Internship Program Need to gain a little experience?
What is an internship? An internship is an opportunity to gain hands-on experience within a particular career field of your interest. It also a good way to try-out a career to see if it is a good fit for you. Internships can be part-time or full-time, and paid or unpaid. Why should I do an internship? An internship is an excellent way to develop contacts, references, recommendations for graduate / professional schools, and future jobs.  You can also gain academic credit for getting practical experience and becoming socialized into the world of work.  More and more employers are looking for internship experience on resumes to show that the individual has gone out of their comfort zone of the classroom, to actively seek out and gain related work experience.  Many recruiters use their internship programs to recruit top candidates for potential full-time job offers after graduation.	Helpful Links: Find an internship Academic credit information Summer in the City People to talk to about internships: Karen Casingal casingal@fordham.edu Bernie Stratford bstratford@fordham.edu
Get Ram Van passes to get back and forth to campus
You can receive FREE Ram Van passes from our office if you obtain a letter from your internship supervisor. The letter should: Be on company letterhead State that the internship is unpaid Include the days and hours you are interning You must also need to be receiving academic credit for your unpaid internship in order to receive Ram Van passes.
Be sure to complete an Internship Placement Form
After obtaining an internship make sure you complete an Internship Placement form. It is very important that we know where you are interning for emergency purposes. You can download an Internship Placement Form or complete one in our Career Services Office. You must also to go to your major department to complete an Application for Internship form if you are planning to do an internship.