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Our Best Advice on How to Find and Rock Internships

Here's our best advice on finding and rocking internships in high school and college, plus helpful search sites and a video from a student who's been there.

From the elusive first-year internship to summer programs abroad to a gig senior year that might just lead to your first postgrad job, internships never go out of style—which explains why we’re always talking about them! We have more internship tips than we knew what to do with, so we compiled our top articles and best advice for finding and rocking that job, wherever and whatever it might be. We also put together our favorite internship resources outside of CollegeXpress. So take a look then start applying!

Where to find internships

  • AfterCollege: Search for open internships and entry-level positions, get found by hiring companies, and connect with employers directly.
  • One Day, One Job: A Cornell University grad created this blog to profile companies around the country that are hiring at internship and entry levels. You can search for internship and entry-level opportunities too.
  • InternMatch: One of the biggest internship search sites. And they have a helpful blog too.  
  • Idealist: The internship search with a nonprofit bent, Idealist can connect you not just with internships but volunteer opportunities and action groups. And when it comes to gaining applicable experience, those can be just as good as (if not better than) a traditional “internship.”
  • Indeed.com: Don’t discount good ol’ Indeed. This no-frills job search aggregator lists plenty of internships, is easy to use, and gets the job done.
  • Personal Branding Blog: Expert insights for students who want to learn about self-advocacy, both in the admission process and when looking for a job.
  • The Muse: It’s hard to stop clicking through the personalized work tips, job postings, educational resources, and inspirational posts from these seriously savvy young professionals.
  • WayUp: Just for college students and recent grads, this site can connect you with internships and entry-level jobs. 

How to land an internship

Work tips for interns

Advice from an experienced intern

Student vlogger J'Nae has more advice on finding internships in high school. Watch her video below:


We've compiled our top-tier content for other topics too, like writing application essays and paying for college. Check it all out under the "our best advice" tag.

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