Intern P.R.O. - Preparing for Real Opportunity
An on-demand FREE tutorial with resources, tips, and tricks to help you navigate an internship from start to finish
Short-Term Experiences
Still deciding on your major or a direction for your career? Short-term experiences allow you to explore career options, consider career pathways, and gain some in-demand skills and experience without committing a full semester of your time.
Forage
Learn directly from leading companies and gain valuable career skills by completing virtual work experience programs on Forage, including:
- Business & Economics Virtual Experience Programs
- Career Development & Exploration Virtual Experience Programs
- Health & Wellness Virtual Experience Programs
- Law & Litigation Virtual Experience Programs
- Liberal Arts Virtual Experience Programs
- Media, Arts & Communication Virtual Experience Programs
- Personal and Professional Development Virtual Experience Programs
- Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) Virtual Experience Programs
Then showcase your participation in virtual work experience programs on your resume and LinkedIn by following Forage's Referencing Policy (PDF).
Job Shadowing Program
Interested in learning more about industries and job roles related to your major? Job Shadowing: Tigers Behind the Scenes offers students the opportunity to spend a full day shadowing a professional in a career field related to their studies.
Learn more about Job Shadowing Program.
Micro-Internships
Gain in-demand skills and experience and earn while you learn through these paid professional projects, typically five to 40 hours long.
Find a Micro-Internship.
Additional Resource:
- Improving the Odds on Your Micro-Internship Application (PDF)
- How to List Micro-Internships on Your Resume or LinkedIn (PDF) — Parker Dewey
Doing Good
Apply and sharpen your skills in the nonprofit sector while helping to support and strengthen the mission of an agency in the social good ecosystem.
Find a volunteer project through Catchafire.
Innovating
Entrepreneurs, this one’s for you! Demonstrate your creativity and problem solving abilities by taking on challenges through this crowd sourcing platform.
Find a challenge through MindSumo.