Intern Success Week: Next Steps!

Welcome to the end of the week and quite a week it was! We hope the advice shared with you by employers, staff, and your peers has helped shed light on new things to consider when pursuing your next research/internship opportunity. 

Now is the time for action! And if you are wondering, how am I actually going to go from no internship-->internship, fear not, it's not one leap and you arrive. It's a journey, a series of stepping stones that you can put your first foot forward to now. Below are a few categories you might find yourself in, and a few recommendations to help you move forward to the next step. 

Action

• Schedule a 60-minute Career Decision Making appointment with a Career Specialist (https://umbc.box.com/s/49ir2gz978kf1b1awoeqy6uz9ojlx304) 

• Schedule a 30-minute Internships, Co‑ops, and Research appointment with your Internship Coordinator (https://umbc.box.com/s/49ir2gz978kf1b1awoeqy6uz9ojlx304)

• No preparation needed, come with your questions, curiosities, and/or frustrations and we will be happy to discuss them further with you in-person or virtually in a one-on-one conversation

Resource

• What Can I Do with My Major? (https://careers.umbc.edu/tools/majors/) - Specially catered information and information sheets for each of the 52 undergraduate majors at UMBC

• UMBC FirstHand (https://careers2.umbc.edu/tools/vault/) - A new career engagement platform meant to provide valuable career insights, expert advice, and connections to help career seekers to navigate their careers.

• FOCUS2 (https://careers.umbc.edu/students/discover/self/) - An online self-assessment tool that uses your self-reported interests, your personality, your talents and your values, to provide a customized report listing careers that match these areas.

Whatever you choose, know that any step forward is a positive for you and your journey down your next potential career path!