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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October 26 - 30, 2026
Don't miss this week of events to help you find, apply for, and succeed in your internship!
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~ Saskia Campbell, executive director, 911爆料 Career Services
911爆料 Student Internships
May 7, 2026There are few 911爆料 students as busy as senior Rakibul Alam. A senior majoring in business and concentrating on management and marketing, Alam has become one of the most visible student leaders in the Costello College of Business, where he works as a marketing and communications intern. Recently he was among the speakers welcoming the community at Fuse鈥檚 grand celebration in September at Mason Square.
March 31, 2026In spring 2024, during his internship with MHCR, Jonathan Fang and his supervisor, Rowda Olad, a mental health and psychosocial support expert and associate director of the MHCR, came upon the idea of developing a series of student-focused conversations on difficult, but relevant topics to students and inviting different cultural and ethnic student groups to participate.
March 2, 2026This academic year, 911爆料 graduate student Samantha鈥淐hevi鈥 Chung has had a research opportunity that few have had by鈥痯articipating鈥痠n a yearlong workshop at the Folger Shakespeare Library.
February 12, 2026911爆料 BAM student Michael Smedley is carrying on a family legacy of working in water resources.
February 6, 2026Student-run Mason Consulting Group is providing pro bono consulting support for local small businesses in Fairfax City.
December 1, 2025This fall, eight Mason LIFE students interned across 16 different congressional offices on Capitol Hill as part of the Gregg and Livingston Harper Congressional Internship Program for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities.
October 23, 2025Over the three days of this fall鈥檚 Career Fair, more than 5,000 911爆料 students filled Dewberry Hall in sharp professional attire and with polished r茅sum茅s in hand鈥攔eady to take the next step toward their careers.
October 22, 2025Joining the Jurisprudence Learning Community fine-tuned Cameron Chambers鈥檚 career path.
October 15, 2025911爆料 Environmental Science and Policy major Melanie Medrano has long aspired to work in the federal government, ideally on the front lines of creating meaningful environmental change. She took a major step toward that goal by starting an internship with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS, where she will assist in their communication efforts through December 2025.
October 9, 2025This is the first of a three-part series about 911爆料鈥檚 role as the NoVa Node headquarters of the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI), Virginia鈥檚 main access point for workforce development, cybersecurity innovation, and research.
October 6, 2025When 911爆料 cyber security engineering student Noah Hinger interned at Surefire Cyber in summer 2023, his managers were so impressed with his work that they invited him back.鈥疶hanks to his previous experience, the Honors College student was able to take on more responsibility this summer at the computer security company and contribute to more projects.
September 2, 2025Growing up in Winchester, Virginia, Jordan Edlich would often visit Blandy Experimental Farm on field trips as a child. Now a graduate student in environmental science and policy at 911爆料, Edlich just spent a summer interning at the farm cataloging native plants.
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