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Internships
Internships offer students a chance to get “hands-on” experience while working for a semester or summer in a field related to their major. Internships often offer experience beyond clerical duties. Recruiters usually look for students with some experience in the field in which they will be working. Internships have proven to be great networking opportunities which often lead to future employment opportunities. Internships can be paid or unpaid, can be credit-bearing or not, are fairly structured, and can take place over a summer, in place of school in the fall or winter, or part-time while still in school. There are many resources available to those who are searching for an internship. Online resources, printed resources, and human resources all provide valuable information about internship possibilities.
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Keys to an Internship
Clarify your goals, priorities, and objectives. Are you willing to take an unpaid internship for the experience? What experiences are you seeking? If you have no prior experience, an unpaid internship may lead to paid experiences in the future.
Use your network. Often the best sources of information are your departmental faculty and academic advisors. Many departments have established relationships with organizations that hire interns on a routine basis.
Keep using your network! Let people know you are seeking an intern experience. Be specific about what you’re searching for. Talk to friends who have been successful in obtaining internships themselves and ask what methods they used and found successful.
Create your own opportunities. Research organizations at which you are interested in interning, whether or not they are known to have a formal internship program. Although many large organizations have more formalized programs, small organizations can offer wonderful experiences as well…you just have to ask!
Explore professional organizations. Campus “branches” of professional organizations in your field (e.g., Society for Human Resource Management) can put you in contact with unadvertised positions.
Utilize the Chamber of Commerce. They generally maintain exhaustive lists of local organizations and can provide a good lead when researching companies that may have intern opportunities.
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How is an internship different than a job?
- Internships generally benefit the intern more than the employer.
- Internships are generally always related to your expected career field.
- Internships generally incorporate strong educational components and experiences.
- Internship supervisors typically serve as an active mentor for the intern.
How is an internship different than an ongoing volunteer experience?
- Internships are generally always related to your expected career field and combines work experience with your academic, personal, and career goals.
- Volunteering is generally focused on being socially responsible and giving back to the community.
- Internships involve a strong, active mentoring and supervision relationship with the supervisor.
While many internships are unpaid, most internships can offer alternative benefits such as:
- Real-world experience and skills to put on your resume
- Obtain experience in possible career choices
- Letters of reference
- Mentoring
- Networking
- Free housing
- Transportation stipend
- Food stipend
- Utilize your studies and education in a real-world setting
- Possibility to receive a full-time job offer after the internship
When searching for internships, a clear plan is needed based on your career and academic needs. Some questions to consider:
- Are you willing to move for an internship? How far away?
- Can you afford to not be paid in exchange for the internship experience?
- Can you afford to be paid little in exchange for the internship experience? How little?
- Will you need the employer to pay for your housing or can you afford it?
- How will you locate housing and will they allow short-term leases?
- Can the internship be arranged for credit if it is not already?
- Is there a possibility for full-time employment after the internship?
- How many hours a week will you be able to work? Part-Time, Full-Time?
- Have you considered an online or virtual internship? What about an internship abroad?
- Would you consider an internship that requires you to travel as part of your duties?
- Would you prefer a highly structured internship or one that is flexible?
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Find an Internship
The Career Development Center and Academic Departments frequently post advertisements for intern positions. Begin your search process early and check back frequently!
The UIS Career Development Center uses
UIS CareerConnect to advertise available positions.
Click on the UIS CareerConnect to login
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Learn more about Internship Opportunities, go to http://www.uis.edu/careerservices/jobs/internship_opp.html
Learn more about the UIS Applied Study Term, go to http://www.uis.edu/appliedstudy/
For a list of academic departments, go to http://www.uis.edu/academics/internships.html.
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Internship Opportunities
Use these links to help you explore the wide variety of internship opportunities that exist…but don’t stop here! Continue to explore and research on your own as well! This list contains opportunities from multiple types of organizations and many different sectors. Remember that organizations have many different opportunities in many different fields! Be sure to check out UIS CareerConnect for additional internship opportunities! Need help finding and choosing an internship or preparing your resume or interviewing skills for an internship? Schedule an appointment with the UIS Career Development Center today, also through UIS CareerConnect!
