Get Hands-on Experience: Apply for an IT Internship Today
An internship is an exciting, hands-on opportunity that will prepare you to take the next step in your IT career. We've provided some information to help you find the right internship fit and what to expect during your experience.
- Step 1: Secure an internship or job related to ITI
- Step 2: Identify a faculty advisor and mentor
- Step 3: Complete the internship agreement form
- Step 4: Register for INET 4596
Step 1: Secure an internship or job related to ITI
- Talk with your network of contacts (friends, family, coworkers, faculty, etc.).
- Attend networking events and career fairs.
- Use job and internship search resources:
- Handshake at the University of Minnesota, Indeed, and LinkedIn
- Company websites (see list of previous ITI internship sites)
- Email updates you’ll receive from the ITI Internship Coordinator
- Apply for multiple internships.
- Interview.
- Schedule a practice interview with Career and Internship Services.
- Use Interview Stream, a service for UMN students that allows you to complete a virtual mock interview using a webcam or the camera on your mobile device.
- Research organizations and prepare questions for employers.
- Follow up with a thank-you email or letter after interviews.
Step 2: Identify a faculty advisor and mentor
- Identify an ITI faculty advisor to assist you in this project by helping you plan how you will complete your internship. This faculty advisor will also serve as your mentor and instructor. Here's a list of potential ITI faculty advisors to work with.
- Email the person you wish to be your faculty advisor to request they guide you through your internship experience.
- Working with your faculty advisor, determine how your internship experience will be documented (e.g. presentation, report, contract, etc.).
- Working with your faculty advisor, determine three learning goals/objectives for the internship.
Step 3: Complete the internship agreement form
- Visit the Handshake Webpage
- Click Student & Alumni Login - This will connect you to the Handshake website.
- Click on Career Center in the upper right first then click on Experiences.
- Click Request an Experience and select “CCAPS - ITI” as the Experience Type
- Complete the form, including as many details as possible, with the following:
- Employer
- Internship/Job Title
- Start/End dates
- Salary
- Faculty advisor and email
- Description of position
- For the Course Information section, provide or select the following information:
| Course Number | INET 4596 |
| Which Semester | Choose term for which you will register |
| Section Number | TBD |
| Number of Credits | 1 |
| Internship Documentation | Select the documentation that you and your faculty advisor agreed upon and provide a description. |
| Learning Goals | Type in the learning goals you and your faculty advisor agreed on. |
- Finish by clicking the green Request Experience button at the bottom of the page.
- Ask your faculty advisor to watch for the email requesting their approval of the agreement. Let your faculty advisor know the email will come from Handshake, not from the University of Minnesota. After you receive your faculty advisor's approval, the form will be routed to the faculty director for final approval.
- Allow time for the approval process prior to the beginning of the course. It can take 1-2 weeks to complete the internship approval and course registration process.