Congratulations to all of our University of Texas at Tyler December 2010 graduates! Students who have recently graduated or who are getting closer to graduation often think about pursuing an internship. A student may be looking for an internship to obtain more experience or may need an internship to satisfy a requirement for an academic program.
Internships are opportunities for students to explore the field that they have chosen. Internship experiences can vary from student to student depending on the organization they are interning with and the field that they are in. However, most internships consist of hands-on experience that is supervised by knowledgeable professionals in a desired field.
Often times, internships are highly competitive. Thus, an interested student should get a head start on the application process. Internships may be paid or unpaid. Some academic programs offer course credit for internships; it is recommended that students work closely with their academic advisors regarding internship possibilities. In addition to exploring options with an academic advisor, students are encouraged to search for internship opportunities by communicating with companies that they are interested in and on job websites.
Internship opportunities open to UT Tyler students and alumni are often posted on PatriotJobs, UT Tyler Career Services' job posting website. Career Services recommends that students check for internships frequently. One thing that can help a student search for internships (or job opportunities) on PatriotJobs more effectively is a job search agent.
Job search agents (JSAs) are searches that you can set up in your account to automatically notify you when a position has been opened up that matches your preferred criteria. This helps you by saving time and energy. Instead of checking back 2-3 times a day to see if a new internship/job that you might be interested in has opened up, you can sit back and let your JSA do the work for you.
Example: You are interested in an engineering internship and log into PatriotJobs several times a day to see if anything new has opened up. Each time you search for a new position you refine your search to show you "internships" with the keyword "engineering". If you create a JSA with these preferred criteria instead, the system will automatically search for positions that match these criteria on a schedule that you create. For step-by-step instructions on how to set up a JSA in PatriotJobs please click here.
Don’t forget, you can integrate your PatriotJobs account with your Facebook account. If you integrate, you can request to be notified on Facebook when you have a new JSA result.
Have a wonderful winter break!
-Bridget Hopp, Career Advisor
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