Business/Private Sector/Computer Science/IT Internships
Abbott Labs Careers & Internships
http://www.abbott.com/
Ameren Internships
http://www.ameren.com/Jobs/ADC_Internships.asp
Apple Internship Program
http://www.apple.com/about/workingwithapple.html
AT&T Internships
http://att.jobs/internships.aspx
GE Internships & Co-Ops
http://www.ge.com/careers/students/internships.html
Google Internships
http://www.google.com/support/jobs/bin/static.py?page=students.html
IBM Internships
http://www-01.ibm.com/employment/us/extremeblue/
Microsoft Internship Program
http://www.microsoft.com/college/ip_overview.mspx
Nestle USA Internships
http://www.nestleusa.com/PubCareers/crInternships.aspx
PricewaterhouseCoopers Internships
http://www.pwc.com/ru/en/careers/students/index.jhtml
State Farm Insurance Internships
http://www.statefarm.com/about/careers/internships/thingstodo.html
Target Internships
http://sites.target.com/site/en/company/page.jsp?contentId=WCMP04-030891
Verizon Internships
https://www22.verizon.com/about/careers/college/flash/college.html
Walgreen’s Internships
http://www.walgreens.com/marketing/about/careers/corporate/internships.jsp
Yahoo! Internships
http://careers.yahoo.com/universityinterns.php
Science/Biology/Chemistry/Ecology Internships
Alaska Conservation Foundation Internships
http://www.akcf.org/_pages/programs_amp_initiatives/conservation_internship_program.php
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals Student Opportunities
http://www.azandu.com/
Audubon Center of the North Woods Employment, Internships & Volunteering
http://www.audubon-center.org/employment.htm
Chicago Botanic Garden Internship Program
http://www.chicagobotanic.org/internship/index.php
National Science Foundation Undergraduate Summer Internship
http://www.nsfstc.org/
Student Conservation Association Internships
http://www.thesca.org/
Nonprofit Internships
American Cancer Society Internships
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/AA/content/AA_5_1x_Internship_Program.asp
American Civil Liberties Union Internships & Opportunities
http://www.aclu.org/jobs/index.html
Art St. Louis Internship
http://www.artstlouis.org/internship.html
Chicago Center for Urban Life & Culture Internships
http://chicagocenter.org/
Chicago Children’s Museum Internship
http://www.chicagochildrensmuseum.org/internship.html
Chicago Children’s Theatre Internship Program
http://www.chicagochildrenstheatre.org/internship-program.html
Chicago History Museum Internships
http://www.chicagohs.org/aboutus/jobsvolunteering/internships/?searchterm=internship
Chicago International Film Festival Internships
http://www.chicagofilmfestival.org/cgi-bin/WebObjects/CIFFSite.woa/wa/pages/Internships
Chicago Zoological Society Internships
http://www.brookfieldzoo.org/czs/Educational-Programs/Internships
Dolphin Research Center Internships
http://www.dolphins.org/help_volunteer.php
Great Basin Institute
http://www.thegreatbasininstitute.org/
GreenPeace USA Internships
http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/about/jobs/internship
Human Rights Campaign Internships
http://www.hrc.org/about_us/internships.asp
Idealist.org Internship Listings
http://www.idealist.org/if/as/Internship
National Academy of Social Insurance Student Opportunities
http://www.nasi.org/studentopps
Planned Parenthood Federation of American, Inc. Internships
http://plannedparenthoodvolunteer.hire.com/index.html
Shedd Aquarium Internships
http://www.sheddaquarium.org/internships.html
St. Louis Zoo Internships & Externships
http://www.stlzoo.org/contact/internshipsexternships/
The Art Institute of Chicago Internships
http://www.artic.edu/aic/jobs/interninfo.html
The Field Museum Internships
http://www.bfound.net/list.aspx?CoId=45
UNICEF Internships
http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/index_internship.html
United Cerebral Palsy Jobs/Internships
http://www.ucp.org/ucp_channeldoc.cfm/1/17/11382/11382-11382/3025
Washington Center: Internships & Academic Seminars
http://www.twc.edu/
World Wildlife Federation Internships
http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/careers/internships.html
Government/Political Internships
Alabama Policy Institute Internship
http://www.alabamapolicyinstitute.org/internship.php
American Indian Science and Engineering Society Internships
http://www.aises.org/
Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies’ Internships & Fellowships
http://www.apaics.org
Cato Institute Internships
http://www.cato.org/jobs/intern/
Chicago Federal Executive Board
http://www.chicago.feb.gov/
City of Chicago Internships
http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/home.do
City of Phoenix, Arizona Internship Program
http://www.phoenix.gov/interns/
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
http://www.chci.org/internships/
Heritage Foundation Internships
http://www.heritage.org/About/Internships/
Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities National Internship Program
http://www.hnip.net/
Hudson Institute Internships
