Student Internships

The first question a student might ask is: Why internships? The answer is simple; internships allow students to apply the concepts and theories they learn about in academic settings to workplace settings. They help you choose the best field and make you more employable. Finding the right internship can make a difference in launching a promising new career. The key is starting early to get a jump start on your internship and a career.

 

We’ve compiled several tools for you to utilize in your search for Internships:


  • Internship Guide

    Click Here to Download the Internship Guide

  • Job shadow and Mentoring

    The WINGS Mentoring program is here to promote students' self-confidence, personalize Lamar University, help students meet the intellectual challenges of college and take advantage of its resources, and to foster maximum academic, personal, and professional growth.


    What does a mentor do for you:
    • Guides you with mutual trust and understanding
    • Develops the self-confidence needed for growth
    • Shares your values and ideas
    • Inspires you in bad times
    • Helps you design clear and realistic goals
    • Shares your dreams and enlarges your vision
    • Encourages responsible behavior
    • Believes in you
    • Motivates, encourages, and advises you to succeed
    • Helps you expand your horizons
    • Assists you during a crisis or a turning point
    • Boosts your self esteem
    • Broadens your contacts on campus and in the community
    • Supports your career and educational goals

    For more information contact the Stars department at stars@lamar.edu

  • International Internships

    Here are a few resources to aid you in your search for internships abroad:

    • Lamar’s Study Abroad Program : Find out everything you need to know to enter Lamar Study Abroad program!
    • Intern Abroad : Comprehensively organized directory of international internships abroad for international education.
    • iHipo : iHipo offers thousands of international Jobs, Internships and Traineeships for 2009/2010. The professional network for international careers!
    • CDS : CDS International is a nonprofit organization that supports intercultural understanding through professional development programs in Argentina, Germany, Russia, Spain, and the United States.
    • Global Experiences : Global Experiences is an international education program provider, specializing in international internships and work experience abroad, summer internships, fashion internships abroad, teaching English as a second language, and similar programs.
    • Aipt : AIPT (the Association for International Practical Training) provides educational and professional exchange experiences that enhance cultural awareness, develop global competencies, mutual understanding, and international cooperation.
    • Interexchange : InterExchange is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting cultural awareness through a wide range of work and travel, language, volunteer, professional training, internship, and au pair programs within the United States and around the world. In the U.S., we offer J-1 Visa and H-2B Visa programs.
    • US State Department : The Department manages several student employment programs for students to get experience in a foreign affairs environment through first-hand knowledge. Some of our students work in Washington, D.C., and others have the opportunity to work at an embassy overseas. Positions are both paid and unpaid and many are available during spring, summer or fall.
    • Study Abroad : StudyAbroad.com is the Internet's leading source of information on educational opportunities for students to study in other countries. It is a comprehensive directory of study abroad programs.

  • Preparation checklist

    Click Here to Download the Preparation Checklist

  • Internships packets

  • Internship Orientation Date

    • TBA

      This is a virtual workshop. Students will need to RSVP

      How do I Register?

      1. 1. Log on to Hire a Cardinal through the Career and Testing Center’s website.
      2. 2. Click on the ‘Professional Development and Events’ Tab.
      3. 3. On the ‘Career Events Search’ under ‘Category’ click the ‘Information Session’ option and then click ‘Search’.
      4. 4. Choose the orientation that best fits your schedule.
      5. 5. Lastly, click the ‘Register for this event’ button.

  • Survey