Project Starfish: IVY LEAGUE INTERNSHIP WE CREATE WORLD CLASS INTERNSHIPS FOR A

MODERN WORLD BASED ON EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING WORLDS #1 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM

www.pstarfish.org | subs@pstarfish.orgSTEP BY STEP UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT YOU GO THROUGH AND WHAT HELP YOU

RECEIVE ( HIGH LEVEL )

1. DO I REALLY WANT TO STUDY IN AN IVY LEAGUE / TOP

SCHOOL

2. DO I WANT TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT; TO GET SOMETHING YOU DON’T

HAVE, YOU NEED TO DO SOMETHING YOU NEVER DID!

3. EVERYONE WANTS TO BE SUCCESSFUL. !

BUT CHAMPIONS PREPARE FOR IT! YOU WILL NEED 5

HOURS A WEEK.

4. DO YOU HAVE THE PASSION, THE DREAM AND THE

PERSISTENCE TO CREATE AN IMPACT IN THE WORLD?

SETTING THE STAGE : WHAT IT TAKES TO LEAD AND DIFFERENTIATE

1. ASSESSMENT OF DREAMS, PASSION, GOAL, FIELD OF

STUDY, APTITUDE, WEAKNESSES, STRENGTHS,

SUCCESS, FAILURE ETC

2. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO STUDY AND BECOME SAY 5

YEARS AND 10 YEARS FROM NOW AND WHY?

3. CAREER GUIDANCE, INDUSTRY OPPORTUNITIES,

FUTURE CAREERS AND FINE-TUNING WHERE YOU WANT TO

GO

4. YOUR SCHEDULE, TIME COMMITMENTS, OTHER

INVOLVEMENTS AND WHERE YOU SPEND TIME

UNDERSTANDING WHO YOU ARE. IT IS PERHAPS THE MOST FUNDAMENTAL THING WE DO FIRST

1. WHAT ARE YOU EXCEPTIONAL AT?

2. WHAT CAN YOU ASPIRE TO BE? WHAT KIND OF PROBLEMS

DO YOU LIKE TO SOLVE.

3. WHAT ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES?

4. WHAT ARE THE POSSIBILITIES OF

DEVELOPING THE “SPIKE” OR UNIQUENESS

UNDERSTANDING WHO YOU ARE. IT IS PERHAPS THE MOST FUNDAMENTAL THING WE DO FIRST

UNDERSTANDING WHAT YOUR “SPIKE” IS OR WHAT YOU ARE “EXCEPTIONALLY” GOOD AT ( THE DIFFERENTIATING FACTOR)

DEVELOP THE PROJECT ROADMAP ( THE INTERNSHIP ) BY CONNECTING THE DOTS ( SEE NEXT SLIDE )

1. YOU, YOUR PASSION, YOUR GOALS, WHAT YOU WANT TO STUDY, THE OPPORTUNITIES

OF THE FUTURE

2. THE INDUSTRY, THE PEOPLE , WHO CAN HELP AND HOW TO CONNECT THE DOTS AND SOLVING THE PROBLEM

3. THE BUSINESS IMPACT OF YOUR ACTION AND ALIGNMENT

WITH YOUR GOALS?

4. THE SOCIAL IMPACT, AND THE PROBLEM YOU SOLVE AND OPPORTUNITIES YOU

CREATE

SIGNOFF ON THE PROJECT

1. DO YOU AGREE IF THIS PROJECT IS RIGHT FOR YOU?

2. DID YOU HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH YOUR

PARENTS OR TEACHER OR GUARDIAN?

3. THE TIME COMMITMENT BASED ON THE ROADMAP AND ACTIONABLE ITEMS + GOALS

4. ALIGN YOU WITH INDUSTRY MENTORS, IVY LEAGUE / TOP

SCHOOL ALUMNI AND BUSINESSES

CONTINUOUS MENTORING, SHORT TERM & LONG TERM GOALS. IT’S CALLED ALIGNMENT WITH GOALS, IMPACT AND FUTURE

1. MEETING 3 TIMES A WEEK 2. CONTINUOUS LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT

3. PROGRESS, ALIGNMENT AND PROJECT CHECKPOINTS FOR IMPACT AND/OR FAILURE.

WE WORK WITH YOU HERE.

4. ENGAGEMENT WITH INDUSTRY

WHEN YOU GRADUATE, THE SKILLS REQUIRED FOR WORK WILL BE BASED ON PROBLEM SOLVING ONLY

BECAUSE OF HIGH DEGREE OF AUTOMATION!

WE WILL BE CONTINUOUSLY ALIGNING YOU TO ENSURE THE

IMPACT IS MADE BY CONNECTING THE DOTS. IT IS

NOT DIFFICULT. IT JUST REQUIRES A LITTLE DISCIPLINE,

PASSION AND PREPARATION

DEVELOPING YOUR APPLICATION ( FOR MINIMUM 3 MONTHS )

1. WRITING YOUR APPLICATION / ESSAYS, YOUR STORY AND

PRACTICING IT

2. DEVELOPING YOUR PITCH: ACTIVITY, THE IMPACT MADE,

RESULT ON SOLVING THE PROBLEM

3. CRAFTING THE RECOMMENDATION ( WHICH INCLUDES ONE FROM THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED )

4. HIGHLIGHT : ACTIVITY + IMPACT = SPIKE OR

UNIQUENESS

MANDATORY WORK WITH A SUPERB COUNSELOR

MANDATORY WORK WITH A SUPERB COUNSELOR

MANDATORY WORK WITH A SUPERB COUNSELOR

MANDATORY WORK WITH A SUPERB COUNSELOR

MOCK INTERVIEWS : YOUR LEADERSHIP

1. YOUR PITCH 2. THE WHY?

3. THE HOW , IMPACT AND EVIDENCE

4. WHAT HAVE YOU INVESTED TO BE IN THE COLLEGE AND

HOW YOU CAN TAKE THE WORLD FORWARD

MANDATORY WORK WITH A SUPERB COUNSELOR

MANDATORY WORK WITH A SUPERB COUNSELOR

MANDATORY WORK WITH A SUPERB COUNSELOR

MANDATORY WORK WITH A SUPERB COUNSELOR

FINAL STEPS : FROM PROJECT STARFISH

1. OUTREACH TO ADMISSION OFFICERS

2. EXPLAIN WHAT YOU DID HERE, SUBMIT DETAILED

PROOF

3. HAVE THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED EXPLAIN IT

TO ADMISSION OFFICERS

4. WE ARE THERE FOR YOU IF YOU REALLY CREATED THE

IMPACT. LET GOOD BE HIGHLIGHTED. AS A LEADER

YOU DESERVE IT.