Internship Search Strategies & Resources
Begin finding an internship now using the steps below:
1. Career Connection: Career Connection is the Career Center’s free online job database.
Employers list full-time, part-time, on-campus, professional, internship, cooperative education,
seasonal, and volunteer opportunities.
 To register, visit www.csus.edu/careercenter/students/career_connection/index.stm
 The username is your Saclink ID and the password is sacramento
Scan the QR Code
with your Smartphone
for the Career Center’s
Internship Page.
2. Networking: Build your network through friends, family, classmates, alumni, colleagues,
past supervisors, professors, neighbors, and community members. Remember to include the second level of
networking contacts – people you know that know someone.
 First, develop a “One minute commercial” about yourself that includes your occupation, company or field of
interest, as well as your related school and work experiences. Share this statement with your network to
determine if they are aware of any openings or additional contacts within your field of interest.
 Utilize social networking sites such as www.linkedin.com or www.facebook.com. Be sure to keep your sites
professional.
3. Informational Interviews: Gather information about an occupation or field of interest by talking to someone
who has knowledge of or is currently working in the field.
 Consider your network, social networking sites, professional associations, and Google to locate professionals
in the field.
 Call or email the contact person to explain that you are gathering information about the field. Out of
courtesy, it is recommended to ask for thirty minutes or less.
 Prepare questions in advance, such as “What is a typical day like in your line of work?”
 Visit the Career Center for further information about informational interviewing, including a sample script
and questions to use while conducting the interview.
4. Career Center’s Listservs: Sign-up for one or more of the Career Center’s Listservs for information on
internships, job opportunities, and other programs and services related to your field.
 To receive internship opportunities by email, visit: csus.edu/careercenter/listservs.stm
5. Career Center Events: The Career Center offers a variety of events to assist students in obtaining an
internship.
 Stop by the Career Center or visit the website for more information about upcoming events at
http://tinyurl.com/careercenterevents
6. Sacramento State Academic Departments: Check with Sacramento State academic department offices
and faculty for leads on current internships and contacts in your field. Most departments have a faculty internship
coordinator.
 Visit the Sacramento State website for a list of academic departments
www.csus.edu/webpages/collegesdepts.stm
7. Trade and Professional Associations: Associations are groups of people who share a similar background
in a particular occupation or industry. These groups often publish newsletters, career information, and articles
containing information about the field. In addition, many offer grants and scholarships for undergraduate
students.
 Most associations offer discounted student membership rates. Ask your networking contacts about the
association(s) to which they belong.
 A useful publication found in the Career Information Library at the Career Center is National Trade and
Professional Associations.
This handout is provided by the Academic Advising and Career Center at California State University, Sacramento and is intended for personal non-commercial use. 2013
Academic Advising and Career Center • California State University, Sacramento • (916) 278-6231 • www.csus.edu/careercenter • 2012 - 2013
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8. Online Internship Listing Sites: One method of searching for internships is to systematically review online
resources that post current openings. Enter a keyword and geographic location.
 Intern Match – www.internmatch.com
 Monster – www.monster.com
 Internships.com – www.internships.com
 Careerbuilder.com – www.careerbuilder.com
 YouTern – www.youtern.com
 Jobster – www.jobster.com
 After College – www.aftercollege.com
 Idealist – www.idealist.org
 Indeed – www.indeed.com
 Jobs.net – www.jobs.net
 Glassdoor – www.glassdoor.com/index.htm
 Volunteer Match – www.volunteermatch.org
 Simply Hired – www.simplyhired.com
 Career Center Internship Listings – http://tinyurl.com/careercenterinternships
 Career Center Internship Links – http://tinyurl.com/careercenterinternshiplinks
9. Specialized Internship / Job Listing Sites: Most industries have specialized job posting Internet sites that
list jobs and internships specific to that industry. Many times companies use these specialized sites exclusively to
post positions.
 To locate specialized sites, type a key word, followed by the word ‘internships’ in a Google search:
e.g., biotechnology internships
 Examples include:
 www.dice.com for technology internships
 www.healthjobsstarthere.com for health internships
 www.schlags.com/paul/internships for recreation internships
 www.artsopportunities.org for art internships
10. Internet Search Strategies: Use Google to search for internships.
 Try typing the academic field or industry and the word “internships” (e.g., biology internship).
 Consider putting words together in the search using “allintitle:” (e.g., allintitle:marketing internship). By
doing this, Google will provide results based on both words together in a search.
 Enter the academic field or position and type “inurl:” before the word internship (e.g., animation
inurl:internship). This will narrow results for the word ‘internship” in the url.
 Consider associations or societies in your Google search (e.g., marketing association). Add the location, such
as city or state, to further narrow the results.
 Look for internships in specific companies (e.g., internship site:www.intel.com) or sectors (e.g., internship
site:*.gov).
Students and alumni are responsible for all necessary precautions when submitting a resume, interviewing and/or accepting positions listed on Internet
websites or listservs. It is the user's responsibility to check the accuracy and reliability of information provided as well as the credentials and integrity of
the organization. Advertisement of a job announcement on our website, listserv, or handout does not indicate an endorsement or recommendation.
Visit the Academic Advising and Career Center in Lassen Hall 1013 for further information.
This handout is provided by the Academic Advising and Career Center at California State University, Sacramento and is intended for personal non-commercial use. 2013
Academic Advising and Career Center • California State University, Sacramento • (916) 278-6231 • www.csus.edu/careercenter • 2012 - 2013