Prerequisites for placement

• Excellent attendance and punctuality - no more than five absences per term (September - January).
• Earning of passing grades in all Academy junior year courses.
• Satisfactory performance on the preliminary interview conducted at the school by Academy staff.
• Submission of an acceptable resume.
• Availability for a minimum of six consecutive weeks during the summer.
• Personal possession of requisite documents (Social Security Card, Green Card [if necessary], working papers, etc.).
• Submission by school of supporting documents (confidential teacher reports, permanent records).
• Recommendation of the Academy Director or school coordinator.
• Proper business attire and careful grooming for all appointments.
• Keeping and being punctual for all appointments for interviews, testing and placement.  (Failure to keep appointments will result in removal from internship pool).
• Attendance at the Academy internship orientation.
• Acceptance of placement tendered by sponsor firm.  Students may not reject an internship offer.  Any problem related to a placement must be brought to the immediate attention of the Academy Director by the student.

Guidelines for interview
Interview Panel

• one Academy staff representative
• one or two industry representatives: human resources/personnel representative, and a person likely to be a direct supervisor

Time Frame

• minimum of 20 - 25 minutes per student
• five minutes between interviews to record final summary data on interview record

Materials Needed by Interview Panel

• student report cards
• interview record form
• confidential teacher evaluations

Potential Questions

• Tell us something about yourself.
• What do you think are your personal and academic strengths in school?  Other areas?
• Weakness in school?  Other areas?
• What would you consider to be the highlight(s) of your life thus far?
• Are you available and interested in working more than six weeks (for the whole summer?)
• What final report card are you anticipating in _______________?
• What part of (insert specific course) did you enjoy the most?
• What type of firms or organizations are working as part of the _______ industry?
• If you were working in a corporation and a client came to you expressing unhappiness with a service she/he received, how would you handle the situation?
• If your internship supervisor asked you to make copies, file or fax letters to a client, would you have any problem performing these tasks?
• If you are scheduled to start work at 9:00 a.m. and you arrive at 9:03 a.m., are you late?
• What would you do if you find that after two weeks your internship is not what you had expected and you are very unhappy?