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Product Description The complete word on how to get your foot in the door is in the New Jersey Internships. The book contains a comprehensive listing of all types of internships available in New Jersey. You will also find words of wisdom from counselors, former interns and supervisors to give you a complete picture of what to expect and how to handle the experience of an internship to gain the maximum advantage. There's also a chapter called "How to Apply for an Internship" with advice on the best resume techniques, cover letters, interviews, follow-up thank you letters and a sample resume to give you the best chance to get in the door. Each of the internship listings contains: 1. Name of organization, contact and title, plus organization description 2. Address, phone, fax, email 3. Description of internship, application procedures, eligibility requirements plus whether paid or unpaid 4. Educational requirement Just browsing through these listings can trigger new thoughts and explorations. For a person considering an internship, this can be the most enlightening read of the year. For those who already have specific interests to pursue, there are indexes for various internships in art, audio/visual, business, communications, computer, education, farming, health care, law, management, marketing, miscellaneous, performing arts, photography, political/government, research, social services and technology/science. There are also indexes by paid and unpaid internships, and by graduate, undergraduate and high school education level. These helpful tools make it easy to find the combination that meets each reader's internship criteria. There's detailed information on cooperative education and how it differs from internship programs and "What the Experts Have to Say." These bits of advice are followed by a list of the schools offering co-op programs and the contact person at each institution. New Jersey Internships will help students find the perfect internship and will also h