How to Find Internships in College

Internships are an excellent way to gain experience in a given field while you are still in college. Whether you find a paid internship or an unpaid internship, the most important thing is that you gain valuable experience that will help you get a job or admission to graduate school in the future. Here's how to find internships in college.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Internet access

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   Visit your college's career center to help you find an internship

   The career center at your given college or university will be your biggest asset in trying to find an internship in college. Visit your career center and ask a career counselor for help in finding an internship.

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   Using your college or university's online resources will help you find internship postings

   Most colleges or universities will have a comprehensive listing of available jobs or internships. Most of these services are listed on the college or universities career center website. This will be one of your biggest sources of finding internships while you are in college.

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   Monster.com is a good way to find internships

   Also, try to use other online internship resources. Sites like monster.com are great for finding jobs. However, other sites, such as monstertrak.com, are great for finding internships. Monster and Monstertrak have now merged, so head over to monster.com to find internship listings. Create a resume and enter your information. This will help you while searching and applying for internships.

4. Finally, directly contact any companies or agencies you are interested in working for. Many times these agencies do not list their internships on any websites, so it is your prerogative to go out and find these internships. Hopefully if you follow these steps, you will be able to find an internship while in college.

Tips & Warnings

• Many colleges hold career fairs, generally set up by the career center. Attend the career fairs which interest you, bring a resume, and you may find yourself with an internship!