• Use Cardinal ViewJobs on-campus jobs and Cardinal Career Link to find internships and part-time off-campus jobs.

Obtain employment related to your career choice to gain valuable skills. All on-campus vacancies are posted on Cardinal ViewJobs; off-campus opportunities are posted on Cardinal Career Link.

• Attend the Fall Career Fair in September and Cardinal Job Fair in the spring.

Speak with employers about part-time and internship opportunities with their organizations. Contact the Career Center for more information.

• Contact your department's internship coordinator.

Talk to your internship coordinator to identify opportunties and requirements and to learn how to obtain credit for internship experiences.

• Join professional and trade associations.

Contact your advisor to discuss appropriate organizations related to your career choice or major. Attend professional meetings (local or national) to begin establishing a professional network.

• Assume active leadership roles in campus organizations or community activities.

Contact Student Organizations and Activities, 285-2621, or Leadership and Service Learning, 285-3476, for more information.

• Join academic organizations and honoraries.

Keep informed about current issues and trends in your chosen profession and make contacts with others in your career area.

• Find a mentor.

Identify a professor, faculty advisor, alumnus, or employer whom you can talk to about academic and career issues.

• Consider a study-abroad program.

Contact the Center for International Programs, 285-5422, for more information.

• Explore undergraduate research opportunities.

Contact professors in your major for more details.

• Pick up a copy of Internships and Career Planning.

Visit the Career and Experiential Learning Resource Lab, LU 235, to receive a career planning booklet containing information on finding and securing an internship or related work experience.

Helpful Career Resources (available in the Career and Experiential Learning Resource Lab)

• Co-Curricular Activities:  A Pathway to Careers
• Don't Wait Until You Graduate!
• Internship Bible
• Internship Success
• National Internships Guide
• Peterson's Internships
• Short-Term Job Adventures

Internship Links

Cardinal ViewJobs
Cardinal Career Link
Great Links to Explore