FINDING AN INTERNSHIP
At Occidental College, students are not placed into internships. Instead, it is the student's responsibility to research options and find a suitable site. However, there are several Career Development Center resources that provide a great place to start your search for an internship. Your primary resources include: TIGERlink, NIC, LACN. Additionally, talk to faculty members, use your network (friends, family, alumni), and be willing to do research.
Resources
TIGERlink is an Oxy only resource that allows students to identify available full-time, part-time, summer and temporary jobs and internships. This site also provides you with the opportunity to make appointments with the CDC staff and keep abreast of upcoming events. As an Oxy student, an account is automatically created for you. To log-in simply access the following site: https://oxy- csm.symplicity.com/students/ and type in your Oxy email address with your password (please note that this password is different from your Oxy network). If you forgot your password or need a new one, please click on the “Forgot Password” link and a new one will be emailed to you. From the TIGERlink site you can JUMP TO:
Occidental College belongs to the Nationwide Internship Consortium (NIC) which allows access to thousands of national internship opportunities. Internships target students from liberal arts colleges. NIC includes colleges like: the Claremont Colleges, Davidson College, Reed College, Lewis & Clark College, Johns Hopkins University, Mt. Holyoke College, Brandeis University, and Darthmouth College. You can also JUMP TO:
The Liberal Arts Career NetWORK (LACN) is a consortium of 35 top liberal arts colleges and universities which collaboratively provide students with job and internship opportunities. LACN schools include: Amherst College, Bates College, Carleton College, Haverford College, and Vassar College.
If you need assistance with your internship search, please feel free to make an appointment via TIGERlink to speak with a CDC staff member.
INTERNSHIP SITES
There are several on-line sites that offer excellent choices for just about any type of internship. On the sites listed below, you will find opportunities for a variety of internship opportunities available for fall, spring and summer semesters, as well as internships abroad. This not a comprehensive list, but a starting point of general sites. There are several sites that target specific career fields or areas of interest. Remember as with any internship opportunity, you should carefully evaluate the opportunity for yourself to the legitimacy of the opening and the safety of the environment.
Internships.com http://www.internships.com/welcome/OccidentalCollege
This site offers general and regional internship guides, features, and articles and is offered free via the link listed above. Internships.com focuses it efforts on assisting and educating students, employers, and educators on how to develop and find an abundance of national and international internship opportunities. Since its total focus is on internships, Internships.com provides a comprehensive and impressive number of opportunities not often found elsewhere. It also has a unique feature called Internship Predictor TM that is a quick and easy process to help you evaluate your personal preferences and show how they can help you pursue and secure the right internship.
CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE 1600 CAMPUS ROAD, AGC 109, LOS ANGELES, CA 90041 (323)-259-2623 Idealist.org http://www.idealist.org/
Idealist.org consists of over 57,000 nonprofit and community organizations in over 180 countries. Numerous opportunities exist for individuals looking to intern, volunteer, or work in positions that are involved in giving back and making a difference in the world. Idealist.org was a project developed through Action Without Borders, a nonprofit organization that began in 1995.
GoAbroad.com http://www.goabroad.com/intern-abroad
GoAbroad.com is the umbrella organization that includes StudyAbroad.com, InternAbroad.com, VolunteerAbroad.com, etc. Thousands of international opportunities can be found for those seeking an experience abroad. GoAbroad.com was designed to link potential travelers with international organizations.
Indeed.com
Indeed.com includes all the job listings from major job boards, newspapers, associations and company career pages. Indeed.com provides the ability to search for internships and jobs by providing free access to millions of employment opportunities from thousands of websites.
SimplyHired.com
Simply Hired is an easy to use site that aggregates job listings including direct employer websites, staffing and placement firms, job boards, etc. Additional tools and filters help focus searches and make individual preferences like pet and eco friendly companies, findable.
LinkedIn.com
From following a company of interest to joining professional associations/groups, LinkedIn is another tool that can aid you in your search for both jobs and internships The CDC holds workshops throughout the year on how to successfully navigate and use LinkedIn.
InternMatch.com
InternMatch works with a number of leading non-profit organizations and has positions available in micro-finance, environmental sustainability and social justice. It also provides a number of free accessible guides.
InternSushi.com
On Intern Sushi, both interns and companies create Profiles that bring their personalities, achievements and goals to life. Interns can apply to internships with top companies right through the site or use their Profiles as personal websites to share wherever they'd like. Companies are able to scout for talent to find the interns that best fit their available internships. Interns are encouraged to be picky about where they intern and companies about who they hire.
CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE 1600 CAMPUS ROAD, AGC 109, LOS ANGELES, CA 90041 (323)-259-2623