If you're looking for a way to gain work experience for your resume or college applications, why not consider an internship? Internships offer valuable hands-on work experience in a variety of professions and fields to help people learn and grow their professional network. In this article, we share where to find internships as a high school or college student! 

Handshake

Handshake is a popular platform for college students to search for internships. What makes Handshake unique is that you can connect directly with companies to find an internship, receive messages from employers, and connect with alumni from your school who work at a company you may be interested in. Handshake is a gated platform designed specifically for college students, so you will need to register with a college email address to find opportunities.

Idealist

Idealist is a job, internship, and volunteer platform focused on opportunities in the nonprofit and social services sector. No sign up is required, but you have the option to create a free profile so you can save the opportunities you're interested in. When you are ready to search for internships, type in your city and browse the opportunities in your area.

StandOutSearch

StandOutSearch is an internship platform designed specifically for high school students. Using their database, you can search for internship opportunities by grade, interest, pay, season, and more! No sign up is required to search. 

WayUp

WayUp is a job and internship platform for college students and recent graduates to search for opportunities, access career advice, and connect directly with employers. WayUp is a gated platform, so you must register and complete a profile before viewing opportunities. No college email is required for sign up. Once your profile is complete, you will have access to a dashboard of internship opportunities that match your profile.

Your school’s career center

If you're a college student, use the resources offered by your campus career center. In addition to helping you fine-tune your resume and prepare for interviews, many college career centers have great online job and internship boards where students can search for opportunities based on their major or areas of interest. Additionally, career centers have relationships with employers and often are aware of internship opportunities that may be exclusively available to students at your school.

Through your network

Your network is a great place to start your search! Reach out to old coworkers, supervisors, and managers to let them know you're interested in finding an internship. They may know of an opportunity that could be a great fit for you! You can also tap into your academic connections in college. For example, if you are looking for an internship in media or journalism, you can reach out to your school’s student newspaper advisor to see if they have any helpful connections. Once you are connected with someone who works in your desired industry, you can set up an informational interview to learn more about their profession and any opportunities they may be aware of.

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