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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.

Prashiddhi Pokhrel, a graduate student and MIST Lab student employee, in the Maker Innovation Studio at USM. White star doodles overlay the image in the upper right hand corner.

Celebrating Student Workers: A Conversation with One of USM’s 900+ Employees

Meet Prashiddhi Pokhrel: a soon-to-be Master of Science in Statistics, a MIST Lab student employee, and one of USM’s 900+ student workers who make campus life what it is. Keep reading to hear her story — and find out why a campus job might be one of the best decisions a student can make.

Business analytics student Mohamed Ali on the Bean Green in front of the McGoldrick Center.

How USM Internships Helped a Business Analytics Student Build Career Confidence

When Mohamed Ali arrived at the University of Southern Maine, he expected college to follow a simple formula: go to class, graduate, and move on. Keep reading to see how three internships and the Career & Employment Hub reshaped his experience, building skills, confidence, and a clearer career path.