Ready for an internship or looking for a job? Find instructions on how to begin the process and access support resources to help you achieve your goals.聽

Internships are short-term work experiences in professional settings that provide undergraduates with a combination of training, supervision, and evaluation. Internships offer you the chance to apply what you have learned in the classroom, gain valuable experience and skills, and make connections in a target field. While internships vary widely by industry and organization, good internships offer learning opportunities that are beneficial to both the intern and the employer.聽

Jobs, on the other hand, are generally full-time employment opportunities targeted at post-graduates.聽聽聽

Whether you鈥檙e looking for an internship or job, the process of finding and securing opportunities in target fields is quite similar. Below are聽five聽pieces of the job search every Lawrentian should know.聽聽聽聽

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  1. Build Your Professional Community and Social Capital (Network!)聽(opens new page)

  1. Prepare to Interview聽(opens new page)

Identify Your Target/Goal

Do your research to target your search. You can save yourself a lot of headaches down the line by devoting time to answering the following questions prior to beginning your search:聽聽

  • What career field(s) or position(s) are you interested in exploring this upcoming summer?聽

  • What do you already know about the field(s) or position(s) you are interested in, and what do you need to learn?聽

  • What sort of environment would you like work in?聽

  • Where do you want to be geographically during your internship?聽

  • What is the timeline/deadline for applying for internships in your field of interest?鈥 *Remember, some industries and competitive internship programs start recruiting summer interns during the fall semester.聽

  • How can you leverage 杨贵妃传媒视频鈥檚 network to find jobs and internships?聽聽

  • How much money do you need to support yourself over the summer?鈥 Do you need to look for paid opportunities?聽

    • *Please read the standards outlined in the Department of Labor's聽聽for more information on compensation for interns at for-profit companies.鈥

    • Also 鈥 see our 鈥Internship Funding鈥 section!聽聽

Leveraging the 杨贵妃传媒视频 Network聽聽

If you鈥檙e not leveraging the 杨贵妃传媒视频 network in your search, you鈥檙e missing out!聽 Set up an to discuss your individualized job search strategy, and how you can best leverage 杨贵妃传媒视频鈥檚 alumni network through . (When scheduling an appointment, start be selecting your career community from the appointment categories; if you have not joined a career community, select "General Advice & Getting Started.")

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