Internship Resources
Internships provide opportunities to not only learn practical skills, but also
offer chances to examine a work culture and the different styles that come
along with it: how to work in a team or alone, how to dress, or how to work
under deadline pressure. A recent study discovered that a quarter of the new
hires by prestigious Fortune 500 companies had participated in an internship
program while a student. The reward for caring enough about their future
careers to spend the time and effort required by an internship was a full-time
job after graduation.
So, research and educating yourself is key when obtaining an internship. Ask
yourself what you would like to personally gain from the experience and
what company would best suit you. Many opportunities can be found in the
reference section of most school and public libraries, and although it is
not always the best approach, you can call companies directly and inquire
about whether or not they offer internship programs. If you are uncertain
about what approach best suits you, feel free to
contact an undergraduate
adviser.
When you are ready to apply for internship positions, be sure to do so well
in advance since deadlines can be early. Getting a head start will not
only give you enough time to get organized, but it could also give you a leg
up when trying to secure a competitive internship.
Where to get started:
- UC
Davis Internship and Career Center (ICC)
ICC helps forge connections between the university and the workplace. No
matter what your field of study, you can benefit from personalized
career counseling and from internships that will expose you to new working
environments and help develop your employment skills.
- VIGRE
Internship Program
The VIGRE Internship Program can help you learn how mathematics is being
applied and used in the real world. One of the best ways to do this is to
work on certain problems being offered by outside organizations such as
industry and national labs in collaboration with the scientists there. The
program facilitators will carefully coordinate with our faculty as well as
campus organizations to make these internship projects successful.
- ENTRY POINT!
ENTRY POINT! is a program of the American Association for the Advancement
of Science (AAAS) offering Outstanding Internship Opportunities for Students
with Disabilities in Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, and
some fields of Business.
- Palo Alto
Research Center
Each year, the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) invites about 10 highly
qualified undergraduate students from UC Davis, Cornell, MIT, Stanford
and UC Berkeley to join their community for the summer months. PARC,
a subsidiary of the Xerox Corporation, is a leader in conducting research
and developing much of what we think of as central to modern personal
computing.
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