Career, Internship & Fellowship

  • Paid On-Campus Internships

    Paid internships are here but they won’t last long!! Apply Now!

    The UConn Career Center is seeking undergraduate students to apply for our various paid internship opportunities for the 2022-2023 school year. No prior internship or career experience is required, and all majors are encouraged to apply!

    WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF AN INTERNSHIP AT THE CAREER CENTER? 

    • Opportunity to build personal and professional development skills that translate to all career interests and industries
    • A chance to enhance your résumé through a prestigious position that provides hands-on experience
    • Ability to jumpstart the job search process through direct access to employers while gaining early leads on job opportunities
    • Unlimited access to career coaches and resources to help navigate the career development and preparation process
    • Get paid to be a part of a dynamic team that makes a direct impact on the success of UConn students while making life-long friends and connections at the same time

    AVAILABLE INTERNSHIPS

    We are currently hiring for various project areas within our Program Development and Marketing, Outreach and Engagement, Operations, Technology, and Data, and Career Consulting and Services internships. Project areas include:

     Program Development and Marketing

    • Graphics/Multimedia Specialist
    • Programming (this project area centers around career-related learning and event programming, not computer programming)

    Outreach and Engagement

    • College to Career Transitions and Experiential Learning
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
    • Affinity Community Initiatives (full-tim Hartford Campus stduents only)
    • College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) Career Ambassador Program
    • CLAS Career Initiatives
    • Corporate Partner Relations
    • Careers for the Common Good (CCG)
    • Career Everywhere

    Career Consulting and Services

    • Front End Operations

    Operations, Technology, and Data

    • Assessment and Technology

     

    Applicants must commit to two full semesters of employment as well as a mandatory (paid) training that occurs during the last two weeks in August before the start of classes. Applicants cannot be planning to participate in a simultaneous position that would prevent them from fully committing to this training or from performing the full duties of a Center for Career Development intern (examples include but are not limited to holding a position as an RA, participation in a simultaneous internship that overlaps with training, planning to hold a campus leadership position, etc.). Inability to commit to these requirements will result in disqualification from internship consideration.

    To learn more about our paid internship opportunities and review qualifications, please visit our main recruiting system, Handshake and search for the underlined internship job title above, or check out the “Work at the Center” section of our website. Applicants must complete and submit all required application materials; incomplete applications will not be accepted. We strongly encourage interested applicants to have their résumé critiqued at the Career Center prior to applying. The application period will close at 11:55 PM EST on Sunday, March 6, 2022.

    For more information, contact: Kristen Soprano at Kristen.Soprano@uconn.edu