You should have a resumé and cover letter prepared. Send them to a potential employer, and make sure you bring copies to the interview. If applicable, consider taking a portfolio or work samples. Assignments from key classes or work published in student organizations are very appropriate. It is wise to have a faculty member review your portfolio before you present it to a potential intern employer.
Search the company’s website for career, employment or job opportunities. You can also call the business/organization and ask if it takes interns. Complete their online application or follow any instructions received by the business/organization on how to apply for the internship.
If it's been awhile since you submitted your application, follow up with the hiring manager or business/organization and ask for a status update on your application.
No. Internships can be completed with non-local companies.
It is an opportunity to apply the knowledge you’ve gained in your classes in a professional setting. You also can gain valuable knowledge about working in the profession, professional work experience for your resumé and begin networking and developing references for future job searches. Internships also may provide mentoring or future employment opportunities.
Barbara J. Wien was fresh out of college when she made her first visit to what was then, Kent State University’s Center for Peaceful Change. “My origin story started at Kent State,” she recalled. Wien is a senior professorial lecturer in the School of International Service at American University in Washington, D.C., where she teaches alternatives to war and violence. Her storied career waging peace has spanned more than four decades and includes serving as co-director of Peace Brigades International; stints on the faculties of Columbia University, Georgetown University, the U...
A team of Kent State educators and scientists are undertaking a research study to broaden participation in STEM through a method known as cascading peer-mentorship. Cascading peer mentorship facilitates the transfer of knowledge and experience from senior participants (computer science researchers and college students) to junior members (high school students and then to middle school and elementary students).This approach transforms junior members from passive recipients into active participants by allowing them to mentor younger students while creating opportunities for participants to experi...
