Students engage in field work at Red Mountain Park. Why do an internship? It's better to ask yourself why not. Employers look for experience when reading the resume of a potential employee. A recent college grad with one or two internships will be more attractive than one without that work experience. Employers know that internships give students hands-on experience with workplace skills, challenges, and environments — experiences that make those students valuable employees.
Internships give you the chance to try out a profession and collect references and professional contacts. You can also get course credit. If there's a downside to interning, we haven't heard about it.
Internship Opportunities
It's best to have a clear idea of what you want to do and where you want to go before you job hunt, but among the many sites out there, these can help get you started:
- Anthropology Job Search at Monster.com
- Employment in Archaeological Fieldwork
- The American Anthropological Association
- Amnesty International
- CARE
- Sea Turtle Conservancy
- The Center for World Indigenous Studies Internship Program
- Central Intelligence Agency
- Cultural Survival, Inc. (a non-profit indigenous rights organization)
- Earthwatch (archaeological and environmental internships)
- The National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Interns Program
- The National Museum of Natural History
- The National Park Service
- The Smithsonian Institution
- The US Department of State
