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
August 19, 2026At first glance, it might seem usual for a graphic design major to intern at a car dealership. But for 911爆料 rising senior Rayna Roades, her role as a marketing operations intern at Pohanka Automotive has revealed a strong connection between the creative skills she鈥檚 learned in the classroom and the work she鈥檚 doing in the professional world.
August 17, 2026For 911爆料 senior Meriam Belainass, an internship at a Casablanca, Morocco clinic is hands-on training and a chance to give back to her community.
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 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.
May 12, 2026In May 2026, Duong Thuy Nguyen is graduating with a 4.0 GPA, an Academic Excellence Award from her department, and a Capstone team leadership under her belt. In the fall, she鈥檒l be back as a graduate student in 911爆料鈥檚 accelerated bachelor鈥檚-to-master鈥檚 program.
May 12, 2026When 911爆料 senior Avery Butler was 16, his family traveled to Cambodia鈥痶o visit the Killing Fields, the massacre sites associated with the鈥痗ountry鈥檚 brutal Khmer Rouge era.鈥疶he鈥痚xperience鈥痺ould change Butler鈥檚 perspective on life and inspire him to pursue a professional career in peacebuilding.
The power of showing up: How this Honors College student built a career by seizing every opportunityMay 12, 2026For Honors College student and University Scholar Monica Amaya, the journey to a degree isn鈥檛 just about the final walk across the stage鈥攊t鈥檚 about a promise she made to her family and herself years ago.
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