MODULE XII

EXPLORING CAREER INTERESTS THROUGH WORK
Get Experience!

The Career Center
Florida State University

Below Are Activities To Help You Achieve This Objective

1. Read selected resources in the Career Center Library:

   Resource Title	Call Number
   Volunteer
   Volunteer!	IVD C6
   Volunteer Opportunities	IVD T2
   Good Works: A Guide to Careers in Social Change	VIB2 C4
   Response 2003: Directory of Volunteer Opportunities	IVD C3
   Summer/Holidays
   How to Get a Job on a Cruise Ship	IVC K3
   Overseas Summer Jobs 2000	IVC S81
   Peterson's Summer Jobs for Students 1999	IVC S8
   Co-op/Internship
   Internships in International Affairs	IVB C25
   The Women's Rights Internship Book	IVB C26
   Washington D.C. Internships in Law and Policy	IVB C3
   National Directory of Arts Internships	IVB C4
   Internships: A Directory for Career Finders	IVB G5
   Graduate Student's Guide to Internships & Summer Programs	IVB G7
   Peterson's Internships 2002	IVB I5
   The Back Door Guide to Short-Term Adventures	IVB L3
   National Directory of Internships	IVB N3
   The Internship Bible	IVB O4
   International Internships	IVB P5
   Scoring A Great Internship	IVB R8
   Yale Daily News Guide to Internships	IVB S65

2. Perform a search using Career Key under topics in "Work Experience" to locate other Career Center resources.
3. View the online orientation for SeminoleLink Plus! and review resources at the CEO Office, Suite 4128, Building A, University Center or on the web at: http://www.career.fsu.edu/student/current/internships_and_co-ops/index.html. Paid and non-paid placements are available with employers in Florida, the Southeast, & nationwide along with information on federal and state co-ops, internships, summer jobs & volunteer experiences.
4. Refer to the Job Choices magazines to find out about employers currently seeking candidates in the areas of Business, Science, and Engineering.
5. Review articles in Module 12 in the Mobile File.
6. Refer to Volunteer Opportunities (IVD T2) and the Community Resource Directory (VIB2 T4) for contacts & information related to volunteering in Tallahassee and beyond.
7. Additional opportunities may be found through the Career Center's Student Employment Service. Employers list part-time, temporary, and seasonal positions (on and off campus) for students. You may view these listings using SeminoleLink's Guest Access, http://www.career.fsu.edu/scguest.html or you if you are already registered for Plus! services, you will automatically have access.
8. Visit the Center for Civic Education and Service to learn about volunteer and service opportunities that will allow you to gain experience or visit their Web site at www.fsu.edu/~service/. The Center is located at 930 West Park Avenue at the corner of West Park Avenue and Wildwood Drive, across from the Student Life Building. For more information, call 644-3342.
9. Visit the Career Center Library Links to locate Web sites related to work experience: http://www.career.fsu.edu/library/ccbookmarks.html.

Revised August 2005. Web page updated Oct 20, 2005.