Internship Opportunities
If you've ever wondered if a particular career is a good fit for you, Fairfield University's internships are a terrific way to find out. Hands-on, professional experience is available to Fairfield students at leading companies in every field - including banking and commerce, arts and communications, science and medicine, engineering and high technology, and philanthropy and service.
With nearly one-third of all Fortune 500 companies headquartered between Fairfield and New York City, as well as thousands of small- to mid-sized companies and non-profit organizations in the area, unique internship opportunities abound for Fairfield students looking to discover if a dream job is the right path for their future.
Through individualized academic advising with faculty and administrative staff, Fairfield students find that their internship in their chosen field of study can lead to unexpected results and life-changing opportunities.
The Career Planning Center (CPC) provides resources and support to assist Fairfield students in identifying non-credit positions throughout the academic year as well as during the summer months. In addition, international internships are growing at Fairfield and impacting students' view of the world in memorable ways.
Fairfield students can find a wide variety of exciting opportunities in their major for credit or non-credit through individual department chairs, and Charles F. Dolan School of Business students can explore internship opportunities with the School's Director of Internships, Kathleen Tellis, (203) 254-4000, ext. 3040.
Summer Internships
The Summer Internship Recruiting Program at Fairfield offers students the opportunity to gain meaningful career related experience in an area related to their occupational goals. As a rule this is available to full-time undergraduate students during their junior year. On occasion employers do open their opportunity to sophomores.
On-campus recruiting for summer internships takes place during the fall and spring. We are committed to working with you to help you as you begin the job search process.
The Fairfield University Career Planning Center utilizes Experience to coordinate the campus recruiting process. All seniors and juniors and sophomores have an Experience account.
- To sign in students need to enter their campus e-mail address and the last four digits of their student ID as the password. We ask that you fill in your account as completely as possible. There is an option to select Yes or No regarding e-mails. However, we will be communicating with you about events and program additions or changes through this system. Please select Yes to receive these e-mails.
- Once you are registered you will have access to upload your resume and apply to organizations. All interview schedules are handled by the system. Employers can access your resume and directly e-mail you if they wish to interview you. Also, for those employers who will be hosting presentations, these schedules can be viewed either through the Calendar section or Event section.
- This system allows you access 24/7 and can find out about up to the minute changes.