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CAE Application Process

Eligibility

You must be a currently enrolled undergraduate student at Columbia College, The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science or the School of General Studies or a graduate student at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, School of Architecture, Preservation and Planning, the School of the Arts or the School of Continuing Education and be able to commit to working 10-20 hours per week for ten or more weeks in internship.  Also, students who are studying abroad are encouraged to apply.

Interviews will be conducted over the phone. Please indicate that you are studying abroad in your cover letter. 

How to Apply

All CAE 2010 internships will be posted in LionSHARE in the On-Campus Recruiting (OCR) section during the Fall 2009 semester. In order to get access to OCR, you must complete the Policies and Procedures form. Please note that it takes up to 48 business hours to receive access and that you must have a resume uploaded into the system to in order to be able to apply to a position.

Once you have OCR access and are logged into LionSHARE, go to the On-Campus Recruiting section and click on "Apply for schedules I qualify for" and search "CAE" in the "Job Title" box to view positions. You may apply to up to three (3) positions of interest.

There are four required components to the application:

  1. CAE application form (this form only needs to be submitted once)
    The following documents must be submitted through LionSHARE for each position of interest:
  2. Resume
  3. Cover Letter
  4. Transcript (can be unofficial): First-years may use high school transcript and course list from SSOL.
Please note that some positions have additional requirements, which are listed in the application instructions for the position in LionSHARE. Submit your completed applications via LionSHARE by November 15, 2009 (deadline extended from Nov. 1)

CAE Timeline

October 6, 2009 and October 7, 2009
On-campus information sessions

November 15, 2009 (Deadline extended from Nov. 1)

Application deadline

November 19, 2009-November 23, 2009

First round-interviews with CCE for internship position(s)

November 23, 2009-December 9, 2009

Final-round interviews with employers (in person, phone, or video/teleconference)

December 14, 2009

Offers made to candidates

January 22, 2010
Students will participate in pre-program training activities at CCE

January 25- April 9, 2010
Columbia Arts Experience internship period