Where to find co-op and internship jobs

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Career Services Building (0128)
Corner of Washington Street & West Campus Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24061
phone 540-231-6241 fax 540-231-3293 www.career.vt.edu

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and graduate level, at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
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Co-op / Internship Program

Please note:

All students are welcome to use our job search services and resources.

Undergraduate students only are eligible to enroll in Career Services' Co-op / Internship Program after securing a position.
See eligibility.

Graduate Students who wish to register with the university during a work assignment must follow the requirements of Graduate School Co-op.

Where to find co-op and internship jobs
You won't find all jobs in one place. Different employers have different ways of hiring. Don't short-change yourself: DO use multiple sources in your job search. Take advantage of these services and resources:

Current employers of VT co-op students
1.	Employers of students enrolled in the VT Co-op / Internship Program You can research and contact these employers to apply for positions.

Jobs posted and interview opportunities for VT students through Career Services in Hokies4Hire
2.	Hokies4Hire and On-Campus Interviewing Program (OCI) - We ask employers to post internship and co-op positions in Hokies4Hire. - Employers can search Hokies4Hire for VT student resumes. - Some jobs have On-Campus Interviews. These interviews occur during 9 weeks of fall semester and 9 weeks of spring semester. (OCI and job fairs are not the same thing....)
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Job fair / career fair events
3.	CONNECTION Co-op & Internship Job Fair - annually in February. Sponsored by Career Services.
4.	More job and career fairs About 12 different kinds of fairs on campus during each academic year. Sponsors include student organizations, academic departments and colleges. Attend fairs that relate to your career interests.

Your academic department
5.	Read your academic department's web site. Many departments post jobs for their students on their sites. Links to academic department web sites.
6.	Watch for e-mail from your academic department. We send job announcements to academic departments so that they can forward these notices on to their students.
7.	Go to your academic department. Look for bulletin boards where your department posts jobs and career information.

Online sources for everyone
There are hundreds, if not thousands, of web sites with jobs. Shop around and note your favorites to visit periodically.
8.	General job listing web sites
9.	Internship web sites
10.	Web sites for career fields
11.	Virginia and local jobs and information
12.	International opportunities and resources

Print sources
13.	Job listings in print
14.	Internship books you can view at Career Services during office hours.

Networking and hunting for potential employers
15.	Networking Why it's important and how to do it.
16.	Help from alumni / VT CareerLink Career Services' networking resource: you can contact alumni who have volunteered to give career and job search advice and assistance.
17.	CareerSearch database Extensive database of approximately a million organizations. Career Services pays a significant fee so that VT students can have access. Search for potential employers by location and industry.