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TIP: “Have you tried visiting company web sites as another way to research career fields?”

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Where to start?

The CDO has many resources to help you get started in your search and to help you find an internship that is a match for your goals. 

  • Meet with an adviser to talk further about finding an internship. Call x2582 for an appointment.
  • Explore the Career Field Research links and get industry-specific information.
  • Browse student reviews of past Praxis internships in the CDO library. This is a great tool for learning more about organizations and the kinds of internships they offer.
  • Search E-Access for great local and national internships.


Internship resources on this page:

bullet General Internship Search bullet Communications & Media
bullet By Location or Culture bullet Education
bullet Art bullet Government
bullet Athletics/Recreation bullet Health
bullet Basic & Applied Sciences bullet Law
bullet Business bullet Non-Profit


General Internship Search

Featured Internship Program:

summer on the cuyahoga Summer on the Cuyahoga
Paid summer internships for sophomores, juniors & seniors. Free housing, alumnae networking, corporate & alumnae-sponsored events and more!


InternshipCrossing.com
- Thousands of internships and jobs, compiled from employer career pages, job boards, newspapers, Fortune 500 companies and more. Sign up for a free 72 hour trial.

Internships-USA - Database of internships in many fields.
Click on "The Internship Series Online" and browse over 2,800 organizations offering internships and summer jobs.
Username:
interns Password: learn (updated 11/30/11)

Internships.com - Large database of national internships. Paid and unpaid opportunities. (Requires a paid subscription)

InternHere.com- Internship listings site for organizations in Connecticut and Western Mass.

PLEN- The Public Leadership Education Network is the only national organization whose sole mission is preparing women for public leadership. PLEN offers the following programs each year:

 

 CareerBuilder.com

 MonsterTrak.com



snagajob.com - Online recruiter for part-time and hourly jobs with more than 2 million monthly job searches.

InternshipPrograms.com - is a searchable internship database.

VolunteerMatch - VolunteerMatch.org is a FREE web service for volunteers and nonprofits brought to you by ImpactOnline, a nonprofit technology company. Nearly 10,000 nonprofits currently list their volunteer opportunities.

Hound.com is a free job-search tool that tracks down live, active job and internship listings on employers' career pages. We concentrate on searching employers' websites because that's where nearly all of the real jobs are.

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By Location or Culture

Bigapplehead.com - Internships and Entry Level jobs and part time work listing board specifying in the New York Metro Area but also includes New Jersey and Philadelphia, Washington DC and Boston.

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute - Various internships with the CHC, a national non-profit and non-partisan Hispanic educational organization whose mission is to develop the next generation of Latino Leaders
.

Sponsor for Educational Opportunity Career Program (SEO) - provides orientation, training, coaching, and substantive summer internships in some of the most exciting and competitive fields for college undergraduates of color.

Washington Internships  A for-fee service that places candidates into internships in  a variety of fields in the DC area.

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Art

Academy of Television Arts and Sciences - Offers a generous stipend and internships in 24 categories: Agency, Animation, Art Direction, Business Affairs, Broadcast Promotions, Casting, Children's Programming, Cinematography, Commercials, Development, Entertainment News, Episodic Series, Editing, Movies for TV, Music, Network Programming Management, Production Management, Public Relations, Sound, TV Directing (multicamera film), TV Directing (single-camera film), TV Scriptwriting, Videotape Postproduction, and Syndication.

Center for Museum Studies - Courses, fellowships, and internships at the Smithsonian Institution.

hireCulture.org - Creative internship and employment opportunities in Massachusetts. A free service of the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Includes listings from across the state; search by category, region, and organization.

Los Angeles County Arts Commission (film, literary, and performing arts) and the J. Paul Getty Trust (visual arts) give more than $1.1 million each year to support 285 internships in film, literary, performing and visual arts organizations throughout the country. Interns receive $3,500 stipends for 10-week internships.

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Athletics/Recreation

Cool Works - Lists internships in sports and recreation.

NEW Work in Sports - Are you looking for sports internships? WorkInSports.com is known throughout the industry as delivering the very best sports internships! See their long list of the most sought after sports employers, with links to available internships!



