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Internship Program
Fall is almost Over!
The Internship Program team wishes you good luck in your finals and reminds you to use your winter break as an opportunity, not only to spend time with friends and family, but also to start applying for summer internships.

The time to apply to summer internships is

NOW
As the winter begins, you should prepare yourself to go into full job-hunting mode. Wait until finals are over, but know that summer internship applications open as early as 1. Network - Networking has been statistically proven to be one of the most effective job search strategies. Let everyone know that you are looking for an internship! 2. Check Online Resources - There are a multitude of summer internships posted in online data bases. Some online resources include:
Job Mine Internships.com Myedu.com Usajobs.com goinglobal.com Indeed.com inroads.org collegegrad.com fastweb.com Simplyhired.com Internmatch.com Monstercollege.com Careerbuilder.com elpasotimes.com

Get Your Resume in Shape: Bring your resume for a review or email it to pca@utep.edu 4. Improve your Interviewing Skills : Attend a Mastering the Interview workshop and sign up for a mock interview to practice 5. Apply for more than one internship : Always have a backup plan and never bank on one company. 6. Follow up : After an interview make sure to send a thank you note, and if interested remind the interviewers you would love to intern with them.

Current Summer Opportunities in Job Mine Summer Enrichment Program

Job ID # 17386 Description: Designed to provide undergraduate students with a deeper appreciation of current issues and trends in international affairs, a greater understanding of career opportunities in international affairs, and the enhanced knowledge and skills to pursue such careers. Qualifications: All majors, minimum GPA 3.2, U.S. citizens Summer Guide Job ID # 17240 Description: Need motivators that will share their enthusiasm for adventure with boys and girls 7 to 14 years old. On a daily basis, guides will participate in every part of camp, from working in the camp office to program and event planning and curriculum development. Most guides will live in a cabin with 9 or 10 campers, acting as their leader and mentor. In addition to cabin duty, guides teach one or more of our more than 60 camp activities.

Find about these and other openings by logging in to Job Mine

DOE Scholars Program Job ID # 17444 Description: Offers unique opportunities that introduce students or post-graduates to the agencys mission and operations. Participants in the Department of Energy (DOE) Scholars Program gain a competitive edge as they apply their education, talent and skills in a variety of scientific research settings within the DOE complex. Appointments are available for a variety of disciplines at participating DOE facilities nationwide. Qualifications: Undergraduate, graduate or post-graduate student, U.S. citizen Summer Teaching Internship Job ID # 17182 Description: Northfield Mount Hermon School is an independent, coeducational boarding school in western Massachusetts. Each summer, we hire experienced teachers (master teachers) and teaching interns to help us deliver the outstanding variety of courses and activities that set NMH Summer Session apart from other summer academic programs. Teaching interns assist an experienced teacher with classroom teaching of morning major courses, live in and help run dorms, and take charge of afternoon minor courses and sports. Qualifications: Juniors and Seniors Naval Research Laboratory Summer Internship Program Job ID # 17335 Description: Research interns are active participants in major research programs. They conduct "hands-on" laboratory research, working a minimum of 40 hours per week under the guidance of senior NRL staff. A 10-week planned research outline of assignments and expectations will be given to each intern by their mentor. In addition to conducting scientific research, the interns are provided the opportunity to attend scientific and skill set seminars. Qualifications: Preference is given to students planning careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Minimum GPA 3.0, U.S. citizens or permanent residents Summer Top Ten Internship Northwestern Mutual Southwest Job ID # 16765 Description: Northwestern Mutual Financial Representative Interns help clients achieve financial security through life insurance, disability insurance, education funding alternatives, and retirement, estate, and business analysis expertise. Qualifications: Full-time students and Full-time student in last semester prior to graduation. SEO Career Program- Summer Internship Program Job ID # 16773 Description: Summer internship program for talented underrepresented students. EO Interns receive 100+hours of free training, 3 mentors and a summer seminar and networking series with CEO's and CFO's. Qualifications: Graduating December 2014 or after, Minimum 3.0 GPA

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Summer 2013 Interns

Meet Pamela Martinez, industrial engineering major. Last summer Pamela had the opportunity to particiAfter this summer experience I feel more pate in the Summer Research Opportunity Program at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Pamela competent and prepared for graduate collaborated with faculty in conducting research that consisted of improving medical decision-making to school or landing a job. manage glaucoma patients. Pamela shares with us what her experience consisted of and how it will benefit her future career. My main project was to work on a computer-based tool that could deal with large amounts of patient records and provide the ideal framework to incorporate existing monitoring algorithms. As part of this research project, I collaborated with the investigation of other potential application of these concepts into other eye diseases such as macular degeneration. The best part of my internship was that I got to experience how graduate school is like. I learned many new topics related to my major, I proved myself that I was capable of successfully performing a challenging project, and finally, I got to improve my verbal and research skills.

Matthew Fernandez, who is majoring in music

education, interned at the Sewanee Summer Festival. Get one! Chances Part of his internship consisted of taking regular are that any percussion lessons with world-class instructors and internship will playing in chamber and orchestral ensembles. greatly benefit you. Matthew shares that the best part of his experience was the new perspective he was able to gain. There are national standards that I never fully realized were so prevalent. I now see the kind of hard work that is necessary to be competitive in the musical performance field and have more of the tools I need to help me get to that point, shared Matthew. He also believes that hearing perspectives from different teachers on key topics broadened his knowledge and gave him a more balanced view of musical performance. When asked: what would be your advice to other students to land an internship? Matthew responded: You may find that no matter how confident you are in your field, having an internship can be a great learning tool and, as I mentioned, it can confirm your good habits and reveal your bad ones. This, in addition to the fact that you may get to test drive a future career, can be priceless. There are many different types of internships and most likely, one exists that can fit into your schedule. Get one!

Once you have found the right internship for you, do not forget to REPORT IT! to be part of the Internship Program and formalize your educational experience.

Union West 103 (915) 747 - 5640 internships@utep.edu