Internships: Getting started

Before beginning your search for an internship, you need to take a measure of yourself with respect to your interests, your values, the specific skills you have, and the skills that you are developing through your coursework, design projects and independent work. Each of you is different and each of you approach these questions with unique perspectives.

Offering questions and tools aimed at helping you begin the self-assessment process, a page titled Knowing Yourself - Assessing Interests, Values, and Skills, is a good place to take your first steps.

Understanding the types of jobs landed by graduates in your major can be a helpful starting point in your search for internship opportunities. The Office of Career Services has a page for each major at the University. Below are the links for the six majors in the School of Engineering and Applied Science. Each page includes a list of jobs and companies for recent graduates, a list of print resources available in the Career Services library, links to resources about the specific major, and links to professional associations related to the major.

Another useful set of resources for helping you understand the breadth of available career opportunities can be found on a page titled Exploring & Researching Career Options. This page offers a broad list of resources, including the career services library, support available through the University library, a long list of online resources, and other ideas to help you appreciate the breadth of possibilities. While the sheer number of options seems daunting, as with your coursework, you have to manage your time wisely.

For those of you considering a career in the health professions, the Office of Health Professions Advising, serves pre-medical students (at the freshman level and upward) as well as those interested in osteopathic medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, public health, or any of the other health professions.

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