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Career Experience Opportunities & Resources

​​​​This page provides resources for finding and, in some instances, connecting you with various career experiences from volunteering to micro internships and to internships and jobs. We recommend scheduling an appointment with a Career Coach​ to discuss what type of opportunity is right for you and to explore how it will support your career readiness journey. We will continue to update this page with additional resources throughout the year.


Early Engagement Career Experiences​​

The resources below are great for getting started with and doing some earlier-on career experiences. These types of experiences are a great way to build skills and explore options without the time commitment or rigor of a full-on internship or job. For more information about the types of experiences, check out our Career Experiences 101 page​. 

VolunteerMatch: You can learn more about and connect with opportunities to volunteer in a variety of settings and modalities. There are also resources to better engage and learn through volunteering. 

Idealist: This online internship, job, and volunteer opportunity board is a great way to learn more about and apply for opportunities with nonprofit organizations and social enterprises.

An informational interview is a conversation with a professional about their career path, profession, organization and industry with the goal of learning about a field, get career advice, build your network and hone your interviewing skills. These conversations are low-stakes but highly productive. For more information on how to prepare for, set up, and conduct an informational interview, check out the Career Center’s resource page. 

Job shadowing is joining a practicing professional during their workday to get a sense of that professional’s role or field. It’s typically short in duration, ranging from a day to a week. While there are occasionally DePaul-sponsored shadowing opportunities posted to Handshake, this is typically something that students set up on their own by connecting with professionals in roles/industries of interest to the student. The Career Center has a page on job shadowing with tips and resources for getting started, a job shadowing Career Library resource, and our Career Coaches can support you through the experience as well. 

Forage: Forage is a great and free resource that connects you with a variety of job simulations and courses, allowing you the opportunity to apply and test out your knowledge and skills. Forage works directly with employers to offer these real-world simulations and projects, and students can access general feedback about what successful completion of the projects would look like.

LinkedIn Learning: LinkedIn offers high-quality courses and micro-learning that are provided by accomplished teachers and recognized industry experts. These are great opportunities to hone and develop a variety of technical and soft skills that will support you in your career readiness journey. DePaul students have free access to LinkedIn Learning and can learn more about accessing it through DePaul here. 

Parker Dewey: Current DePaul students and recent graduates can find and apply to short-term, paid, professional projects that allow you to build and demonstrate skills while exploring potential career paths. 

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Internships

Internships are short-term positions, typically lasting for an academic quarter or summer, designed for students to get exposure to workplace settings and learn more about the industry. They are designed to provide opportunities for hands-on application of knowledge and skills, learning and professional development, and, oftentimes, future employment. Internships can be paid or unpaid, full- or part-time. Some internships will qualify for enrollment in an academic internship course so that students can also earn academic credit for the experience (for more information, check out CLD 250​). 

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The internship opportunities here are ones that are either on-site with a DePaul office or a program run through a DePaul office or program. 

DePaul Campus Job Board: Some departments and offices at DePaul offer internship opportunities, which can often be found on the Campus Job Board. These internships are an opportunity to build skills and gain experience that will prepare you for your future career while also further engaging with your DePaul experience.

Egan Office Community Partners Internship: Students who are eligible for federal work study can apply for the Community Partner Internship to be placed in a partner non-profit organization throughout Chicago. These internships are year long, paid experiences, providing hands-on experience in the nonprofit sector. 

Virtual International Internships Program: This collaboration between Study Abroad and the Department of Career & Life Design (CLD) connects students with an international virtual internship that runs for the duration of an academic quarter. Students admitted to this program will also be enrolled in CLD 250: Navigating the Workplace. Students can reach out to Study Abroad and CLD with any questions.

Handshake: You can find and apply for internship opportunities through Handshake, as well as learn more about the employers and even recruiters via the platform. For more information and guidance on Handshake, visit our resource page.  

LinkedIn: You can do more than just grow your network on LinkedIn; you can also find internship opportunities too. Navigate to the Jobs icon at the top of your homepage. You can then search internship and: titles, keywords, companies, cities, or skills.

Idealist: This online internship, job, and volunteer opportunity board is a great way to learn more about and apply for opportunities with nonprofit organizations and social enterprises.  

GoinGlobal: DePaul students can access millions of job and internship opportunities world wide. You can also access a variety of job and internship resources, including location-specific career guides, key corporate profiles, and a proprietary H1B visa search engine.

Virtual International Internships Program: This program connects students with an unpaid virtual international internship. Students who are accepted into this program will be required to take CLD 250 to accompany the work experience.  

Study Abroad Programs with Internship Opportunities: Study Abroad offers many programs that include an internship opportunity. This is a great way to explore a career abroad.  

GoinGlobal: DePaul students can access millions of job and internship opportunities world wide. You can also access a variety of job and internship resources, including location-specific career guides, key corporate profiles, and a proprietary H1B visa search engine.

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​Jobs

A part-time or full-time job is a great way to build your skillset and gain resume-worthy experience, while also earning additional income When looking to build relevant experience in your job, start by identifying the skills you would like to acquire and then seek opportunities that will allow you to gain and practice those skills on the job.
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Handshake: You can find and apply for job and other opportunities through Handshake, as well as learn more about the employers and even recruiters via the platform. For more information and guidance on Handshake, visit our resource page.  

LinkedIn: You can do more than just grow your network on LinkedIn; you can also find job postings too. Navigate to the Jobs icon at the top of your homepage. You can then search titles, keywords, companies, or skills. 

Indeed: This job site allows you to post your resume, search and apply for jobs, as well as research companies and organizations. 

Idealist: This online internship, job, and volunteer opportunity board is a great way to learn more about and apply for opportunities with nonprofit organizations and social enterprises.  

GoinGlobal: DePaul students can access millions of job and internship opportunities world wide. You can also access a variety of job and internship resources, including location-specific career guides, key corporate profiles, and a proprietary H1B visa search engine.

Flexjobs: This is a job board focused solely on remote and hybrid opportunities from entry-level to executive-level roles. 

Remote.co: This job board provides access to postings for remote jobs in a variety of categories. 

Skip the Drive: This job board offers opportunities for remote, hybrid, and flexible work.

Working Nomads: This job board offers fully remote full-time, part-time, and project-based work across the globe.

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