The IST Internship Placement and Professional Placement Programs are committed to providing comprehensive, high-tech resources designed to educate students in the areas of self-assessment, career exploration, and career planning.

The first stop is the Internship Placement Program. Nothing enhances your education, prepares you for professional life, or helps you make good career decisions like an internship experience. That is why it is a required part of the IST program. As a student intern, you set your professional development in motion and take charge of your future. You are essentially test-driving a particular set of job duties, a company, or a career path to see if they truly suit your interests and skills. All bachelor's and associate degree students in IST must complete at least one internship prior to graduation. See The Internship Handbook for more detailed information on the policies and procedures of the Internship Placement program.

Jump start your career by participating in an internship at Deloitte, IBM, GE and many more well known companies and organizations! In the past few years, IST students have participated in 2,500 internships, earning an average of $12/hr. You can be one these successful students… Get Involved, Get an Internship!

With an Internship you can:

• Explore Your Career Opportunities: An internship helps you focus and evaluate your academic and career choices. It helps you answer these questions: Am I focusing on the right areas of IST in my education? Is this the kind of work I want to pursue?
• Develop Yourself Professionally: An internship helps you polish the skills it takes to succeed in the workplace. You also learn the value of networking and how to search for a job.
• Enhance Your Maturity and Self-Confidence: Experience what it means to be a professional. Know how to get a job done and done well. Get a handle on what it takes to take care of business – relocation, housing, transportation, and financial obligations.
• Improve Your Marketability: Build a solid resume with hard evidence of successful work experience. Broaden your skills. Get the knowledge you need to convince an employer that you are the candidate of choice.
• Further Your Education: An internship gives you the opportunity to gain and practice important technical skills in the real-world work environment while you improve your oral and written capabilities. You also may earn academic credit.