How to Find a Summer Internship for Psychology

Having an internship on your resume when applying to graduate schools is crucial. Schools want to see a demonstration of a student's interest in the field they are applying for. The following tips and trick are geared towards helping you find an internship in the field of psychology.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Enrollment in College
• Resume
• Letters of Recommendation
• Transcripts

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   The first thing to do when looking for an internship is to ask around your school. Check with your department first, and ask professors if they known of any internships in the psychology field you are interested in. Make sure you narrow your search down to just a couple of fields (i.e. Organizational psychology, Social psychology, etc.) before you start asking around.

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   If no one in your department has any information for you, check with your school's career center. They might have some leads on where to being. Also, check bulletin boards around your campus. Often notices for interns will be posted there.

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   If your search comes up empty at your campus, the internet can also be a useful tool in finding internships. Do a quick search in your area for businesses that might relate to your field. Or, you can search for a list of jobs that fall into your specific field will pop up, which will give you a place to frame your search.

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   Find numbers for businesses that your interested in, and call to see if they need an intern. Make sure to identify yourself clearly and let them know that you are a student from such and such school looking for a volunteer or intern position. Ask to speak to the person in charge of those positions. If they set an appointment to meet with you, make sure you have a resume and a copy of your transcripts ready for the meeting. Go to the interview like you would for a job interview.

Tips & Warnings

• Think broad at first. There are many jobs in each specific field of psychology, ones you might not have even thought about.
• Make sure that once you've found potential positions that you identify yourself in a professional manner.
• Make sure to clarify that you don't expect payment, but are interested in getting experience.

[kveta]

on 11/24/2008 Great tips, thank you for sharing! Five stars