The All-Purpose Guide to Internships and Externships
Why Intern/Extern?
Internships allow you to acquire marketable skills and experiences, explore career options, network in your chosen career field, and gain invaluable knowledge of the working world.
Externships, or Shadowing Opportunities, are short-term internships. Extern duties include observation, assistance in office activities, and participating in short-term projects.
How Can the Career Center Help?
Start by going to some of our workshops and programs. We sponsor 2 career fairs here on campus every year, and post other career fairs on our listserv--another rich source of potential internships. Subscribe to our listserv to find out about internships that employers are sending to us. A few employers actually use our on-campus recruiting program to interview internship candidates. Networking is just as important for the internship searching as it is for job searching, and we've got a great resource for you with our Alumni database. We've compiled a good collection of internship databases on the internship page of our database. Details about all of these resources are provided below.
Career Advisors are available to help you get on track in your internship search if you can't seem to find anything through all of our resources. Simply call (757)221-3231 to schedule an individual appointment, or drop by the Cohen Career Center to see a Career Advisor during weekly walk-in hours (check the semester schedule at right) for answers to quick questions or a quick resume critique.
- About Summer Internships
- About the Local Internships Program (these internships are offered during the semester)
- Shadowing: Following a professional at work during academic breaks
