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Ring, Gail L.; Waugaman, Chelsea; Brackett, Bob – International Journal of ePortfolio, 2017
This research project investigated how the development of an ePortfolio, combined with ePortfolio pedagogies, impacted the interview performance of undergraduate students as they prepared to enter the job market. Participants were students in the Health Sciences and Biosystems Engineering programs at Clemson University, enrolled in…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Portfolios (Background Materials), Electronic Publishing, Career Development
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Houser, Chris; Lemmons, Kelly – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2018
Letters of recommendation are commonly used to assess the potential of undergraduate students to be successful undergraduate research assistants/interns or their potential as graduate students. However, there is evidence to suggest that reference letters can include unconscious (or implicit) bias that can affect decisions and limit opportunities…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Research Assistants, Internship Programs, Student Evaluation
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Barrick, Murray R.; Swider, Brian W.; Stewart, Greg L. – Journal of Applied Psychology, 2010
The authors of this study examine how evaluations made during an early stage of the structured interview (rapport building) influence end of interview scores, subsequent follow-up employment interviews, and actual internship job offers. Candidates making better initial impressions received more internship offers (r = 0.22) and higher interviewer…
Descriptors: Employment Interviews, Interpersonal Relationship, Evaluation, Employment
Ranney, Arthur L.; Morris, Betty Zane – 1996
An internship and a Junior Communication Seminar help prepare students for gainful employment at Shorter College in Rome, Georgia. The second-semester seminar focuses on job-hunting strategies to help students in the search for the required internship and for future employment. A significant portion of the course is devoted to students' dialogue…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Higher Education, Internship Programs, Interpersonal Communication
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Hite, Steven J.; And Others – Journal of School Leadership, 1994
Characteristics of successful and unsuccessful candidates for public school administrative positions were studied through a questionnaire completed by 1,579 candidates. Marked differences were found relative to gender, age, advanced degrees, classroom experience (by gender), internship experiences, and out-of-district job searches. (SLD)
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Administrators, Age Differences, Educational Administration
Mosser, John W., Ed. – 1987
Strategies for finding a job internship, especially those particular to Kalamazoo College, are described in this handbook. After an introduction discussing the benefits of a liberal arts education, the benefits to employers and students of cooperative education and internships are discussed. Details of Kalamazoo College's internship program are…
Descriptors: Career Development, College Students, Cooperative Education, Higher Education