How the Career Development Center can help

Let the Career Development Center help start and maintain internships/co-ops.

The Career Development Center (CDC) has different roles in regard to internship or co-op experiences.

Employers

The CDC can assist employers with starting the internship/co-op process by providing information and assistance with:

Developing a program
Creating position descriptions
Connecting with students
Involving faculty
Posting positions
Interviewing candidates

Employers who would like assistance with, or have questions about, starting an internship/co-op program can contact the Career Development Center at cdc@mnsu.edu.

Students

The CDC assists students with identifying internship/co-op opportunities. Our primary role is to help students:

Understand the importance of internships/co-ops
Learn how to make connections and network
Build relationships with employers
Gain experience in their academic fields of interest through hands-on experience
Market themselves to potential employers
Develop well-written application materials
Prepare for interviews
Appropriately follow-up to maintain relationships

Faculty/Staff

The CDC works with faculty and staff to inform them of potential internship/co-op opportunities that may be of interest to their students. Our primary outlet for this is being connected to the Internship Coordinators of the academic departments across campus. In addition to keeping faculty notified about postings, we also:

Offer mavjobs.com accounts to faculty and staff
Contact employers recommended by faculty for outreach purposes
Present to students on the importance of internships/co-ops and the process to obtain them
Connect employers and faculty when employers visit campus for events and/or recruiting visits