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Interns in Action 
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Charles Faubert
McGill, MBA student
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Hi everyone,
My name is Charles Faubert. My CEI internship for the summer of 2002
was with CEI itself, where I worked as Strategic Coordinator. Broadly,
this meant that I was responsible for developing a sustainable business/process
model for CEI over the next several years. This work was part strategy
and part marketing. With the guidance of Kariann & Eric and with
the generous support of the McGill Management Career Centre (MMCC),
the following projects were initiated in order to achieve that broad
objective:
MMCC:
Evaluation of the MMCC summer recruiting and internship programs
to establish the best way to integrate CEI into them, and set up
the program for 2002-2003.
New
Model: Elaborate these findings into a model that is transferable
to business school Career Centres across Canada.
Raise
Awareness: Ensure that all business school Career Centres in
Canada are aware of the program and that they know how to participate.
Career
& Networking Event:Initiate events in different parts of
the country.
Website:
Update the CEI website so that it reflects the new model and serves
as an improved information resource.
Best
Practices: Determine best practices of the Career Centres of
schools featured in the Aspen Institute’s report Beyond Grey
Pinstripes.
New
Participant Organizations: Map and contact organizations that
fit the CEI profile as potential participants, being sure to include
for-profit enterprises.
Timeline:
Establish the annual timeline for the entire CEI process.
Keep
Kariann & Eric on their toes by asking them challenging
questions about the direction and mission of CEI!
I believe that CEI provides a valuable service to the social sector
and to business students, and I feel fortunate and proud to have
helped to improve CEI. A grand opportunity exists to entrench social
sector considerations in the basic processes of business school
Career Centres and, by extension, to influence the curriculum content
of business schools themselves. CEI’s leadership in this area is
key, and I am optimistic about its potential for effective growth.
Best,
Charles
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