Intern For A Day: Student Registration Open!

 

Explore potential career paths and opportunities through Intern for a Day!

The University Career Center's popular Intern for a Day program connects UMD students with alumni, parents, and employers for in-person job shadowing or virtual informational interviewing experiences to explore potential career fields. After participating in a mandatory orientation and completing an application, University Career Center staff match you with an employer of interest for a half- or full-day job shadowing experience or a virtual informational interview.

AGNR Host Highlights Include:

• AstraZeneca
• Bodhi
• Chesapeake Bay Foundation
• Chesapeake Gold Farms
• Environmental Policy Innovation Center
• Kent Soil and Water Conservation District
• McHale Landscape Design
• Perdue Farms
• UMD Extension
• USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

That sounds interesting, but is Intern for a Day for me?

If you are an undergraduate UMD student, then yes! Intern for a Day is available to all undergraduate students in all majors and all levels. It is meant to be an opportunity for you to meet with professionals who work in a job, industry/field, company, etc. of interest so you can learn more. Maybe you're wondering what career paths exist for you or maybe you want to explore a specific career path that you have questions about. Intern for a Day is especially recommended for you if you might not have much previous experience in the area that you hope to explore.

What do I need to do to participate?

1. Complete the online, self-paced, mandatory orientation process between September 26 and the end of the day on October 9. You can find the link to add the mandatory orientation to your ELMS profile at go.umd.edu/ifad, starting on September 26.
2. Review the list of hosts that are participating to see who you could shadow in-person or host a virtual informational interview with.
3. If you complete the mandatory orientation on ELMS by the end of the day on October 9, you will receive the Intern for a Day Fall 2022 application by the end of the day on October 10 from the IFAD email address  (ifad@umd.edu).
4. Complete the brief application by the end of the day on October 16

And that's it!

After you complete and submit your application, University Career Center staff engage in a matching process and will be in touch to connect you with the host that you've been matched with. From there, it will be up to you to schedule a time and date to meet with your host, either in-person or virtual.

Please note: Depending on program demand, we may not be able to match everyone who applies with a host, but we do our very best! Either way, we will be in touch about the results of the matching process.

Questions?

Please visit go.umd.edu/ifad for more information and email ifad@umd.edu with any questions you may have.