Internships: Gaining Real-World Experience
Internship experience is a great opportunity to make yourself more competitive in the job market. You can gain exposure and experience in your field of study to see if the particular career field is the right one for you. An internship can help you gain skills that can be applied to future jobs. An Internship may be paid or unpaid, and it tends to last about the length of a school semester or a summer break. Get started by clicking on the Prepare button below!
GoinGlobal
GoinGlobal helps new and experienced job seekers find opportunities both at home and abroad. As the market leader in online career and employment resources for more than 19 years, GoinGlobal's website has helped millions of new and experienced professionals expand their horizons.
Features of this online search and resource platform include:
- Country Career Guides with expert advice on hiring trends, financial considerations, work permit/visa regulations, resume/cv guidelines and more - constantly updated by GoinGlobal's local employment specialist.
- City Career Guides for both the United States and the largest metropolitan markets around the globe, featuring the same in-depth employment advice as their Country Career Guides collection.
- More than 16 million job and internship listings - updated on a daily basis, GoinGlobal's search engine provides the unique ability to identify job and internship opportunities that have been posted in both the local language and English.
- Global Key Employer Directory provides profiles and key contact information for more than 450,000 local and multinational companies throughout 196 countries.
- H1B Plus Visa Database - This powerful tool, developed by GoinGlobal, quickly identifies U.S. employers that have submitted HB1 visa applications to employ international talent. Directly sources from U.S. Department of Labor records, GoinGlobal's expanded database now includes more than two million records from 2009 going forward.
To get started, click on the Country Career Guides or USA City Career Guides option below.
Worldwide Job & Internship Search
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RECRUITMENT PROCESS
This is a quick summary of how the federal application process works when you use USAJOBS to apply for positions.
Build Professional Connections
Why Should I Build Professional Connections?
It’s important to build professional connections as soon as possible. Getting connected to a network of professionals can help prepare you for your career path and obtain information about companies and organizations you might want to work for.
There are numerous benefits of building professional connections such as hearing about job opportunities before they are posted and potentially being recommended to the hiring manager by someone in your network. A strong professional network can also help you in a job search or help you make important career moves.
Where Can I Meet Professionals to Connect With?
- Professional conferences, such as the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Employers (HACU) annual conference
- Career Center events, such as workshops, career fairs/expos, and speaker panels
- Career Center Insight to Industry program
- Clubs and organizations
- In the classroom and online (i.e. LinkedIn, Handshake)
Networking Platforms
There are many resources that students and alumni have access to in order to connect with professionals such as mentors, faculty, staff, and employers in addition to peers. Click on any of the resources below to start building connections today!
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