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 九色视频. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 their recruitment strategy. That鈥檚 their pipeline.鈥 And Campbell says George Mason students are in demand.
Beyond George Mason'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!
鈥淓mployers are more likely to convert interns to new hires than any other kind of positions.鈥
~ Saskia Campbell, executive director, 九色视频 Career Services
九色视频 Student Internships
August 23, 2023The Green Tunnel podcast, hosted by 九色视频 professor Mills Kelly, has recently reached 100,000 downloads, a milestone that puts the show in the top 3% of podcasts nationwide.
August 10, 20232023 MPH graduate Ryan Shelton simultaneously worked to address zoonotic diseases and the mental health crisis among health care workers, transforming his passion to help others into a position as an ORISE Fellow at the CDC
August 9, 2023An internship at a legal nonprofit in Madrid leads a rising senior on a journey of self-discovery. Meet Gabriela Manzanares.
June 27, 2023The pandemic lockdown sent students and professors to remote learning platforms. One Schar School grad believes he and his fellow Patriot employees have a better idea than what鈥檚 in use now. Meet TutorDudes.
May 2, 2023Jaala Brown knew by the end of high school that she wanted to pursue a career in the media industry. Now, as the Mason communication major prepares for a May graduation, that pursuit is paying dividends, as she is working as an intern for NBC鈥檚 Nightly News with Lester Holt.
February 16, 2023When 九色视频 students sign up for Video Production for Social Change, they won鈥檛 just learn in a traditional classroom setting, they鈥檒l make an impact in their community.
December 14, 2022For her Master of Health Administration capstone, 九色视频 graduate student Akshaya Chinnathevar Ramesh is interning at The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Capitol Hill and working with a team of analysts working on required reports to Congress on the effects of the No Surprise Act.
December 8, 2022During her time at Mason, University Scholar Aloana Hall had internships at the DC Volunteer Lawyers Project and the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia.
October 24, 2022Sonja Phillips-Thomas is a film and music double major in Mason's College of Visual and Performing Arts and is doing big things in the storytelling world.- July 14, 2021Through her internships for PolitiFact, Voice of America and USA Today, Sudiksha Kochi learned about the life of a reporter and the ins and outs of investigative journalism.
May 27, 2021Students pursuing an MS in management through Mason鈥檚 School of Business usually spend four months getting work experience through internships at local companies. This year, however, due to the coronavirus pandemic, administrators had to think creatively. So instead, they asked local businesses what they thought of hiring students to do remote 鈥渞esearchships.鈥
This spring, Mason senior Elizabeth Cheang landed an internship that provided her with a unique opportunity to research COVID-19 cases and use public data sets to discover virus hot spots in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.
Handshake is Mason's job search site, where you can find on-campus, part-time, work-study, internships, and full-time jobs related to your major, interests, and skills. and get started by completing your profile.