Resources to Find an Internship
There are many great ways to find an internship! To qualify as an internship, a job must be related to your major and supervised. The Georgia Tech Division of Professional Practice accepts both paid or voluntary and part-time (20+ hours/week) or full-time (40 hours/week) internships.
- P2D2, Georgia Tech’s Division of Professional Practice Job Database for internship, co-op, and work abroad positions: https://webwise.gtri.gatech.edu/p2d2/home.do
- Students must submit an application for the Georgia Tech DoPP Co-op or Internship Program before gaining access to view jobs on P2D2
- View the webcast How To Find An Internship and Why Networking is Important
- Apply directly on Employer Websites.
- Internship opportunities at companies that may not have current opportunities listed on P2D2 but do have established internship programs.
- Additional Intern Opportunities Outside P2D2
These are companies that do not have current internship opportunities listed on our Professional Practice Division Database (P2D2); however, they do have established internship programs. Please feel free to pursue these opportunities as you conduct your personal job search. - Below is a list of companies that who have recruited at Georgia Tech in the past. This is not a COMPLETE list of all of our employers, but it does provide access to some information about these companies through their homepages.
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- Career Buzz, Georgia Tech’s Career Services Job Database for Internships and Entry-Level Positions: www.career.gatech.edu
- Career Fairs and On-Campus Employer Information Sessions: www.career.gatech.edu
- The largest fair is the Fall Career Fair held for two days in early September followed by the NSBE Career Fair held for two days in mid-January. There are also numerous major-specific career fairs held every spring.
- Professional Organizations: To search by major or area of interest, visit cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/main/organizations/ or career.gatech.edu/employer/tools/student_orgs.php. Be sure to check out the student professional organization for your major. These organizations often host corporate presentations, coordinate student resume banks to share with employers, and have job postings on their websites.
- Network with friends, family, professional organizations, professors, academic advisors, church, through volunteer work, with everyone! If you have a contact who works at a company you’re interested in, be sure to give them a copy of your resume.
- The Georgia Tech Library (www.library.gatech.edu) offers a wealth of resources to help in your research on companies that may provide internships.
- Check out the new Company Information for Job Seekers guide www.library.gatech.edu/research_help/librarians/pkenly/
- Use the Company Information Research Guide at www.library.gatech.edu/research_help/subject/index.php?
to find databases, directories (including the D&B Million Dollar Directory), and resources which will provide company overviews and lots more!
- Targeting a specific city? The local Chamber of Commerce can be a great source for finding local employers (www.chamberfind.com).
- These are just a few of many great Web Resources to locate internships:
- Employer Locator America’s CareerInfoNet: Click here
- State Profile America’s CareerInfoNet: click here
- www.zoominfo.com/
- www.collegegrad.com
- www.tech-interns.com/
- www.hoovers.com
- www.vault.com
- www.jobweb.com
- www.internjobs.com/
- www.internsource.com/
- Government Jobs for Students: www.studentjobs.gov/
- Employer Rankings:
- Fortune 500: http://money.cnn.com/lists/index.html
- http://www.job-hunt.org/employers.shtml#rankings
- http://jobstar.org/hidden/bestcos.php
- Interested in Service Learning & Community Service Internships?
- Check out P2D2 as well as www.volunteermatch.org, www.idealist.org and
- www.quintcareers.com/volunteering.html
Websites for Job Search Advice:
- Resume Writing and Cover Letter Tips - Division of Professional Practice
- Interviewing Tips and Questions -Division of Professional Practice
- Guide to Researching Companies: http://www.quintcareers.com/researching_companies.html
- The Riley Guide (Targeting and Researching Companies): http://www.rileyguide.com/
- Monster Career Guide: http://static.monstertrak.com/careerguide/
- Occupational Outlook Handbook: http://www.bls.gov/oco/
- Researching Companies: http://www.learnwebskills.com/company/index.html
- Job Hunter’s Bible: http://www.jobhuntersbible.com/

