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There are hundreds of websites on the World Wide Web that provide career information. Here are a few sites you can start with to aid you in searching for an internship, researching professions, researching companies, and locating general career development information such as resume and cover letter writing. This page will be updated on a continuous basis so check back often!

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  Important Tips

• If you have questions or concerns about any internship-related information that you find online, please discuss these issues with your Internship Coordinator. In addition, before accepting any internship offer found online or otherwise you should always discuss it with your Internship Coordinator and complete the appropriate paperwork.
• Most companies and organizations that offer internships will have this information somewhere on their web sites (usually in the job opportunities or careers section). So, if you're interested in a particular site, find it on the Web and see what it has to offer!

Search for internships at these one-stop resources

• www.internshipprograms.com
• Search for internships and get job search tips at www.jobtrak.com.
• If you want to work in Washington then check out:

  Research Companies and Careers

  General

• www.simplyhired.com : General job board search engine
• www.indeed.com : General job board search engine
• www.idealist.org : Great site for non-profit internships
• The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars.
• http://www.dcinternships.org/
• http://www.hireculture.org: A free service of the Massachusetts Cultural Council
• http://ielnet.org/
• http://www.washingtoninternship.com/
• http://www.twc.edu/
• Find local companies through your local Chamber of Commerce. Directory of Chambers of Commerce in US and Worldwide. www.chamberofcommerce.com. Directory of Local Community Resources and Websites. Look for the Chamber of Commerce in your home-town or local area to find leads for internship sites.
• The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a great resource for researching occupations and career tracks, including predicted growth and salary trends.
• The Monster Board has a page just for college students.
• www.hoovers.com is a great site for researching companies.
• Check out What Color is Your Parachute online.

These sites have general career information:

The Arts

• This is for paid internships in the Arts http://www.nyfa.org/opportunities.asp?type=Job&id=94&fid=1&sid=54  

• This is for unpaid internships in the Arts http://www.nyfa.org/opportunities.asp?type=Job&id=94&fid=1&sid=54 

Business and Communications

Interior Design

Psychology

• http://www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/Majors/
• http://career.utk.edu/students/majors.asp
• http://www.utexas.edu/student/careercenter/careers/index.html
• Business/Communications Majors - Do some career exploration in your area of interest! This site includes information about careers in accounting, finance, advertising, PR, non-profit organizations, and more.
• Are you interested in doing an internship at a radio station and don't know where to look? Check out web-radio.fm. This site helps you to search for radio stations by call letters, by format, by state, and even by country.
• www.aia.org The American Institute of Architects website provides current industry information and a directory of architectural firms nationwide.
• www.architects.org The Boston Society for Architects is a resource for professional and personal enrichment for architects, designers, students and architects-in-training.
• www.iida.org The International Interior Design Association website
• www.interiordesign.net An online magazine/website featuring a variety of outstanding projects, the latest new products across all disciplines, industry news and more.
• Psychology Majors - Check out all of the information available on Psych Web!
• www.internjobs.com
• www.internweb.com
• http://www.internsnet.com
• Are you interested in the environment? Check out the Massachusetts Audubon Society internship page for postions in advocacy, education, marketing/PR, and more!