5 Ways to Prepare for Your First Summer Internship
You landed the internship — congrats! Keep reading to find five ways to show up prepared, confident, and ready to make the most of it.
You landed the internship — congrats! Keep reading to find five ways to show up prepared, confident, and ready to make the most of it.
Ted Campbell is a USM junior double-majoring in political science and economics, currently interning at the Maine Secretary of State’s Office. Keep reading to learn how he got there — and why he didn’t see it coming.
When I first began at the University of Southern Maine, I had already been on a pretty real roller coaster. I graduated high school in 2020, in the middle of a global pandemic. I had to put off attending my first college choice, the Fashion Institute of Technology, for a year. When I did go, I quickly realized it was not the right fit. I transferred out, regrouped, and eventually chose USM.
Fourth-year musical theater major Karoline Brechter shares how a bold detour helped her discover a new passion for marketing – one that will complement her future on stage. Keep reading to learn about the internship that paved the way for new opportunities.
Mandy Ho ‘26, a senior computer science student at the University of Southern Maine has already accepted a job offer with L.L.Bean. Keep reading to learn how she used internships, career resources and hands-on experience to make it happen.
Every semester, dozens of University of Southern Maine students land internships, build professional connections and gain career confidence — all over free dinner and mocktails. Keep reading to learn how the Career Hub’s Networking Dinner is changing the way students prepare for their professional futures.