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Application Deadlines for Semester 1 & 2, 2024

COMMS 307 Semester 1 application deadlines:
Earlybird deadline: Friday 8 December 2023 (highly advisable)
Final deadline: 7 February 2024
CAREER 300 Study Abroad deadline: Friday 8 December 2023

COMMS 307 Semester 2 application deadlines:
Earlybird deadline: Friday 7 June 2024 – if not before (highly advisable)
Final deadline: Friday 28 June 2024
CAREER 300 Study Abroad final deadline: Friday 7 June 2024

All students are advised to apply for internships well before the deadline, as there may be several applications for one internship. Internships don’t always run to University schedules, and some may start before the semester during the inter-semester break or be completed as a block over the mid-semester break. Internships during the inter-semester break will need to be applied for and confirmed before the completion of Semester One. Students wishing to consider this option if it is available will need to contact the course convenors well in advance of the above deadlines:

• COMMS 307: Margaret Henley
  
• CAREER 300: Jane Bradley
  

All applicants will be required to take part in a pre-internship selection process where you present a pitch for your desired internship. This will be arranged with you well in advance and requires about 15 minutes maximum on zoom.

If you wish to arrange your own internship, please contact Margaret Henley (COMMS 307) or Jane Bradley (CAREER 300) in advance so they can be part of the negotiation process with a prospective internship organisation.

Submitting your application

1. Submit an enrolment concession for CAREER 300 or COMMS 307 (if you’re a Communication major)
2. We recommend you also enroll in a full semester's worth of courses in case your application is unsuccessful. If you’re accepted, you can withdraw from another course.
3. Get a letter of support from an academic staff member. Download the letter template here and ask your academic referee to email it directly to jane.bradley@auckland.ac.nz (CAREER 300) or m.henley@auckland.ac.nz (COMMS 307) by the closing date.
4. Choose an internship project you’re interested in from the projects available page 
5.  Put together a CV specific to your chosen internship - download a template and detailed instructions below.
6. Complete an application form (including providing your CV and academic transcript). 

To complete your application, you can fill out one of the following forms:

• CAREER 300/COMMS 307 online submission form
• A downloadable manual form (can be used by comms and non-comms students), which you will need to email with your attachments to m.henley@auckland.ac.nz

The deadlines for completing the application form: Early bird application deadline for Semester One, 2023 is Friday 9 December, 2022. The final deadline is 10 February, 2023. 

Moving to the next stage 

Once you've completed the application process the course coordinators will be in touch let you know if you have been successful and can move on to this next stage. 

1. You will receive feedback on your CV and can make edits.
   
2. You will complete a pitch for your internship via zoom. You will receive more information closer to the time. 
3. The coordinators will then arrange an interview with your chosen organisation.

• A high level of initiative and self-direction
• Motivation and drive, a can-do attitude
• Creativity and new ideas
• Curiosity and an open mind
• Top notch communication – you can’t wait 4 days to respond to emails!
• Self-learning: You may need to learn some new skills as part of the internship. E.g. Excel, Adobe, different social media platforms