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PRH Priority Internship Application Evaluation Instructions
Penguin wants someone who is a great thinker, someone who has the greatest potential for growth and development in the internship. They want to know how the candidate works in a team and how clearly they understand the nature and challenges of publishing. Most importantly, they want candidates who can articulate more than their personal desire to be an intern in one of the "Big Five" publishing houses, but someone who shows an awareness of organizational and professional goals.
Please fill out the spreadsheet with scores in the following three categories. The associated number indicates the weighting of these categories:
50 - Experience
30 - Quality of Submission
20 - Academic Qualifications
Reviewer Account Login
Review accounts have been set up and assignments have been made for you to review.
Go to AwardSpring Reviewer Link.
- If this is the first time you are using AwardSpring click on "Forgot Password" to set up your password.
- If you have previously reviewed applications in AwardSpring, sign in using your login and password
AwardSpring Review Process
1) Click on the Penguin Random Hour Internship: Priority Application link.
2) You will now see a page with all of the applications assigned to you. To start reviewing applications, click on the first number under Applicant Name.
3) You will be taken to the page with all the information of the application you are reviewing.
4) Now you will score the application. Scores for each section are entered into the boxes in the orange Score section located at the bottom right of the window. To save your scores, press the Save button.
If you run into problems, don't hesitate to contact Elfi Gabriel or Namon Kent at sigmatdapply@niu.edu.
Your decision about each submission must be completed no later than June 7, 2023.
Guidelines
As a reminder, the following information about review procedures and session formats appeared on the Penguin Random House Internships Application Page.
Helpful Suggestions
- Before evaluating anything, you may want to take some time to read several dozen or so applications to begin to get a general sense of the quality from high to low. Just like when grading papers, you will want a broader sense of the submission field before evaluating.
- The Service and Partnerships Chair selects from the averaged top scores six finalists and forwards those to the internship coordinator at Penguin Random House who will add the four finalists to a select priority interview pool.