MISC

Job Description
Office of Admission
Fall Quarter Internship
Fact Sheet
• Full-time position as a staff member in the Office of Admission
• Three month position; begins in August and ends at the conclusion of fall quarter..
• Job title: Admission Counselor Intern.
• Travel to various locations in Ohio, Indiana and Michigan on a weekly basis
- usually departing on a Sunday or Monday and returning on Thursday or Friday.
• Represent Otterbein during high school visits and college fairs.
• Conduct on-campus interviews with prospective students and their parents
• Assist with fall visitation days for prospective students
• Membership in Ohio Association of College Admission Counseling and the ACT Speakers Bureau.
Job Advantages
• Ability to get credit (up to 15 quarter hours)
( • Paid stipend of $3,500 for three months of work.
• Otterbein travel car provided.
• Expense account - college credit card/cash advance .. ($25/day for food and $SO-$90/day for hotel)
• Membership in AAA Auto Club
• Meet admission professionals from numerous colleges and universities across America.
• Gain valuable experience in public speaking, organizational skills and public relations
Job Challenges
• Although you will encounter high school students and counselors as well as other admission
counselors on a day-to-day basis, you travel and stay alone at hotels during the week.
• Public speaking is also another responsibility that is expected of the intern You must be
comfortable speaking with both small and large groups of people
• Navigation) If you have a good sense of direction, it's a lot easier to find the high schools)
(But we provide maps!)

Please see the Internship Book in the Communication Dept. lounge for applications. Filed under miscellaneous.