Students engage in practical work opportunities to enhance skills valued by employers, participate in professional development opportunities, and cultivate a professional network.
In order to complete the LeADERS Program requirements, this page must include the following criteria:
- A clear description of your Academic Internship course/experience
- Examples of work you did in this course/experience (e.g., a paper, presentation, photos, video, link to another site you created, etc.).
- An explanation of and reflection on the evidence you provided from this course/experience.
- A discussion of one or more of the ‘Skills that Employers are Seeking’ (below) that you further developed through this course/experience (Consider using this ODU Career Skills Toolkit for examples of how to talk about these skills).
- An explanation of how this experience might relate to your future goals or develop your interpersonal skills.
If you would like further suggestions for ways to describe this experience, suggested prompts are available here.
As this is a digital portfolio, avoid relying only on writing. Consider providing pictures, video, or other media to demonstrate skills obtained or enhanced by this experience.
Skills that employers are seeking
| Work in a team structure | Plan, organize, and prioritize work |
| Make decisions and solve problems | Obtain and process information |
| Communicate verbally | Demonstrate computer software proficiency |
| Analyze quantitative data | Create and/or edit reports |
| Demonstrate technical knowledge | Influence or sell to others |
Be sure to remove the instructional language when you have completed updating content on this page.