Those of you coming to pre-term in Bologna will have a chance to get on track academically, find an apartment and start bonding with classmates. You will also get a dose of career guidance.
All first-year students are required to attend a professional development mini-course that sets the foundation for any search for internships or jobs. Those coming to pre-term are encouraged to take the course before Fall classes start; others take it early in the first semester.
The professional development course is run by Career Services and is required of students in both Bologna and Washington.
Career Services provides students with career management skills. The office conducts skills workshops; organizes career discussion panels; plans trips, and provides information on professions, internships and jobs. Some readers may remember earlier posts on internships and jobs, career trips and the types of careers that our graduates choose.
Career Services maintains an online database called SAISWorks that helps put students who are looking for internships or jobs in touch with prospective employers. It lists jobs and internships, allows students to upload CVs and other documents, provides employer profiles and maintains an event calendar. For many students, it is the go-to job site.
Here are some of the internships that SAIS Bologna students, leveraging SAISWorks, have landed for this coming summer:
- Kaiser Associates, South Africa
- Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Brussels
- International Trade Centre, Geneva
- Istituto Affari Internazionali, Rome
- Stimson Center, Washington, DC
- AJ Kearney (USA), Washington, DC
- UNDP, Fiji
- US China Energy Cooperation Program (ECP), Beijing
- Control Risks, Bombay/New Delhi
- Fundacion ETHOS, Mexico City
- Millennium Challenge Corporation, Mongolia
- JP Morgan, London
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