Intern for a Day

www.Careers.umd.edu/InternForADay

 

Intern for a Day connects undergraduate students with alumni, parents, employers and community partners for one day internship/shadowing experiences.  This spring, we have 200+ hosts with 550+ possible shadowing placements in a wide variety of fields and industries!

 

Government & Politics  students may be particularly interested in the following sites:

GOVERNMENT & POLITICS

• 21st District Delegation
• Bose Public Affairs Group
• Charles County Government (Commissioner)
• Court of Special Appeals
• DC Taxi Commission
• Defense Information School
• Department of Veterans Affairs – Veteran Employment Services Office
• District of Columbia Government (US Senator)
• Maryland Building Industry Association
• Maryland General Assembly
• McGraw Hill Financial (VP of Public Affairs)
• PCIA – The Wireless Infrastructure Association
• Potomac Institute for Policy Studies
• Virginia Department of Taxation

 

LAW

• Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch
• Charles County Government (Commissioner)
• Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County
• Circuit Court for Howard County
• Court of Special Appeals
• District Court of Maryland for Baltimore County
• Hassan, Hassan, & Tuchman
• Law Office of Peter C. Wolk
• Marriot International (finance & legal)
• Office of the Public Defender
• Pipe Gordon Wells (Investigator)
• Social Security’s Office of Disability Adjudication and Review

 

PUBLIC POLICY

• 21st District Delegation
• Bose Public Affairs Group
• Charles County Government (Commissioner)
• DC Taxi Commission
• Development Services Group, Inc.
• District of Columbia Government (US Senator)
• Fairfax County Fire & Rescue (Life Safety Educator)
• Maryland Building Industry Association
• Maryland Department of Natural Resources
• Maryland General Assembly
• McGraw Hill Financial (VP of Public Affairs)
• PCIA – The Wireless Infrastructure Association
• Potomac Institute for Policy Studies
• US Environmental Protection Agency
• US Food & Drug Administration-Center for Veterinary Medicine
• Virginia Department of Taxation

 

Review the complete list of participating hosts now!

 

In order to be considered for Intern for a Day, students must attend a short, 30-minute orientation session which covers the application process, workplace etiquette, appropriate dress, professional correspondence and more.  

 

Spring 2016 Intern for a Day Orientation Options:

 

Please RSVP to one of the following orientation dates:

• Tuesday, February 9, 2016 from 12-12:30p.m.
• Tuesday, February 9, 2016 from 4-4:30p.m.
• Wednesday, February 10, 2016 from 12-12:30p.m.
• Wednesday, February 10, 2016 from 4-4:30p.m.
• Thursday, February 11, 2016 from 12-12:30p.m.
• Thursday, February 11, 2016 from 4-4:30p.m.

 

The Intern for a Day application deadline is Sunday, February 14 at 11:59 p.m.  Students receive the application via email after attending one mandatory orientation session. More details can be found at www.Careers.umd.edu/InternForADay

 

For immediate questions, contact ifad@umd.edu.