Student Success Story: Boya Yuan
Boya Yuan Major: Landscape Architecture Class Standing: Senior Internship: UConn Community Research & Design Collaborative How did you become involved in this internship program? I just spoke to my professor. The internship was an extension to a project in my …
Student Success Story: Pratik Parikh
Pratik Parikh Major: Political Science Minor: Business Fundamentals Class Standing: Junior Internship: Supreme Court in External Affairs How did you find this internship? What was the process like? Professor Bergendahl has a blog page with internships posted related to Political …
Job Shadowing: How does it Work?
Although it is often overlooked, job shadowing may be the best way to build good connections with prospective employers. Job shadowing is a tool that gives you the opportunity to meet with employees to learn about a particular field. Typically, …
Make Your Internship Work for You—Get It on Your Transcript
Completing an internship should be a mutually beneficial relationship. You fill an important niche in the day-to-day operations of the company while developing critical skills, expanding your network, and learning about the industry. But there is another way that you …
Need experience to get experience? How does that work?
Throughout our entire undergraduate career we experience the same old story again and again; you need experience to get experience. It’s the hardest thing to figure out if you don’t know what kind of experience you need or where to …
Student Success Story: Gina Lin
Gina Lin, a seventh-semester business management major, is no stranger to success. This past summer Gina landed an impressive internship with The Hartford, a big-name player in the insurance industry. She held the title of Operations Leadership Development Program intern …
