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WHY GET AN INTERNSHIP?
If you want to pump up your resume for a post-college career, there's no better way than through internships. K-State students have interned everywhere from IBM to Entertainment Weekly.
Internships are a perfect way to try out a career, witness professionals in action, and see how you measure up to the demands of the working world.
Studying nutrition or medicine? You could work for a summer as a nutrition assistant on food stamps programs around Kansas. Is engineering your thing? You might intern with the firm that constructed an expansion at Caesar’s Palace Casino in Las Vegas. Looking for an outdoor adventure? Get an internship mapping the topography of coral reefs or working with a wind energy firm.
No matter what major you choose, you can find internships that appeal to your career interests, whether it's making a secret new cookie for Nabisco, investigating archaeological finds at historic sites around the country, or running PR events for the VIP fan club at Kansas City Chiefs games.
Internship journals
Have you always wanted to intern for the police department in your town? Are you curious about international internships? Would you like to spend a summer with a professional sports team? K-State students do lots of interesting internships.
Recent internships
See where other K-Staters have interned recently:
Government
U.S. Agency for International Development
National Institute of Standards and Technology
U.S. Department of State, diplomatic security in Korea
U.S. Forest Service
Wichita police department
U.S. National Park Service
District attorneys’ offices
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Senate
U.S. House of Representatives
USDA
The White House
Nonprofit
Environmental Working Group
Special Olympics
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation for entrepreneurship and education
Chautauqua Institution arts series festival
American Veterinary Medical Association, event planning
Institute for Civil Discourse and Democracy
NAACP
American Diabetes Association
The Witherspoon Institute think tank
Children's Mercy Hospital
Kansas Democratic Party
Sports
Colorado Rockies
Dallas Cowboys
U.S. Senior Open
San Diego Chargers
Communication, arts, and education
“Good Morning America”
Schools in England and Australia
People magazine
Radio stations in Manhattan, Wichita, and around Kansas
“Late Night with Conan O’Brien”
Basketball Australia
5W Publications in New York
Davie Brown Entertainment in Los Angeles
Business
General Mills
PepsiCo International in Bangkok
Target corporate headquarters
The Schwan Food Company
Hallmark
Archer Daniels Midland commodity trading
Hotels in Mexico and Korea
Kellogg's
MGM Grand Adventures Park
Saks Fifth Avenue
Wal-Mart corporate headquarters
Science
Miller Brewing Co.
Chevron Corporation
Harley-Davidson
Organic farming in Australia
Hill’s Pet Nutrition
Nabisco
Honeywell
Monsanto
ExxonMobil
National Science Foundation
Konza Prairie Biological Reserve
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument in New Mexico
National Park Service in south Florida
Mathematics
Mutual of Omaha
American Home Life Insurance
Allstate
Hartford
Blue Cross and Blue Shield
MDS Pharma Services
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Building and design
Penta Building Group, Inc. (expansion at Caesar’s Palace)
MWH Global environmental engineering
Hensel Phelps Construction Company
Perini Building Company (Trump tower and hotel)
HOK Sport architects
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Internship resources
Check out K-State's Career and Employment Services internship resources page for tips on how to score an internship, employer listings, advising, and more.
Want to know more? Check out our links to more career and internship information.