Locating an Internship

• Join professional organizations in your discipline areas. Ask your professors for suggestions. 

• Make an appointment with CLA Career Services and take advantage of their events.

• Investigate other Auburn resources such as:

  • Handshake
  • AU Career Center
  • Harbert College of Business
  • College of Sciences and Mathematics
  • College of Agriculture
  • Department of Consumer and Design Sciences
  • Office of Sustainability
  • Auburn Community Partners

• Non-Profits

Many of our students work for non-profit organizations in the Auburn area. Remember, internships can be paid or unpaid, and they must allow you to use your emphasis areas. Students have interned with Boys and Girls Clubs, Lee County Literacy Coalition, Auburn City Parks and Recreation, Lee County Youth Development Center, and others.  

• Identifying and approaching a company

Some students identify local companies they want to work for and approach them about working as an intern. You can inquire as to whether they have internship opportunities or if they would consider using an intern. In effect, you are seeking internship opportunities where there are none advertised. One student approached his apartment complex and was hired as a marketing intern this way. Other students have worked for local companies such as The Auburn University Club golf shop, marketing companies, design companies, and others. This approach requires advanced planning on your part as you prepare your introduction and an explanation of how working for the organization benefits them and you.   

• Networking

You are strongly encouraged to use your networking contacts. Ask your friends, family, sports advisors, or others if they know of opportunities. Make sure you find something that relates to at least two of your emphases.