For students whose schedule does not permit them to complete a traditional onsite semester-long internship, the Career Center offers alternate experiences to help build your resume and develop your professional and career readiness skills.
Virtual & Micro Internships
If you have questions on any of those programs, please contact the Director of Internships & Experiential Learning by email intern@ship.edu or via phone 717-477-1595.
Micro Internships
Shippensburg University is excited to announce a new partnership with Parker Dewey who pioneered the concept of Micro-Internships.
Micro-Internships are short-term, professional, paid work experiences many of which can be completed remotely. They are great for first-year students, sophomores, international students, student-athletes, or any student that wants to build their portfolio of experiences on their own, flexible schedule.
Through Micro-Internships, you can demonstrate your skills, explore career paths, and develop your professional network. These paid opportunities typically range from 5 to 40 hours of work, and are available all year-round.
New Micro-Internship opportunities are being posted daily. If you are interested, here’s how to get started:
- Create an account here
- Fill out your profile as completely as possible (takes ~5 minutes)
- Review current Micro-Internships available
- Apply to projects of interest by providing customized, carefully edited responses to the application questions
- Be sure to check the platform regularly for new opportunities
Semester of Service
Service to the American people is at the heart of the Federal Government. The Semester of Service (SoS) Program gives you the opportunity to be part of this passion. As a participant, you will contribute to project based work that strengthens cybersecurity, advances Artificial Intelligence, improves public health, protects natural resources, modernizes government services, and more. Your work can impact real federal initiatives and help shape the future of the United States.
Students enrolled part-time or full-time at a university, community college, or trade, technical, or vocational school are eligible to participate. As a SoS volunteer, you will contribute between 8 and 20 hours each week during the semester or term. Build valuable skills and have the opportunity to earn academic credit where permitted.
Build resume-ready experience, strengthen professional and technical skills, and position yourself competitively for future public service opportunities before you graduate.
Opportunities are unpaid and can be either virtual or in person.
More information can be found here: Semester of Service. Search for open positions on USAjobs Semester of Service page.
Google Career Certificates
PASSHE is the first higher education system in Pennsylvania to partner with Google to offer Google Career Certificates. The program offers skills training in the fields of cybersecurity, data analytics, digital marketing & e-commerce, business intelligence, IT support, project management and user experience (UX) design, with no experience required. PASSHE will reach thousands of students and workers across the Commonwealth to provide them with skills for some of the state’s most in-demand jobs. Read more here.
Interested in developing and certifying your skills?
Sign up today: Grow with Google Career Certificates | Shippensburg University
Virtual Experiences
Through a partnership with Forage, Shippensburg University students can complete virtual tasks and projects related to their field of study. Those projects have been developed by leading global industry leaders in banking, consulting, finance, engineering, sales, marketing, and healthcare.
Completed projects earn certificates that can be shared on LinkedIn or added to your licenses and certifications credentials on your resume. Those experiences can also be listed as extra-curricular activities. Chose just one project or complete them all to make yourself and your skillset more marketable to employers.
Access experiences here.
