Use this guide if you are 1) looking to acquire experience prior to, or just after, completing a degree, 2) anticipating a career change and could use something temporary to test your options, 3) in need of a seasonal or temporary position to support yourself through a transition from one thing to another, or 4) looking to volunteer.

Want to learn more? Be sure to investigate additional resources at the Center for Career Services (235 Schine), provider of campuswide internship services , and at the Center for Public and Community Service (237 Schine). 

INTERNSHIPS: General Guides

Internships, Apprenticeships, and Volunteer Opportunities from The Riley Guide.
http://www.rileyguide.com//intern. html

Summer Work, Internships, Fieldwork & Post-grad Options from The Catapult.
http://www.jobweb.com/experiential/jintern.htm

INTERNSHIPS: Job Listing Databases on Host Sites

OrangeLink. https://syr-csm.symplicity.com/students/
Summary/Login Info: This site allows Syracuse students and alumni to participate in on-campus recruiting, pursue other posted jobs and internships, identify alumni mentors, research career fields and employers, and much more. Follow login instructions on the site. Call 443-9093 with questions.

MONSTERTRAK.  http://www.monstertrak.com
A service which enables employers to target opportunity announcements to specific campuses. Searchable by keyword, location. and other critieria.  If connecting from an SU computer, click on Syracuse from scrolling list, then click Submit. From a non-SU computer, email Pam Latham for the password.

Internships - USA. http://www.internships-usa.com/
At this site, click on the link that reads "The Internship Series Online" and when asked for login information, use "intern08" for the user name and "work" for the password without the quotation marks. This site provides summaries and links to internships in many fields including sports, corporate America, communications, human services, social change/human rights, politics, the environment, and more.

InternshipPrograms.com.  http://wetfeet.internshipprograms. com/
Search possibilities by type and location at the same time! Hosted at WetFeet.com. 

Princeton Review Internship Database.  http://www.review.com/career/
Compiled from the Guide to America's Top Internships and The Internship Bible. Find Internship Search under the Succeed label in this menu.

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SUMMER, SEASONAL AND SHORT-TERM JOBS 

Cool Works. http://www.coolworks.com
Resort jobs, ski jobs, cruise jobs, camp jobs, jobs in national parks and more, searchable by state or type. Also includes opportunities for volunteering.

Seasonal, Temporary, and Kinda Cool Work Options from The Riley Guide.
http://www.rileyguide.com/teen.html

SummerJobs.com  http://www.summerjobs.com
Listings and links for positions in the U.S. and abroad. 

Peterson's Education Center.  http://www.petersons.com/summerop/index.html 
Although primarily a site for exploring colleges, grad schools and other continuing education options, this site also includes a section entitled "Find a Summer Camp, Program, or Job" which includes short-term opportunities. 

CIEE.  http://www.ciee.org/
The Council on International Education Exchange helps connect current students or recent grads to opportunities abroad. Click on Exchanges to explore internships. 

BUNAC.  http://www.bunac.org/
This organization offers students a chance to live and work in the UK and Australia for up to six months. 

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TEMPORARY AND CONTRACT EMPLOYMENT 

Short-term employment on either a temporary or contract basis has increased dramatically in the past decade, both as a way for employers to fill needs and for students and others to explore options and gain footholds for future, more permanent opportunity . Agencies that play a connecting role are highlighted here. Before visiting specific agencies online, a reading of the following articles is advised:

Help Wanted...Finding a Job  http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/services/jobsffc.htm
A discussion of the types of employment services in today's market, complete with cautions to job-seeking consumers, offered by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

An Introduction to the World of Contracting . http://www.cjhunter.com/contracting_intro.html
A discussion aimed at persons new to the contract employment field. It covers earnings, conditions of employment, legal implications of contract work and more. Offered as a service by Contract Employment Weekly.

NOTE: The following provide either guides to temp and contract jobs and agencies, or are specific sites that may be of interest to students and alumni. Those interested in identifying permanent employment agencies and recruiters would be wise to check:

RON: Recruiters Online Network. http://www.recruitersonline.com

American Staffing Association. http://www.americanstaffing.net/index.cfm?/
Its membership directory helps find member agencies by region and city.

Net - Temps. http://www.net-temps.com/
Guide to homepages of temp agencies on which jobs and explanations of services may be found.

CEWeekly Online. http://www.ceweekly.com/
Contract job listings, guide to agencies, and much more. Some restricted access to full resources if not a subscriber.

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VOLUNTEERING

Volunteering is a great way to take on challenging tasks, to explore work settings, to evaluate your skills and commitment level, and in many cases, to make a difference.

VOLUNTEER MATCH. http://www.volunteermatch.org/
Advice, listings of nonprofits, and other neat features.

Idealist/Action Without Borders. http://www.idealist.org/
Another tremendously valuable site, international in scope.

Children Now! http://www.childrennow.org/links. html
Includes links to organizations like Vista on an international, national, and state-by-state basis, accessed initially by issues that impact children around the world.

International Service Agencies. http://www.charity.org/
A globally-focused site with connections to organizations involved with hunger relief and other issues.

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