The Imaginative Soul's Guide to Foreign Internships: A Roadmap to Envision, Create and Arrange Your Own Experience - Softcover

Hitchcock, Laura

Softcover

ISBN 10: 188144001X ISBN 13: 9781881440017

Publisher: Ivy House, 1993

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Hitchcock, Laura

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From the Publisher:

Do You Have A New College Graduate With The "No Job" Blues?

Every year over 4.5 million students graduate from U.S. colleges and universities and 70% will have no job prospects. Most college graduates aren't sure of their path in life but many bright, motivated graduates are determined to do something extraordinary about the situation. Instead of wondering "what am I going to do now?" they can actively shape their future and have the time of their lives. They find foreign internships suited to their career path. It isn't easy to find an foreign internship but the benefits vastly outweigh the drawbacks. These interns travel with a purpose. They improve job qualifications, experience an inside view of a different culture, sharpen foreign language skills, gain confidence, self-reliance, and make life long friendships. There is a new resource available to these eager young adults. The Imaginative Soul's Guide to Foreign Internships, A Roadmap to Envision, Create and Arrange Your Own Experience by Laura Hitchcock, outlines a step-by-step method for anyone to create a project tailored to their future career path in the country of their choice. Ms. Hitchcock found foreign internships in the areas of public relations, the arts and print journalism. She says, "There are many guides available to help you plan a trip and there are guides listing established internship programs. This is different, it shows anyone how to create the perfect internship anywhere, especially if no established internship program exists. You don't need a big bank account. You don't need to know the chairman of a fortune 500 company. All you DO need is determination and persistence.

From the Author:

I really want to help you jump over the hurdles that hold you back in this book you will find:

10 Reasons to go for it.

4 Reasons why going after graduation is best.

4 Things you need that you have plenty of (it's not money!).

2 reasons to go alone.

7 personal safety tips

14 ways to get the money

Plus tips for stretching your money.
Making a realistic budget.

Breaking the Language Barrier

To or to not go a non-english speaking country

3 ways to conquer language shock

5 types of fluency your teacher never prepared you for.

PREPARATION

4 Questions you must think about before you start talking about your plans.

3 best guides to choosing a country, picking a homebase and leading you to other sources of information.

How to organize yourself and your time

3 reasons to stay as long as you can

Passport Information.

PAID VS. UNPAID

The lowdown on the stick tangle of work permits.

3 reasons to go unpaid.

2 Ways to find an internship

7 guides and 21 directories that can help.

The creed that always works

10 groups of people right under your nose that would love to help.

3 items to keep in mind that bolster your courage when talking to strangers.

1 great question that will keep you collecting information.

3 Ways to get information about the company and the name of the person who can say "YES" to you.

TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS

How to shop for a travel agent.

4 ways to get the best value in airline tickets

Know what you don't need, important airport etiquette.

The call you MUST answer.

7 Tips for dealing with immigration.

RESUME

How to choose the best resume format and 2 places to find expert help.

PACKING

5 Tips on working and travel wardrobe.
You CAN survive for 6 months without 17 suitcases of clothes. 7 handy items to bring What NOT to bring

Buying appropriate luggage

Back pack Vs. Luggage
How to pack

2 ways to find great fashion bargains overseas

HOUSING

3 ideas on finding great housing at rock bottom prices.

How to negotiate price, house rules and being a good tenant.
The kind that gets invited back.

ON THE JOB

12 tips that get you noticed and make you GOLDEN.

BANKING

The lowdown on overseas exchange rates, stretching your funds and banking practices.

HEALTH

What records to bring, what to expect and stay healthy

RESOURCES SECTION

Action Plan - An outline of how to do it to keep you on track

29 books to get you started in your research for the perfect country, homebase and project.

8 Established internship programs so you can check if any fit you.

3 Health organizations offering information for those in the Health Professions.

8 Universities offering Internship/Study Program to those who want college credit while doing an internship.

12 Teaching programs for those wanting to teach overseas.

3 adventure travel periodicals and one special adventure travel club to whet your appetite and offer advice.

2 student travel agencies which combined offer 47 offices in the U.S. and more abroad when you land.

83 Tourist boards to get you started in your research.

An Anglo-American Dictionary - more people travel to Great Britain for their first trip than any other country. We created a dictionary of common usage and slang so you won't be left in a fog.

Index - to locate any topic quickly.

Order Form - You can pass on to a friend or order another copy as a gift.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ivy House
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 188144001X
• ISBN 13: 9781881440017
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 125