Selecting An Internship Site
How do I find an internship?
First: Decide what you want to do
- What are you career goals?
- What type of experience are you seeking?
- What skills do you want to test or gain?
- What kind of organization are you interested in working for?
Second: Gather information
- Talk to former students and professionals about where they did their internships
- Make an appointment with your on campus Career Services
- Explore professional associations
- Design you own internship by asking an employer with your internship interests and plan. Meet with a faculty advisor to make sure you are designing an experience that will meet the departmental criteria.
Third: Determine Needed Criteria and Requirements before you do your internship
- Speak to your advisor or the internship coordinator about the criteria and requirements
- REMINDER: It is your department that determines internship criteria, and gives you the credit. Your internship-employer will most likely be asked to evaluate your performance, but your faculty advisor gives the final grade
Fourth: Take action to prepare and apply
- Research the organizations
- Determine what is needed to apply for the position
- Create update resume, cover letter, and references
- Apply to the organizations that you are interested in, setting up interviews if possible
- Be persistent and follow up
