CLAS Internships and Experiential Learning: Apply to Earn Academic Credit for a Summer 2024 Internship

Earn Credit AND Be Paid!

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences encourages students to pursue internships and earn academic credit for them if appropriate. OUS oversees the internship-for-credit process and works with students to identify and pursue internship opportunities, …

By Kate Szumanski
Kate Szumanski Director, Professional Development
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🌟 Schedule an Appointment with a CLAS Peer Career Coach! 🌟

🌟 Schedule an Appointment with a CLAS Peer Career Coach! 🌟

🚀 Ready to explore your career interests, polish your résumé, or find exciting internship opportunities? The Office for Professional Development in the Ellis Center in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences …

By Kate Szumanski
Kate Szumanski Director, Professional Development
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🚀 Ready to Stand Out? Fall 2026 Professional Development Courses Can Help You Build the Skills Employers Seek 🚀

We’re excited to share our Fall 2026 Professional Development Courses with you!

As you consider your schedule for the semester ahead, please think about adding a professional development course to complement your academic journey and help you prepare for what’s …

By Kate Szumanski
Kate Szumanski Director, Professional Development
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Beat the 2026 bots: How to get your resume past modern AI filters | From Dorms to Desks Podcast | ep93

Welcome to another episode of the From Dorms to Desks Podcast! If you are an early-career job seeker trying to land that first real role, this is a must-listen. Did you know that before a human recruiter even looks at …

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What’s the Dark Side of AI for Job Searching?

What’s the DARK SIDE of AI??? 😈

*THIS…* 👇

1) Using AI to write a cover letter that begins “Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to express my interest…”

2) Using AI to generate resume bullet points that are …

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Let’s Plan, Prep, and Prepare TOGETHER for YOUR Brilliant Future!

Supporting students as they create career and professional development goals and work to accomplish them guides the work of the Professional Development team in the Office for Professional Development in the Ellis Center.

We work closely with the University Career …

By Kate Szumanski
Kate Szumanski Director, Professional Development
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How to Get an Internship With No Experience: A Realistic Guide for 2026

You’re staring at your laptop screen, cursor blinking in an empty resume document. Every internship posting you’ve seen asks for “prior experience,” but here’s the catch-22: how do you get experience without experience?

Here’s the truth: you have more to …

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How to use AI to strengthen your resume

Toni Frana, Career Expert at Zety.com 

Artificial Intelligence tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, among others, can be useful for optimizing your resume and other job search materials. These tools can help you be faster and more efficient, thus, less …

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3 Steps to the Perfect Cover Letter 

Written by Hadassah Lopes ’27, Peer Career Coach

1. Get to know your potential employer

More often than not, we receive more rejections than acceptances when applying to jobs or internships. This creates a desire to apply to as many …

By Madison Battinelli
Madison Battinelli Graduate Assistant
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✨ February 2026 Professional Development and Internships News for You ✨

✨ Exclusively for Liberal Arts and Sciences Students! Career, Internship, and Professional Development News and Events! âœ¨

Looking for Internship, Career, and Professional Development Support? Not Quite Sure How to Access Support or Where to Turn?

You are encouraged to …

By Kate Szumanski
Kate Szumanski Director, Professional Development
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8 resume hacks that will get you noticed by applicant tracking systems

Most students and recent grads know they need a strong resume to land interviews. What many don’t realize is that their first “reader” won’t be a recruiter or hiring manager—it will be a piece of software. Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) …

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