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Over 40% of students who land jobs after graduation were first hired as interns.

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Preparing for An Internship

The following is a brief outline of the steps needed to find an internship. These details follow in the appropriate sections: If you are interested in completing an internship, it is highly recommended that you set up an appointment with a Career Counselor in the Career Services Office.

Internship Process

1. Goal Setting

Analyze your skills and interests: examine academic and career goals. What kind of experience do you want? What are your education, career, and personal goals? What are your personal beliefs/values/work ethic? What kind of organization are you looking for? What type of work environment do you prefer? How would you like to contribute? Define your limits – timetable for an internship (how long? when to begin and end?, part-time or full-time?), geographical limitations, paid or unpaid.

2. Explore Academic Credit

Decide if you will do your internship for academic credit. If you do, follow the necessary steps to arrange for academic credit and talk to your academic advisor.

3. Seek and Find – Gathering Information

Gather information from the Career Services Office, academic departments and other places on potential employers and opportunities.

4. Narrowing Down – The Choices Get Smaller

Narrow down the organizations you want to pursue; making eliminations by organizations’ requirements and personal considerations.

5. Choosing Your Targets

Select a manageable number of organizations, make inquiries, send resumes and cover letters, arrange interviews and visits, continue to research and eliminate based on each organization’s capacity to provide the experience you want.

6. Applications and Interviews

Apply and wait; persist and follow-up.

7. Offers – Your Final Decision

Accept and reject offers.

8. Finalize Arrangements

Make sure everything is in order.

9. Begin The Internship

Congratulations, have a terrific experience!

10. Evaluate the experience

Take time to evaluate what you have learned and reflect on the experience.

Career Services Internship Contacts:

Jenelle Linden - 574-520-4436 or jlinden@iusb.edu
Tasha Browning - 574-520-4435 or tbrownin@iusb.edu