Networking for Success: Saint Joe Indy students prepare for an internship networking event through a Communication assignment

Abstract

Each Saint Joseph\u27s College student is encouraged to pursue an Earn and Learn internship. Students prepare for these paid, long-term internships with a series of workforce development activities, such as resume development and mock interviews. Students participated in an on-site Meet & Mingle Networking Event in September 2019, meeting our employer partners (their future bosses!) for the first time. During the week leading up to the event, all Saint Joe Indy students participated in a Networking Speech for a grade and a mock networking event as an in-class activity in COM 101: Public Speaking