience—can work in retail, hospitality, healthcare, etc.
  

• Works for you as gaining people skills, trust in employer…

• Keep in mind, have skills and experience through projects from classes.

• Can still do “intern” tasks such as CAD, organize materials, layouts, graphics.

• Dispute between diversity in background & consistency & devotion.

• Lots of different kinds of jobs could be flexibility in work experience or not

• knowing what you want to do…

NANCY LAW has externships for freshman over winter break.
Can shadow cornell alumni for x-days

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Executive Board 2009 - 2010

PRESIDENT: CARLA WELLS
Leads student chapter
Runs chapter meetings and events
Represents student members and communicates directly with SRB, SAC and ASID headquarters
Delegates responsibilities to Board members and committee chairs
Oversees Strategic Planning effort and reports to SRB and SAC

PRESIDENT-ELECT: BRIE REID
Supports and works closely with president in all areas
Prepares for and becomes president the following year
Focuses on chapter internal and external communications
Attends national Chapter Leadership Conference, held in July
Participates in strategic planning


SECRETARY: KRISTIN MALYAK
Keeps records of all meetings and events
Works with Headquarters Support Team to maintain accurate membership rosters
Coordinates logistics of meetings and events
Participates in strategic planning

TREASURER: EVELYN VARNEY
Receives and deposits all chapter funds into student chapter bank account
Prepares chapter budget and makes financial reports to members
Maintains accurate accounts of chapter events
Participates in strategic planning

FACULTY ADVISER: SHEILA DANKO
Selected by the student chapter board or by the school; ideally, but not required to be, an ASID member
Serves as advisor to the student chapter board; does not run the chapter, supervise the Board or control chapter funds
Promotes student chapter activities to the faculty and administration
Suggests chapter programs by introducing industry professionals to the students and keeping students informed of industry trends and issues
Assists Board with strategic planning
Attends meetings/events and makes himself/herself accessible to Board

COMMITTEE CHAIRS:
Communications Director: Lisa Han
Appointed by Board or elected by student members
Committees may include but are not limited to: hospitality, programs, competitions, publicity, membership, fundraiser, newsletter, travel
Committees may be added or eliminated as the student chapter board sees necessary

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Membership

Benefits of Student Membership

• Sign up online!
  
• ASID ICON - The Society's quarterly magazine informs students of cutting edge design research and business trends, along with key national and chapter issues.
  
  To support ASID's position on sustainability, ASID ICON magazine will now be delivered to student members electronically. If you do not have an e-mail address or would prefer to receive ICON in print, complete this form to reinstate regular mail receipt.
  
  
• ASID Eye on Design - weekly industry updates delivered to your desktop
  
  
• ASID News Flash - delivers need-to-know design and Society news biweekly to your desktop.
  
  
• ACCESS - This student-written newsletter is published two times per year, fall and spring editions, and sent to all student members and other design professionals.
  
  
• Scholarships - National scholarship competitions are sponsored by the ASID Foundation. The scholarships include the Joel Polsky Prize and the Joel Polsky Academic Achievement Award, the Yale R. Burge Competition, Mabelle Wilhelmina Boldt Memorial Scholarship, the Irene Winifred Eno Grant, and the Dora Brahms Award for Historic Preservation. Visit the ASID Foundation Web site for more information and entry forms or contact the Education department.
  
  
• AIU Global Edge Grant - AIU and ASID have partnered together to create an exclusive grant for ASID student members to study abroad in London.
  
  
• ASID chapter events, seminars, workshops, STEP programs, CEUs and competitions - These programs provide the opportunity to interact with professional designers and expand your knowledge of the professional aspects of interior design.
  
  
• Career Days - ASID professional chapters provide an introduction to the many career options open to interior design students.
  
  
• Student Advisory Council - The Student Advisory Council (SAC) is a forum for governing and programming development. It is composed of three students, an educator, an industry representative, and a member of the Chapter Support Team who organize and coordinate programs on the national level. The SAC also serves the student chapters to ensure effective communication throughout the school year.
  
  
• Student Representation - A student representative is mandated by chapter bylaws to be a voting member of each professional chapter's board. This gives student representation on the chapter level and allows for input in student and chapter programming.
  
  
• Membership Card - Once approved students can go online to www.asid.org and print off their new membership card. The card can be used for design center admission, some design competitions, chapter program discounts and more.
  
  
• World of Work CD-ROM - a compilation of presentations on a variety of career development topics specific to the design industry.
  
  
• ASID Online - The ASID Web site has information created especially for student members. In addition, student members have access to the Membership Directory, Industry Partner directory, discussion boards, Capitol Connections, and other features and services.
  
  
• RealWorld DesignWeek - a national mentoring program that will provide ASID student members career development resources through classroom and hands-on experience and will focus on the real world of interior design.
  
  
• ASID Connex - an ASID exclusive online networking community, coming soon.
  
  
• Advancement Discounts - Upon graduation, discounts for allied membership are offered to student chapter members and student corresponding members, which include partial waivers of membership dues.
  
  
• ASID Advantage and research reports - ASID is the leading provider of research information on interior design and we provide documents, insurance plans, mailing lists for our members.
  

For an application or further information on any of these benefits, e-mail futureofdesign@asid.org.

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