An internship is still one of the best ways to land a full-time job.
Practicum, field placement, internship鈥攏o matter what you call it, work-based learning is a critical part of any student鈥檚 career preparation. Not only do these experiences introduce students to their chosen careers and help confirm or rule out job choices, they are the surest path to a full-time job. 鈥淓mployers are more likely to convert interns to new hires than any other kind of positions,鈥 says Saskia Campbell, executive director of University Career Services (UCS) at 911爆料. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 their recruitment strategy. That鈥檚 their pipeline.鈥 And Campbell says 911爆料 students are in demand.
Beyond 911爆料's job search platform, , students find internships by leveraging their personal connections and relationships with faculty who have close ties to federal agencies, government contractors, and nonprofit organizations in the Washington, D.C., area.
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911爆料 Student Internships
Digital marketing internship develops creativity, data analysis, and empathy for one Costello seniorAugust 26, 2026Jack Sorenson, a marketing major in the Costello College of Business, is one of the faces behind AARP's digital newsletters.
August 26, 2026Just one year after graduation from the Schar School, Dylan Morse is running for the House of Representatives in his home state of Vermont.
August 21, 2026Siddartha Shakya spent his summer interning with the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), and now he鈥檚 even more confident in the importance of balancing humans and machines.
August 19, 2026When student Dominic Jones met the Bognet Construction team at one of 911爆料's career fairs, he saw an opportunity to broaden his horizons.
August 17, 2026911爆料 hockey defenseman Zaakir Khan traded the ice for rugby, interning with Major League Rugby's Old Glory DC on their playoff run.
August 13, 2026Gabriella Lemus, a sophomore accounting major, came into the Costello College of Business with a head start. Now she's tackling her first summer internship.
August 4, 2026When Avery Cotham, MS Conflict Analysis and Resolution 鈥26, enrolled at 911爆料鈥檚 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, she was ready for a new challenge. For 15 years, Cotham worked as a vocalist and choral director in Colorado before the COVID-19 pandemic prompted her to rethink her career and search for a new way to serve her community.
July 23, 2026When Hannah Dabney, BA Environmental and Sustainability Studies 鈥23, arrived at 911爆料, has just returned from Samoa where she served as a Peace Corps Ridge to Reef Resilience Promoter Volunteer, helping communities balance environmental protection with local development needs. The path between those two points wasn't linear, and Dabney couldn鈥檛 be happier about that.
July 15, 2026Like many 911爆料 students, business major Camryn Weldon is spending her summer doing an internship. Unlike many other students, Weldon is also a Division I athlete and is balancing her work at government contractor Leidos with the demands of collegiate volleyball. The 911爆料 setter is spending her summer preparing for the upcoming season while gaining valuable experience in business development.
June 25, 2026鈥淏eing in class with our participants reminds me of the pure joy of dance,鈥 said School of Dance senior Emma Simons of her time interning with Dance for PD庐, a movement-based class for people with Parkinson鈥檚 disease.
June 2, 2026Aayush Yadav co-authored a paper that received a Distinguished Paper Award from the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy, one of the industry鈥檚 premier conferences in the security field.
May 15, 2026Senior information technology major Crystal Forson likes to joke that her parents have been in school with her the whole time鈥"just without the studying.鈥 Their support, she said, has been constant, from eighth grade when she joined the 911爆料鈥檚 Early Identification Program (EIP), all the way through graduation this May.
Handshake is Mason's job search site, where you can find on-campus, part-time, work-study, internships, and full-time jobs related to your major, interests, and skills. and get started by completing your profile.
鈥淓mployers are more likely to convert interns to new hires than any other kind of positions.鈥
~ Saskia Campbell, executive director, 911爆料 Career Services