Internship requirements:

 

You are to log your daily activities in the form of a journal. Please see example.

List the date, times you worked, total number of hours for the day and running total as you progress each additional time. The packet of information should be completed and formatted in an easy to understand format.

Things this internship should accomplish:

Introductions to types of products and/or services
How the company runs the business and the daily activities that make that happen
Being able to assist or observe clients as they are working on a project (In side the location or on the job site itself)
Have an understanding of the various positions and what they do; from the smallest job to the most detailed and scope.
Page 1 – Title page
2 Company:
Supervisor:???

a. Internship Objectives
i. “When my internship is completed, I hope I am able to…” Fill in your objectives
ii. “At the end of the internship experience I feel that the student should be able to…” Your host will fill this our at the beginning of your internship. (You can simply ask the questions and then fill them in for them)
Page 3 Business profile and history
Business address
Business management??
Location (Physical location)
Pros of this location???
Cons of this location
Size of business
Hierarchy – owner, co – owner, manager etc
Who is responsible for purchases or contacts??????
Who is in charge of displays (if applicable)?
Who is in charge of personnel????? ???
How many of those who work in the business are active members of ASID, IIDA etc?
How many have passed the NCIDQ?

Page 4 Business history
Give a brief overview of how the company began and where it has come and goals for the future

Page 5 Business Practices
Who is the primary buyer/designer for the business?
Does this person make many trips to any major form of market? If so, which ones?
In what ways does the buyer prepare before making a trip to market?
What advice would the buyer/designer give you about dealing with the showrooms/personnel/ other reps
Etc?
How do products typically come shipped?
Who are some of the reps and manufacturers with whom they work that have regular contact with the
Business?
How often does the buyer/designer see the manufacturer’s reps?
What advice can your supervisor give to you about working with reps?
What type of advertising does this business do?
Who is the target market/client?
What does the business claim or advertise as its “what makes us different” philosophy? What seems to set
them apart from like businesses?
How is the effectiveness of any type of advertising or public relations measured?
Page 6 Vendors???
List up to 10 different companies that they buy from, use or distribute, etc
NAME Location of business Product
Page 7 – Journal
Date
Number of hours this week: Total accumulate hours:

1. Describe the type of work performed:
2. Knowledge of experience gained in relation to your internship objectives:
3. Evaluation of experience
4. Comments:

Last Page Final summary of overall experience
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