iSAD: Seconds, Anyone?

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Seconds, Anyone?

The Second Round is here. Are you applying? How are you changing your cover letter? Your resume? Have you sought feedback? If not, why? If yes, was the feedback constructive? How are you feeling? Share with us.

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iSAD Manifesto

Our intent is not to criticize one particular university or internship program, organization, or individual person. Instead we encourage you to read the stories posted here as an indication of how the current system affects students. We ask that change be urgently addressed in order to prevent further harm to those it purports to serve.

To those who have the ability to change the process and the system, we respectfully request that you:

a) engage in broader and transparent consultation with the primary stakeholders of the internship process; current students and interns;

b) eliminate barriers to practical training programs such that all qualified applicants are guaranteed an internship position regardless of previous volunteer experience, race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, record of offences, marital status, family status or disability (from the Ontario Human Rights Commission: http://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/); and

c) provide adequate financial support/relief for interns.

d) To program directors: provide access to confidential counselling services to any and all students who require it for the time until a new internship process is fully operational.