Summer jobs and internships provide you with opportunities to:

• Gain valuable work experience before graduating
• Develop transferable skills
• Make a difference in your community
• Begin forming opinions about what you like and do not like about a particular job, field, and industry
• Increase your professional contact network
• Gain confidence

Points to keep in mind:

1) You will need to develop a resume to emphasize your skills.
2) Start the search process early. Begin contacting organizations of interest four to five months in advance.
3) Although some companies have structured intern programs, many others may have never employed an intern before. It is important to make sure your expectations and the employer’s expectations match.
4) Many internships will require an interview. We can help you make sure you are prepared!