College students who are looking to gain valuable work experience through
internships and summer jobs should use the free resources and tools found on this page.
Please note: For those of you looking for summer jobs, you can find more resources
at Quintessential Careers: Job and
Career Resources for Teenagers.
Best Bets:
College Central
-- a great place for college students and grads to begin your job and internship searches. You can
post your resume, search for jobs and internships, find job fairs, and get expert job and career
advice. Includes megajobs search engine. Free to job-seekers.
InternJobs.com --
a national database o internships for students and recent grads. Job-seekers can
search the internship database by keywords or locations and can post a resume online. Free.
Part of the AboutJobs.com network.
Internweb.com --
where college students seeking internships in a variety of career fields across the U.S. can
search for internship listings, as well as find many useful resources, including intership-related
articles and career tools. Registration required to search for internships. Free.
The Rest:
After College -- a job and
internship site for college students and recent college grads. Post your resume or
search for job openings (by job type, industry, type of work, location, and keyword).
Also includes some basic career resources. Free to job-seekers.
Best Bets for Internships Abroad -- an excellent resource for
students from almost any academic discipline who are looking for an
internship abroad.
bigapplehead -- where college students and recent
college grads can search for all types of jobs and internships in the New York metro area (including
New Jersey and Philadelphia) as well as post your resume. Also expanding into Boston and Washington, D.C.
markets. Also includes an online forum to network with other users as well as a job-matching agent.
Free to job-seekers.
externs.com --
an internship site for college students, where you can browse for both
traditional and virtual internships. With a virtual internship, you work
in a remote location (dorm room?) from the employer. No cost to job-seekers.
GetThatGig.com --
where young job-seekers (16-21) can find cool summer jobs and internships, as well as learn about extraordinary
career paths in all types of industries, from entertainment and education to healthcare and marketing -- and many
others. Search for jobs or post your resume. Free to job-seekers.
Global Experiences --
an international education programs provider, specializing in international internships and work
experience abroad, summer internships, fashion internships abroad, volunteer programs,
teaching English as a second language, foreign language training, and similar programs. Fee-Based.
A Guide to Summer Research Opportunities for Undergraduate Students
in Science and Engineering -- contains information on summer research
opportunities that are available to undergraduate students studying
science, mathematics, and engineering.
How to Find a Summer Job -- a strong how-to guide for finding internships and
summer jobs from the Career Services Office of Trinity College. The key tip: start as
early as possible to get the best opportunities.
iHipo --
a combination of social network and job site, iHipo provides young professionals and
students the ability to browse through hundreds of international job and internship postings,
post a profile, and develop contacts. iHipo stands for international High Potential network.
No cost to job-seekers.
Institute for Experiential Learning: Internships in Washington, D.C. --
search the database to find vital information on
all about academic internships -- mostly in government -- in the Washington, D.C. area.
Intern Abroad -- a great source for international internships.
Students can search for paid and volunteer, academic and non-academic internships, as well as college credit practical training programs
around the world. From GoAbroad.com. Free.
InternshipPrograms.com -- where internship-seekers can browse an internship
database for possibilities and apply for those of interest directly
from this site. Internship categories include: advertising/marketing/PR, journalism and
communications, government agencies, sports teams and organziations, law firms, and others. From WetFeet.com.
Internship Resources on the Web -- a simply great collection of internship links,
categorized into general, summer jobs/seasonal, by industry, and international.
Internships, Summer Jobs, and Postgraduate Options -- a collection
of Web resources related to internships, summer jobs, and postgraduate
options from Montana State University's Career Services.
Internships.com -- regionally focused and regularly updated guides about
internships and part-time, career-related positions in the private, non-profit and
government sectors. Major cities and states. Cost: $7.95 per guide.
The Internship Warehouse -- internships for communication majors listed by the
following categories: all communications majors, advertising, journalism, public
relations, and telecommunications.
InternXchange --
an internship site for college students, who you can post your profile (resume) and search for
potential internships throughout the U.S. You must register before you can use any of the services.
Free to job-seekers.
Intern Zoo --
an internship site for college students, where you can search for
internships (by location, company, industry) and apply directly to
them, as well as find some basic job-hunting and internship tips.
No cost to job-seekers.
The Job Box --
where high school and college (and any other) job-seekers seeking seasonal, part-time, hourly,
or entry-level job opportunities can search for jobs (or internships) by keyword,
job category, and location. Also includes career news and other resources. Free to job-seekers.
JobGusher.com
-- a job and career site dedicated to connecting high school and college students, including recent
college grads and graduate students, with employers offering internships, seasonal and temporary
work, entry-level positions, and other career and job opportunities. Job-seekers can post your resume
and search for jobs. Also includes useful job tool articles. Free to job-seekers.
JobWeb's Summer Work, Internships, Fieldwork, and Postgraduate Options -- a great
collection of resources, with more than two dozen links to summer jobs and internship
postings.
Rising Star Internships -- where college
students can search for internships and/or post their resumes.
Snag A Job
-- a job sites for high school and college students looking for part-time, seasonal, or summer jobs. Search for a
job by type of job or by location, and than apply online. Free to job-seekers.
Student Search System, Inc. -- Specializes in finding
internships and entry-level employment for college students
and graduates.
SummerJobs.com -- where summer job-seekers can search by keyword
or location for summer jobs. A very nice resource.
Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars --
through its programs, students can earn academic credit while they gain practical experience,
discover professional strengths and weakensses, and evaluate career paths.