Where to Find Internships

If you are looking for an internship, there are some websites that list a variety of options, while others focus more on a specific career choice or area of interest. These opportunities run the gamut from summer, fall, winter, spring internships to ongoing internships. Whether the sites post Fortune-500 internships, non-profit internships, or internships offered abroad, there's something here for everyone.

Not all sites highlighted below are ideal for all career fields or locations, so it's important to take the time to review each site and see if it caters to the kinds of opportunities you're looking for. For example, Indeed.com, SimplyHired.com, and Careershift.com are aggregate career sites that pull opportunities from all over the internet. Idealist.com, meanwhile, caters to nonprofit internships and volunteer and community service organizations, USAJobs.com offers opportunities in the government, the Student Conservation Association website has opportunities related to the environment, and GoAbroad.com is one of many internet sites that provides information about quality internships abroad.

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Indeed.com

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Indeed.com includes all the job listings from major job boards, newspapers, associations, and company career pages. Indeed.com makes it possible to save searches and have internships/jobs delivered via email alerts through RSS feeds.

Indeed.com also makes it possible for you to proactively search for internships and jobs because they have free access to millions of employment opportunities culled from thousands of websites across the net.

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Idealist.org

Idealist.org is a project that was developed through Action Without Borders, a non-profit organization that began in 1995. The site consists of over 120,000 nonprofit and community organizations in over 180 countries. Numerous opportunities exist for individuals who want to do internships, volunteer work, or find positions where they will be involved in activities that allow them to give back and make a difference in the world.

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SimplyHired.com

SimplyHired.com is a user-friendly site that aggregates job listings from employer websites, staffing and placement firms, and job boards, and contains additional background information about the organizations. Additional tools and filters help focus searches and make individual preferences, such as pet-friendly and eco-friendly companies, easy to find.

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Careershift.com

This career search website is not available to everyone, so check with the Career Development Center at your college to see if they subscribe. If they do, this is a very valuable internship and job search tool because you can get results from nearly every career site and job board out there.

The site allows you to save and organize companies and contacts and send resumes to select companies either by direct mail or email. You can also make direct contact with hiring professionals working at companies you're interested in.

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USAJobs.gov

This career-specific website is the official U.S. government website for college students interested in securing internships with the U.S. government. It also contains additional resources for those interested in working for the government.

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GoAbroad.com

GoAbroad.com is an umbrella organization that includes StudyAbroad.com, InternAbroad.com, and VolunteerAbroad.com. Thousands of international opportunities can be found on GoAbroad.com, which was also designed to link potential travelers with international organizations.

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Student Conservation Association

The Student Conservation Association (SCA) is a nonprofit organization that offers paid internship opportunities for students interested in environmental preservation. SCA focuses on providing hands-on conservation service opportunities to high school and college students interested in learning about and preserving, the environment.

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Experience.com

Experience.com offers numerous internships, along with a wealth of resources and advice for those seeking internships. The website is populated with timely articles that provide an enormous amount of information written by and for students who share their personal experiences.