Internship Search Strategies - Part 1 Overview

GPP Podcast: Career Coaching for Budding Advocates, Politicos, Policy Wonks & Social Entrepreneurs

English - December 15, 2020 20:00 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MB
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Internship Search Strategies for Government, Policy, & Advocacy

Amy and Susan discuss internship search strategies for government, policy, advocacy, and international affairs. They detail the three elements of a good search strategy and how to spend your time for maximum results. Some of the resources they mention in this podcast:

Success Stories - an interactive database where you can search for examples of internships and research experiences held by fellow WashU students.Washington University in St. Louis's (WUSTL) Alumni & Student page on LinkedIn - find out what others have done with your major, in a particular city, or at a particular employer. Useful for expanding your target list too. Simply look up the organization you're interested in and scroll down a bit to find similar organizations. WUSTL Stipends for Unpaid Summer Internships WUSTL Academic Credit for Internships