Finding an appropriate internship is a 研究项目 likely to take several weeks to several months.
Consider the following when beginning your search:
你的兴趣
- Do you have a clear idea of where you would like to intern OR where you’d like to work after college? A specific company or organization?
- Are there issues (e.g., sustainability, women’s rights), products, or services that you are especially drawn to? (e.g., fashion, sports/entertainment, retail, health care ...)
- Where, geographically, would you like to intern? Do you have friends/family that live somewhere you’d like to explore?
- 一个建议:
Make an appointment to talk with a career counselor and/or take advantage of the several interest/skill inventories available to you via the 职业服务 Office.
资源
- 网络: Do you know someone who knows someone? Networking is often the most effective means of finding internship opportunities.
- 探索 job/internship fairs sponsored by Penn State
- Job/Internship 搜索 sites
有很多. Some are listed on our Student 资源 page - Opportunities with the 联邦政府
- Opportunities with the 巴勒斯坦州政府
注意: The above sites will list only opportunities that are advertised. There are many possibilities for crafting your own internship with an organization that is not advertising for internships. Start with the sites below.
Chambers of Commerce websites
Chambers of commerce are business-to-business networking organizations. They often have broad membership from local/regional businesses and non-profits. If you have an idea where you’d like to intern geographically, these are great sites to search for specific organizations to target.
国家网站 (lists states, then under states, localities)
- 选择一个州
- 选择一个地方
- Look for Membership 目录 (sometimes just 目录)
- 按类别搜索
联合劝募会网站
A local United Way office is a good place to begin to explore service organizations and other not-for-profit groups in a particular location. Listings by states may be found below on the 联合劝募会网站.