Review the Discovery Externship Catalogue
Listings to select which externship experience seems
right for you and select the opportunities (up to three) for which
you want to apply.
Review the Discovery Externship Homestay Information
which immediately follows each opportunity listing to learn more about
the alumni sponsor’s personal pursuits and living accommodations
(rule out pet allergies, etc.).
Meet with a Career Advisor to tailor your first
drafts of the cover letter(s) and résumé REQUIRED
for application.
The Cover Letter must include any summer plans of which you are
currently aware and dates that you will be unavailable for the externship.
Additional information on how to effectively present yourself in
your Cover Letters and Résumé
are also available.
Complete the Discovery Externship Application by
downloading the document (see link on left side bar). Save a copy
of the completed application on your computer or storage media to
be uploaded with your cover letter and résumé.
Required documents must be saved in either MS Word , PDF or RTF
format to be compatible with the K-Connect system.
Please take note of the eligibility requirements.
· All applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0
(some positions require higher).
· Students on social probation are ineligible, unless approved
by CCD staff.
· Externships are available to full-time Kalamazoo College
degree seeking students, except graduating seniors.
Maximum participation in 2 externships per student during their Kalamazoo
College career.
APPLICATION PERIOD: TBD
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Wednesday,
February 20, 2008
ADDITIONAL APPLICATION ASSISTANCE:
TBD
Application Process:
(Estimated time to apply once all documents are prepared: 15 minutes.
You are urged to familiarize yourself with K-Connect prior to applying
for an externship so any login/upload difficulties may be addressed
in advance of the program deadline).
Login to K-Connect: Go to the Center
for Career Development's webpage. Click on “K-Connect
for Students.”
Follow the login instructions located on the login screen. Complete
any required profile information. Once you are finished with the
profile information, you will be brought to the screen below,
which is the K-Connect Student Home page.
Upload your application documents into K-Connect:
Follow the instructions for uploading each of your three types of
documents (cover letter(s), résumé, and application).
Disregard the Personal Statement.
Document Names: Each document must be named
in the following format:
- Cover Letter(s) (separate letter for each
opportunity): J.Smith-Cover Ltr.-Stryker Instruments-Externship
2008
- Résumé (may use the same for
each opportunity; if using different version, include organization
name): J.Smith-Resume-Externship 2008 or J.Smith-Resume-Stryker
Instruments-Externship 2008
- Application (use the same application for
each opportunity): J.Smith-Application-Externship 2008
Locate the externships for which you want to apply: Click
“Jobs” in the grey menu bar. Under Job Advanced Search
for Position Type click “DEP Externship.” (Leave all
other fields blank.) Click “Search.”
Click the Job Title of the externship for which you want to apply.
Submit Documents: At the top of the Discovery
Externship position (or “job” as it is titled in the
system) description, you will find the following option. Click “Submit
Resume.”
Select Documents to Submit: Under self-referral
click “Select Documents.” Names of your uploaded documents
should appear in the appropriate categories. Select the appropriate
cover letter and résumé for the externship for which
you want to apply. There should be only one choice for externship
application. Click “Save”, then click “Submit.”
Confirmation of submission: You should get a confirmation
indicating you have successfully submitted your documents.
Apply to Another Externship: Repeat this process
for the additional externships for which you want to apply. You
may apply to up to three externships.
IF YOU EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTIES you may seek assistance
from a staff member at the Center for Career Development. If the
Center is not open and your deadline is later that evening, email
career@kzoo.edu, indicate the nature of your difficulty (cannot
login, the “apply” button does not appear at the end
of the listing, etc.) AND list which externship(s) for which you
are applying. You will then need to stop by the CCD between 7:30
a.m. to 9:00am the following morning with your application documents
on your storage media.
APPLICATION PERIOD: TBD
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Wednesday,
February 20, 2008
ADDITIONAL APPLICATION ASSISTANCE:
TBD
After You Apply:
Sponsors are encouraged to conduct telephone interviews with applicants.
Please be as accommodating as possible when a sponsor contacts
you for this part of the application process. Information packets
regarding tips on telephone interviewing are available in the
Center for Career Development. We cannot express strongly enough
the importance of applicants keeping in mind that in addition
to representing themselves in the most accurate and best possible
light, they are at the same time also representing Kalamazoo College
and generations of students who will follow them. We only have
one alumni body, and it is a most precious resource.
All applicants will be notified of their application selection
status via campus mail and student email by TBD.
Those applicants selected to participate in a Discovery Externship
(including alternates) will receive a Discovery Externship
Participant Agreement Form along with their notification
letter.
It is required that all applications be submitted
following the process outlined herein. Unlike applying for most
internships, students are asked not
to contact the alumni sponsor/sponsoring organization on their
own. At this time, no funding has been budgeted for externships
not arranged by the CCD.
