In this difficult job market, internships are essential.\u00a0Co-ops and internships provide you with an opportunity to experience the world of professional work and explore your career choices.\u00a0In addition to developing and refining the career-readiness skills that make you a marketable job seeker, internships allow you to beef up your resume AND expand your professional network.<\/p>\n
Why is it important to build your professional network? According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, at least 70% of all jobs are filled through networking.<\/strong>\u00a0Co-ops and internships can lead to new and exciting opportunities that may not have otherwise been available.<\/p>\n Thousands of employers use Hire a Red Hawk<\/em> to recruit ÌÇÐÄvlog students!\u00a0 Searching for internships is easy and an account has already been generated for you.\u00a0Simply log into your Hire a Red Hawk<\/em> account via NEST<\/a><\/strong>, using your University NetID<\/strong> and password<\/strong>.\u00a0Then:<\/p>\n *<\/strong> You must first upload your resume in Hire a Red Hawk to be reviewed and approved by your assigned Director of Career Services.\u00a0Once approved, you will be able to apply for jobs and internships in the system.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n The Washington Center:<\/a><\/strong> Gain great experience working in areas such as government, health and human services, science, education, the arts, politics and public administration. The program offers virtual internships and limited in-person positions.<\/p>\n Interested?\u00a0Schedule an appointment with Annie Lobb, Coordinator of Cooperative Education and Internships<\/strong><\/a>, to discuss eligibility and the application process.<\/p>\n If you and your internship meet the requirements for the University\u2019s co-op program, you may be eligible to earn academic credit for your internship experience.\u00a0You should work directly with the Career Services office in your school\/college to determine if co-op is right for you.\u00a0To get started, sign into your Hire a Red Hawk<\/a><\/strong><\/em> account<\/strong><\/a>, then:<\/p>\n Spring Co-Op Registration Has Begun!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":119472,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-119471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-98_career-services"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/career-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/career-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/career-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/career-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/career-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=119471"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/career-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":119473,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/career-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119471\/revisions\/119473"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/career-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/119472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/career-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/career-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=119471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/career-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=119471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Search for Spring and Summer Internships Today!<\/h2>\n
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