THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14.2002
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN - 3A
Businesses seek interns
By Molly Gise mgse@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
Opportunity awaits in the Burge Union this afternoon.
An internship open house will give students a chance to talk to recruiters from local companies, peruse job listings and hear students share their intern experiences.
The open house is from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.on the lower level of Burge.
Tough economic times require students to gain as much professional experience as possible before joining the work force, said Mary Andrade Carlson, assistant director of University Careerand Employment Services and organizer of the event.
"More and more students are doing internships." Andrade Carlson said. "If you're to remain competitive with the students you're graduating with, you have to have those experiences."
Representatives from AIESEC, Sprint, Philip Morris, Coro Kansas City, Hill's Pet Nutrition, INROADS, Kansas Community Corps and Worlds of Fun will be sharing information about their internship programs
and accepting resumés.
Tables set up in Burge will have more than 100 listings for local and regional internships and about 1,000 national listings.
Meg Maise, St. Charles, Ill. senior in journalism, will graduate next December with the equivalent of two years of experience, thanks to four internships.
"I almost have enough experience that my first job doesn't have to be entry level." Maise said.
Maise will talk about her internships and answer questions about how to find jobs during the open house. She is part of a student panel that also includes Student Body President Jonathan Ng.
"You've also created a network of people who know other people who know about job opportunities." she said.
Students can also attend a "Create Your Own Internship" workshop, where they can learn how to design an internship and pitch it to employers.
Internship Open House
3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Burge
Union
Andrade Carlson said internships not only provided experience, but they also allowed students to meet people in their field.
- "Create Your Dwn Internship' workshop, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., room 149.
Students who have a specific idea of what they want to do may
- "Making the Most of Your Internship" student panel, 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., Pioneer Room.
Recruters and table internship listings, 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Frontier Room.
have trouble finding an internship listing that fits, Andrade Carlson said. The workshop will teach participants how to design an internship and promote it to prospective employers.
Maise wrote letters to companies that weren't recruiting interns. Some employers responded and asked for her resume.
"I did that and here I am," said Maise, who works three days a week as an intern at a public relations firm in Overland Park.
Career and Employment Services and AIESEC are co-sponsors of the open house.The event is free.
Informational interviews open career possibilities
By Nathan Dayani
ndayani@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
A relatively new method of job searching, called informational interviewing, may be the key to unlocking a hidden job market.
"Somewhere between 70 to 80 percent of the jobs people fill are never advertised," said Kent McAnally, assistant director of the KU Career and Employment Services. McAnally said that some companies might not have vacancies but might make room for qualified people if they show potential.
The center hosted a workshop yesterday about fostering job connections and informational interview skills. McAnally said informational interviews could be an effective way for job hunters to be noticed by potential employers. He said that in an informational interview job seekers would go to companies in their areas of interest. Seekers then interview with employees about their jobs, the jobs' demands, benefits and drawbacks. McAnally said most employers and staff members
"Somewhere between 70 to 80 percent of the jobs people fill are never advertised."
Kent McAnally
Assistant director of the KU Career and Employment Services
were willing to give an informational interview.
"Most of us who like what we do are very happy to talk about what we do," he said.
A well-conducted interview could be a crucial step in developing contacts with different companies, said Ann Hartley, associate director of the center.
"Anything you can do to get face-to-face with people is good. Employers are more likely to remember you," she said. "If they know you and like what you've done, they'll be more likely to recommend you to others."
But Hartley said job hunters should not mislead employers at informational interviews by attempting to directly apply for a
job. Such an approach would compromise the interviewee's credibility and potential to make connections among employers, she said.
McAnally said job hunters should prepare for an informational interview by thoroughly researching the company they are interviewing with. He also said job seekers should thank the company members who gave them information within a few days after the interview.
Lauren Serpe, Leawood senior, was one of a handful of students who attended the workshop and said it had helped clarify her understanding of the informational interview.
"I've been hearing about them and didn't know what they were about," she said. Serpe said informational interviews could be an alternative to traditional job searches because they could generate more job leads.
More details about informational interviews can be found at www.collegegrad.com.
World Trade Center beams to stand as memorial
— Edited by Adam Pracht
By Caleb Nothwehr
By Caleb Nothwehr
cnothwehr@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Two 10 1/2-foot beams from the wreckage of the World Trade Center — still charred from the flames — will serve as a Sept. 11 memorial on the University of Kansas' West Campus, officials at the Dole Institute said.
dow, Norton said.
The beams will be incorporated into a memorial in front of the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, currently under construction, Richard Norton Smith, director for the Dole Institute, said he thought the memorial would be completed in time to be dedicated on Sept. 11, 2003.
Preliminary plans for the memorial show the beams enclosed in glass, illuminated from the ground, and standing in front of the Dole Institute's 30-foot high American flag stained-glass win-
"Like the Dole building itself, this would be another landmark on the KU campus," Smith said.
Smith said he had conceived the idea for the memorial after seeing students' generous reactions to the terrorist attacks in the form of donations made to the Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund. The fund was established by Sen. Robert Dole and former President Bill Clinton for families of Sept. 11 victims.
"We've heard about the greatest generation, and we've wondered whether Generation X could measure up." Smith said. "It's pretty clear that 9-11 has answered those questions."
In order to get the beams to KU, Smith teamed up with Dole and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's office. Three weeks ago, Smith presented the concept of the memorial to Dole, who liked the
"Like the Dole building itself, this would be another landmark on the KU campus"
Richard Norton Smith director for the Dole Institute
idea and approached the mayor's officeabout it.
"Within 48 hours, I got a call that the beams were being cut," Norton said.
Norton said Andrew McKelvy, who works with the Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund, was instrumental in getting the beams to the University. McKelvy also has a daughter who is dating someone in Mayor Bloomberg's office, and that was helpful in getting a quick response, Norton said. McKelvy paid to have the beams shipped to Lawrence.
The beams will eventually
stand in the same condition they were found in the wreckage, not cleaned or sanitized. Erik Nelson, associate director of the Dole Institute, said this would add to the memorial's impact.
"The public will have an unedited viewing experience," Nelson said.
The Sept. 11 memorial will tie into a larger theme of service at the Dole Institute, with an American flag window and Dole's World War II uniform just inside the building.
"We're making the connection between two generations," Norton said. "It shows how each generation is called upon to render service."
"It affected our entire nation," said Colleen Klein, Overland Park freshman. "Even if we don't live in New York, it's relevant to all of us."
Students say that the memorial will be a fitting tribute to the victims of the terrorist attacks.
Photo by KU Design and Construction Management
Nick Norcia, Liberty, Ill., freshman, compared the memorial to existing campus landmarks.
Two beams from the World Trade Center towers will become a part of a memorial at the Dole Institute on west campus. The beams arrived Tuesday, still burnt from the terrorist attacks that took place Sept. 11, 2001, and that destroyed the two, 110-story towers that once graced the New York City skyline.
what happened," Norcia said
"It could add remembrance to — Edited by Amanda Sears