by Dario Bravo
Library Journal: Internships can provide valuable experience for anyone exploring or switching careers. They have served as launching pads for Oprah Winfrey, Brooke Shields, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, and Bill Gates, among others. Bravo (manager, internship & study abroad program, UCLA) and Whiteley (Technology, Entrepreneurs and Silicon Valley) are well versed in this area; their book is based on a program Bravo manages at UCLA. The text gives practical guidelines for researching, applying for, and undertaking internships, describing the types of internships available, how to select the internship best suited to one's specific talents and skills, how to craft cover letters and résumés (with samples provided) and perform well in the interview, how to finance an internship if it is not paid, and how to evaluate the programs. Also provided are valuable resources for further information, including directories (with web site addresses) of the ten top career expos and ten top internship opportunities, as well as a bibliography of books and periodicals. Additionally, a CD-ROM offers updated information, including further web sites. This helpful book is recommended especially to public and academic libraries.—Lucy Heckman, St. John's Univ. Lib., Jamaica, NY Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions Inc. Terms
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