Job and Internship Search
At Career and Talent Development, we understand how stressful it can be to search for jobs and internships. We are committed to helping you discover meaningful opportunities aligned with your values and interests during your time at FIU. Meeting with our career coaches and participation in a variety of professional development workshops can guide you towards research opportunities, internships, student jobs, volunteer experiences, and more. Let’s work together to unlock the doors to your future success!
Handshake
Handshake, a modern career development platform – to be your one-stop shop for launching your career. Handshake offers new features, enabling you to access personalized job or internship recommendations based on your major and interests, register for professional development workshops or events, and make an appointment in with your career coach. Access Handshake.
VMock SMART Career Platform
VMock aims to empower students and professionals in various phases of their career journey leveraging the power of artificial intelligence. The VMock platform delivers personalized career guidance to students across the world. VMock SMART Resume provides users an initial score bench marked against their cohort along with detailed, personalized feedback and guidance to help improve their document to exceed industry standards for high quality. VMock SMART Editor uses machine learning engines to scan your resume to offer instant and targeted sample suggestions for each bullet. Access VMock.
Applying to internship and job postings in Handshake
Prior to applying to internship and job postings in Handshake, FIU students and alumni must upload their resume to VMock, an AI-based system designed to help you make improvements to their resume. The system rates your document based on a color-coded scale. You must upload your document into VMock and follow the rubric below in order to submit your document to Handshake for approval. Find out more.
Micro-Internships
Micro-Internships are short-term, paid, professional assignments that are similar to those given to new hires or interns. These projects enable FIU students and recent alumni to demonstrate skills, explore career paths, and build their networks as they seek the right full-time role. Micro-Internships can take place year-round, typically range from 5 to 40 hours of work, and are due between one week and one month after kick-off. Find out more.
Micro-Internships are facilitated via the Parker Dewey FIU platform, which connects FIU students and recent alumni with Companies in need of support.
Job Shadowing
Job Shadowing allows you to observe professionals in industry and careers of your interest in their typical workday.
Job Shadowing opportunities are facilitated via the FIU Panther Shadows Program, which connects FIU students and recent alumni for a one-day opportunity to connect with employers to observe and learn about professional roles related to majors and industries of interest.
Report an Internship
An essential component of your career development at FIU is the reporting of any internships, both paid and unpaid, completed during your tenure at FIU. Your information will allow us to help other students benefit from these valuable experiences. Report here.
Attention Job/Internship Seekers
FIU Career and Talent Development (CTD) acts only as an intermediary between employers posting job and internship opportunities and candidates searching for job and internship opportunities. CTD is not involved in the actual transaction between employers and candidates. As a result, CTD has no control over the quality, safety or legality of the employment opportunities posted, the truth or accuracy of the listings, the ability of employers to offer job opportunities to candidates or the ability of candidates to fill job openings. Find out More.