Basic & Applied Sciences

EngIN Engineering Internship Network
Generating Potential in Engineering & Science. The engIN database features internships from employers seeking talented students in engineering, computer science, and related science and technical disciplines.

Council for Responsible Genetics - The Council for Responsible Genetics, a non-profit organization promoting a comprehensive public interest agenda for biotechnology, offers unpaid internship opportunities to qualified undergraduate and graduate students.

American Chemical Society - ACS Careers is rated #1 by recruiters as a source for pre-qualified chemistry professionals worldwide.

Conservancy of Southwest Florida - The Conservancy of Southwest Florida has openings for several culinary Conservation Associate positions.

EnvironmentalCAREER.com - Launched on Earth Day 1995, this is the online home of the Environmental Career Center. This group has been helping top environmental employers find excellent candidates since 1980.

Massachusetts Life Sciences Center Internship Challenge - A workforce development program focused on enhancing the talent pipeline for Massachusetts companies engaged in life sciences. The program, now in its third year, facilitates the placement of students and recent graduates who are considering career opportunities in the life sciences in paid summer internships across the state.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency -
EPA Internships, Fellowships & Student Employment
- Student and recent graduate programs

Student Conservation Association - Conservation internships, short-term jobs and career information.

Volunteer For a Changing World - Opportunities with the US Geological Survey. Academic credit available for college students. (if you type internships into the search you will find related opportunities)

Business

Association of American Business Media Companies - Business Media is the association for business-to-business information providers, including producers of print publications, websites, trade shows and other
media.

Datamonitor - is a premium business information company helping 5,000 of the world’s leading companies across the Automotive, Consumer Markets, Energy, Financial Services, Healthcare & Technology sectors. Summer business internships in various sectors.

Dow Jones Internships - Dow Jones & Company provides the business news and information necessary to support the financial goals of the world's business community. Internships are offered primarily during the May through August timeframe.

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Communications & Media

EntertainmentCareers.net - Nation-wide internship listings from Studios, Networks, Production, Companies, Record Companies, TV and Radio Stations, VFX, Animation and Broadcasting.

Entertainment Employment Journal - Jobs and internships from entry-level to executive level in searchable databases.

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Education

Academy for Educational Development - Internship program for future educators.

Institute for Learning Innovation - a non-profit organization committed to understanding, facilitating, and communicating about free-choice learning. 

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Government

Brookings Institution Internships - In its research, The Brookings Institution functions as an independent analyst and critic, committed to publishing its findings for the information of the public. In its conferences and activities, it serves as a bridge between scholarship and public policy, bringing new knowledge to the attention of decision-makers and affording scholars a better insight into public policy issues.

Carter Center Internship Program - Opportunities for undergraduate juniors and seniors, recent graduates, and
graduate/professional students who are interested in contemporary international and domestic issues.

Center for Strategic and International Studies - offers full and part-time volunteer and paid internships in the fall, spring, and summer for undergraduate and advanced students interested in a hands-on learning experience with a public policy research institute. Responsibilities are assigned by the individual project directors and will vary according to program needs. Interns also have the opportunity to attend seminars and discussions with leaders in the world of public policy.

Council on Foreign Relations - Internships: Founded in 1921, the Council on Foreign Relationss a non-partisan membership organization, research center, and publisher. It is dedicated to increasing America's understanding of the world and contributing ideas to U.S. foreign policy.

USAJobs.gov - Federal Jobs by College Major, Student Educational Employment Programs (STEP/SCEP), Student Career Experience, Summer Employment, Volunteer Service, etc.

United States State Department Student Programs

Women in International Security is a great site for internships related to international affairs.

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Health

Pfizer Internships - Pfizer is a research-based global health care company with operations on six continents, headquartered in New York City.

National Institute for Health - Research and training opportunities

Law

Lawyers without Borders - Internship opportunities in the International Peace Making, Human Rights and Conflict Resolution arenas. This list includes paid and unpaid internships.


Non-Profit Organizations

CareersForGood.org provides opportunities from the best organizations in the nonprofit human services sector. Find a job, internship, or volunteer opportunity and start creating solutions to the social problems that face our world.

Idealist.org - Non-profit organizations and opportunities around the world.

Everett Public Service Internship Program - Provides stipends for internships at non-profit and public interest organizations.

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Updated 12/12/11

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