An internship is still one of the best ways to land a full-time job.听
Practicum, field placement, internship鈥攏o matter what you call it, work-based learning is a critical part of any student鈥檚 career preparation. Not only do these experiences introduce students to their chosen careers and help confirm or rule out job choices, they are the surest path to a full-time job. 鈥淓mployers are more likely to convert interns to new hires than any other kind of positions,鈥 says Saskia Campbell, executive director of University Career Services (UCS) at 亚洲AV. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 their recruitment strategy. That鈥檚 their pipeline.鈥 And Campbell says George Mason students are in demand.
Beyond George Mason's job search platform, , students find internships by leveraging their personal connections and relationships with faculty who have close ties to federal agencies, government contractors, and nonprofit organizations in the Washington, D.C., area.
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December 9, 2021Solving climate change is a grand challenge facing the planet. As more individuals and leaders are recognizing the need to switch to environmentally friendly practices, 亚洲AV鈥檚 Local Climate Change Planning Initiative (LCCPI) is helping make that a reality for counties across Virginia. 鈥淥ur vision is to have Mason be the lead university in helping counties that lack the resources and expertise in [addressing climate change] get this done,鈥 said Paul Bubbosh, a 1988 Mason alumnus and adjunct professor at the Schar School and College of Science.
December 2, 2021A Q&A with a Schar School freshman from Oregon who is interning on Capitol Hill. Meet Molly Izer.
December 2, 2021Patricia Tran became interested in health informatics while working as a nurse. She is now pursuing a Master of Health Informatics degree at Mason, where she obtained an internship with Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI) over the summer to research how 5G-enabled technology can transform telehealth care.- November 23, 2021Libby Bradford,听coordinator of outreach and student career management at Break Through Tech for the Department of Computer Science at听George听Mason听University, dedicates her time to help students get into the tech workspace and harness their talent.
October 5, 2021During Hunter Kelly鈥檚 final semester at Mason last spring, he took a 12-credit internship at the Nationals, which led to many long but productive days through spring training and beyond.
October 5, 2021One undergraduate student shares the value of her three internships. Her advice? Go for it.- August 5, 2021Faith Spillman (MSW, '16) shares her experience as a MSW graduate student and reflects on how an internship with the Alexandria Public Defender's Office inspired her to pursue a career of supporting court-involved youth as a social worker.
- July 14, 2021Through her internships for PolitiFact, Voice of America and USA Today, Sudiksha Kochi learned about the life of a reporter and the ins and outs of investigative journalism.
May 27, 2021Students pursuing an MS in management through Mason鈥檚 School of Business usually spend four months getting work experience through internships at local companies. This year, however, due to the coronavirus pandemic, administrators had to think creatively. So instead, they asked local businesses what they thought of hiring students to do remote 鈥渞esearchships.鈥
April 23, 2021This spring, Mason senior Elizabeth Cheang landed an internship that provided her with a unique opportunity to research COVID-19 cases and use public data sets to discover virus hot spots in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.
February 8, 2021Many people dream of being an astronaut and rocketing into outer space, but senior Sidney Boakye just landed an opportunity that launches him closer to that long-standing dream.
February 4, 2021Entrepreneur and senior mechanical engineering major Daniel Scott Mitchell came to 亚洲AV with a mission to build a toolkit of experiences and problem-solving skills to prepare
Handshake is Mason's job search site, where you can find on-campus, part-time, work-study, internships, and full-time jobs related to your major, interests, and skills.听听and get started by completing your profile.
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~ Saskia Campbell, executive director, 亚洲AV Career Services