At Career and Professional Development, we strongly believe that internships provide invaluable opportunities for skill development and career discernment. Over 95% of incoming freshmen each year indicate that they intend to complete at least one internship as part of their LMU educational experience. An internship is a transformative educational experience in which students take on meaningful responsibilities within an organization and contribute to its.
Find an Internship
- Prepare a resume and cover letter using our Resume and Cover Letter guides
- Submit your resume to VMock, CPD's 24/7 resume review tool
- Drop into Peer Advising to get feedback on your resume/CV or cover letter
- Update your Handshake profile by filling out your career interests and setting your profile to public
- Explore internships on Handshake or on CPD's resource list of internships by interest area
- Consider participating in Micro-Internships (paid, short-term assigments and projects posted by employers)
- Schedule a one-on-one virtual appointment with a CPD Career Coach to discuss your internship strategy
- Build your professional brand and search for internships on LinkedIn by following companies, organizations, and hashtags (i.e. law, healthcare, internship)
Resources
- To register for an internship course and earn credit for your internship, use PROWL
- To provide an internship supervisor with proof of course enrollment (if requested), use the Internship Credit Confirmation Form
- Once you have confirmed your internship placement and received instructions from your course instructor, complete the Request an Experience Form