http://www.hudson.org/learn/index.cfm?fuseaction=internship_home
Illinois Department of Natural Resources Internships
http://www.dnr.state.il.us/volunteer/intern.html
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Governor’s Environmental Corps Summer Internship Program
http://www.epa.state.il.us/gec/index.html
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Pollution Prevention Internship Program
http://www.epa.state.il.us/p2/internships/index.html
Illinois State Police Internship Guidelines
http://www.isp.state.il.us/docs/1-189.pdf (PDF)
INROADS/Greater Washington Internships
http://www.inroads.org/
Institute for e-Health Policy Internship
http://www.e-healthpolicy.org/internship.asp
Institute for Women’s Policy Research
http://www.iwpr.org/About/employment.htm#internships
Making the Difference Federal Internship Listings
http://www.makingthedifference.org
Migration Policy Institute Internship
http://www.migrationpolicy.org/about/internships.php
National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education Internships
http://www.nafeo.org/community/index.php
National Security Agency (NSA) Internships & Opportunities for Students
http://www.nsa.gov/careers/opportunities_4_u/students/index.shtml
Oak Ridge Associated Universities Internships & Fellowships
http://www.orau.org/science-education/internships-scholarships-fellowships/default.aspx
Organization of Chinese American’s Congressional and Government Internships
http://www.ocanational.org/
Partnership for Public Service Fellows Program
http://apps.ourpublicservice.org/fellows/default.aspx
Presidential Management Fellows
https://www.pmf.opm.gov/
St. Louis County Parks Internships
http://www.co.st-louis.mo.us/parks/volunteer/intern-4.html
State of Illinois Internship Opportunities -
Michael Curry Summer Internship Program
Dunn Fellowship Program and Marzullo Internship Program
http://www.illinois.gov/gov/intopportunities.htm
United Nations Headquarters Internship Programme
http://www.un.org/Depts/OHRM/sds/internsh/index.htm
U.S. Air Force PALACE Internship
http://ask.afpc.randolph.af.mil/main_content.asp?prods1=1&prods2=14&prods3=181&prods4=698&prods5=1628
U.S. Naval Criminal Investigative Service
http://www.ncis.navy.mil/join/internships.asp
U.S. Office of Personnel Management Student Educational Employment Program
http://www.opm.gov/employ/students/index.asp
Washington D.C. Internships
http://www.dcinternships.org/
Washington Internship Institute
http://www.wiidc.org/
Washington Internships for Native Students (WINS)
http://www.american.edu/wins/
White House Fellows Program
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/fellows
Workforce Recruitment Program for College Students with Disabilities
http://www.dol.gov/odep/programs/workforc.htm
World Policy Institute Internship
http://www.worldpolicy.org/wpi/internship.html
Communication/Entertainment/Writing/Media/Sports
CBS2 Chicago Internships
http://cbs2chicago.com/internships
Chicago Daily Herald Internships
http://www.dailyherald.com/hr/index.asp?section=internships
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre Internships
http://www.chicagoshakes.com/main.taf?p=7,5,3
Chronicle of Higher Education Editorial Internships
http://chronicle.com/section/Editorial-Internships/158/
Chronicle of Philanthropy Internships
http://philanthropy.com/about/jobopenings.htm
CollegeSportsInfo.com Internships
http://collegesportsinfo.com/content/internships.html
Disney College Program
http://disney.go.com/disneycareers/disneycollegeprogram/
Disney Theme Parks & Resorts Professional Internships
http://disney.go.com/disneycareers/internships/home.html
Emma L. Bowen Foundation Media Internships
http://www.emmabowenfoundation.com/main.html
Fox Broadcasting Company Careers and Internships
http://www.foxcareers.com/jobSearch.html
International Radio & Television Society Foundation, Inc.
http://www.irts.org/programs/sfp/sfp.html
Lollapalooza Internships
http://www.lollapalooza.com
New York Fashion Experience Program
http://www.marist.edu/commarts/fashion/nyfe/
New York Media Experience Program
http://www.marist.edu/commarts/nymep/
NPR Internships
http://www.npr.org/about/jobs/intern/
Octagon Sports Marketing Internship
http://www.octagon.com/AboutUs/44#internships
The Corporate Playbook
http://www.thecorporateplaybook.com
Turner Entertainment Networks Internship
http://www.turner.com/careers/internships.html
Work In Sports
http://www.workinsports.com
General/Other Internships
Boston University Summer Study Internship
http://www.bu.edu/summer/summer-study-internship/
Chicago Internship Program
http://www.chicagointernships.com/
Illinois Intern
http://illinoisintern.com/
Institute of International Education Opportunities & Internship Programs
http://www.iie.org/
St. Louis Internship Program
http://www.stlouisinternship.org/
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Tools for Internships
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Additional Resources
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