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.
Quintessential Careers Internship Resources:
And for MBA students: Planning Your MBA?
Lay the Groundwork Now for Your MBA Internship.
Internship Book:
The Quintessential Guide to Finding and Maximizing Internships, a free e-book published by
the trusted career experts at Quintessential Careers, provides eight chapters that will help you
decide what you need in your internship experience, tell you how to find one, give you the tools
to secure one, teach you how to make the most of your internship experience, show you how to
turn an internship into a job, and provide internship resources.
Read it now.
Best Bets:
interninc -- aims to be Facebook meets LinkedIn for students,
employers, and universities -- connecting them via a social networking platform. Students need to register with the site to enable
searching for internships, as well as finding social connections and career advice. No cost 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.
BanyanLink
-- a job, networking, and career site aimed at current students to recent grads, offering
listings for internships and entry-level positions. Develop your personal brochure, your personal
marketing plan, so that interested organizations find you. Many other career features also available.
No cost to visitors.
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.
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.
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.
Groupereye -- an interesting site for college students
and recent grads, in which you can enter company-sponsored case competitions (prizes, networking, internships), as well
as search for internships and entry-level positions. No cost to job-seekers.
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.
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.
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.
iTraineeship.com -- where college students
and recent graduates can find international experiences -- international traineeships, internships, and
graduate business courses. Browse current listings by category. No cost to job-seekers.
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.
SummerInternships.com --
provides expensive internship options (mostly summer, but expanding into
fall and spring) in about 20 locations across the world. The all-inclusive programs
include guaranteed internship placement, housing, meal plan, 6 planned weekend activities
to the best tourist attractions in the area, a weekly seminar series, and daily
transportation to and from work. Fee-based.
SummerJobs.com -- where summer job-seekers can search by keyword
or location for summer jobs. A very nice resource.
University of Dreams Internship Program --
offers fee-based ($5,500 and up) summer, spring, and fall internships for college students in 11 cities worldwide. Provides guaranteed internship
placement, housing, meal plan, 6 planned weekend activities to local tourist attractions, a weekly seminar series, and daily transportation
to and from work. Fee-based.
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.