Career Development Assessment Form

Thank you for your interest in a CEA CAPA Career & Internship Program, we're excited to work with you. Please complete this interest form to provide us with a better understanding of your interests and readiness for this professional experience. Completion of this form will take approximately 10-15 minutes. You will not be able to save and return later, so please plan to complete the form entirely.

*Required Fields

First Name*

Last Name*

Email*

University*

Program Destination*

Program Type*

We are excited to learn more about your placement preferences. Below, you will be asked to list three areas of interest for your internship placement. Reflect on your relevant academic and professional skills, experiences, knowledge, and interests when selecting your areas. We encourage you to be open-minded and flexible about potential placement areas, since this will help you maximize your chances of finding a truly enriching and fulfilling internship experience. 

IMPORTANT NOTE:
Please refer to our 'Career Pathways' webpage to see a list of common placement areas. From the webpage, please click on each placement field you are interested in to verify if it is available in your chosen program location. Not all placement fields are available in every program location.

CEA CAPA will match you with the most aligned placement and host organization that will allow you to develop transferable skills and connect your knowledge, skills, and expressed interests; while taking into consideration the local possibilities and realities in your program destination. Our team will make every effort, but cannot guarantee, to match you with an experiential placement role and host organization that aligns with all your expressed preferences.

We guarantee to source an experiential placement that will allow you to develop the key transferable skills (NACE Career Readiness Competencies) that US-based employers most want all graduating undergraduate students to have to be competitive in today's job market and effectively work with diverse groups in both the US and globally. Please review our CEA CAPA Experiential Learning Placements Policy for more information (Section 2.6.2. of the CEA CAPA Education Abroad Policies).

Indicate your first-choice placement area.*

Please elaborate on your choice. Include any specific interests within your choice, such as organization type, focus area, and any skills you have already obtained relevant to this area.* 253 characters

Indicate your second-choice placement area.*

Indicate your third-choice placement area.*

What other industries and placements would you be open to; in the event your three preferences can't be secured? Be specific, and keep in mind your knowledge, skills and experience, and the fact that you'll be in an unfamiliar work environment.* 253 characters

Does your experiential placement need to meet any academic requirements to gain credit on this program? If yes, please elaborate. 253 characters

Please share your motivation to participate in an international professional experience for your preferred program location.* 253 characters

Where do you see yourself professionally after you graduate and how will your experiential placement help you get there?* 253 characters

What tasks and activities would you like to gain insight into or experience whilst abroad? What do you envision tasks looking like on a day to day, or weekly basis? Consider what is realistic for your preferred choice areas as well as the courses and experience you have undertaken so far.* 253 characters

What challenges do you think you may experience in your experiential placement, for which you might need more guidance, training, and/or support?* 253 characters

Tell us about one of your proudest accomplishments. What steps did you take to create your success?* 253 characters

Identify 5 skills you hope to develop in this program.* 253 characters

List up to three languages that you use. 253 characters

Choose your proficiency level for the language(s) you use. 253 characters

List up to three relevant prior work, volunteer or internship experiences that could contribute to your success in a professional experience.* 253 characters

Describe the skills you developed from your above prior experience(s).* 253 characters

List the titles of up to three of your courses that could contribute to your success in a professional experience.* 253 characters

Describe the coursework or projects completed in your relevant prior courses.* 253 characters

Describe the skills you developed in your relevant prior coursework.* 253 characters

List any technical or computer skills you possess and your proficiency in each.* 253 characters

Please share any other relevant information that could support your application. You may include hobbies/interests, any previous international experience, or interests you have in your program location's workplace culture.* 253 characters

NOTE: You only need to submit this form once. Immediately after submission, note it will remain as an Outstanding Item in your CEA CAPA Student Portal's To Do List (if applicable). Please allow time for it to be moved to Completed Items. In the event it is not received, a CEA CAPA staff member will contact you.

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