Finding the Perfect Internship
Internships in Construction Management and Wood Products Engineering
Where To Find Internship Listings
In order to make informed choices, you will have to acquaint yourself with the wide (and changing) range of opportunities available to you. Complete listings of available opportunities (organized both geographically and by major) are maintained in hard copy form in 110 Bray Hall, as well as on this website. In addition, individual opportunities will be emailed to all CMWPE students and posted on the department bulletin board near the main faculty office. Moreover, the internship can provide you with additional information relating to particular internship opportunities, including comments from former interns.
Checking Back Regularly for New Internships
In addition to the substantial list of opportunities that are routinely available to prospective interns, new internships become available periodically. As a result, it is important that you check the website or the hard copy binders in 110 Bray frequently enough to ensure that you are aware of any new internship opportunities that become available.
Initial Contact of Sponsors
Once you have decided which internship opportunities you wish to pursue, it is your responsibility to contact those appropriate for pursuing the internship.
Sponsor Decisions and Student Interviews
In the end, of course, it is the sponsoring organization that decides to whom the offer of its internship is made. Organizations handle the selection process in different ways. Some will send a representative to campus to interview prospective interns, others will request telephone interviews with interested students and others will ask students to come to the site for an interview. Whatever the particular procedure you are required to follow, it is extremely important that students seeking internships stay in close contact with the faculty sponsor.
Internships Initiated By Students
The program faculty may also seek out additional internship opportunities each semester to accommodate special interests that students may have. Moreover, it is possible for students to take the initiative in identifying an appropriate opportunity, although all sponsors and assignments must be approved by the faculty sponsor. Students choosing to follow this route should seek guidance from a faculty member at an early stage in the procedure.
