The Arts and Sciences Career Services Office provides a team of experienced Internship Specialists to assist with internship development and recruitment. Whether your organization is in the private, government or non-profit sectors, the Internship Specialists can assist with:
- Internship development
- Preparing effective postings
- Building an applicant pool
- Evaluating the benefits of participating in a campus career fair
Internship Development
Should you want assistance in developing a successful internship program, a member of our staff will guide you through the steps associated with evaluating the proposed intern duties and preparing documents for recruitment and other purposes (e.g., evaluating the intern’s performance). Please contact the Coordinator of Internship Services, Scott Kustis, if you are interested in creating an internship opportunity for an Arts and Sciences student. He can be reached at kustis.1@osu.edu or 614-292-7055. You are encouraged to review the Getting Started with Designing an Internship guidelines prior to contacting Mr. Kustis.Preparing Effective Postings
Want to receive applications and resumes from our online system, FutureLink? The first step is to complete and return the Position Posting Form. When submitting your internship description, please follow our Posting Guidelines as they represent "best practices" for recruiting Ohio State students in the Colleges of the Arts and Sciences.Building an Applicant Pool
Employers who collect resumes via posted openings on FutureLink are assured that the applicants are interested in being considered for their internship opportunities. If you are working with one of the office’s Internship Specialists, that staff member will be able to facilitate the resume referral process. Either by sharing the resumes of their advisees, or through referrals to staff in the academic departments who also advise students on internships, the staff are committed to helping you build a pool of qualified and diverse candidates.*If you are working with one of the office’s Internship Specialists, that staff member will be able to facilitate the resume referral process. For instance, the staff members often have the resumes of qualified and diverse candidates and can send those documents to you directly.
Evaluating the Benefits of Participating in a Campus Career Fair
Spring Career Day, the Non-Profit Career Fair and the OMA Career Fair are examples of recruiting events marketed to the entire undergraduate student population and are ideal for organizations that recruit across a wide variety of majors. In conjunction with your career fair participation, you can maximize your time on campus by scheduling one or all of the following:- Arrange an information session before or after the career fair
- Conduct on-campus interviews of selected candidates
- Visit the office to learn about opportunities throughout the year to speak to workshop attendees or serve as a mock interviewer.
