To prepare for your internship/job search, consider taking an 8-week course to help you prepare documents, gain confidence in interviewing and networking situations, and gain awareness of strategies to start your search. The course can count as an upper-level elective (talk to your advisor to discuss).

NATS 4100/5100 Professional Development in the Natural Sciences and Mathematics

8-week course

This course will guide you through the process of applying for internships, part-time jobs, full-time jobs or 

graduate/healthcare programs. Designed to enhance student career and internship readiness skills. Students will complete professional development modules through this 8-week course.

• STEM-focused resume and cover letter
• Career map
• Social media/LinkedIn profile to catch the attention of employers and talent recruiters
• Interview coaching and practice
• Job/internship strategies 
• Networking skill development
• Industry/occupational resource awareness and connection to professional STEM organizations

Here are what former students had to say after completing the course: 

Testimonials

“I think that this course is extremely important for all NSM students. It should be publicized more because a lot of my friends didn’t even know about it. This experience/class has helped me get an internship for the summer and I feel more ready for my future endeavors. Thank you, Paul and Amogh! Great help.”

– Marissa Manning

“Very helpful course. I loved coming to class every week. Loved the details about applicant tracking systems. This course helped boost confidence in speaking up with ideas and being confident in yourself. Great start for this class overall and it was nice that you pushed people out of their comfort zone.”

– Maitri Unjia

“I really enjoyed the elevator pitch and both Paul’s and Amogh’s lectures (for Amogh, especially the LinkedIn one). I have learned a lot about the job application process, and I am going to use that information for my future interviews.”

– Geetika Thutupalli

“I really enjoyed all the materials that have been covered. I really liked how fast we jumped out of our comfort zones and were informed that person-to-person activity was something that we were going to do, not just listening to lectures.”

– Ashkan Jafarzadeh

“I think improving my LinkedIn and learning how to get in touch with people over LinkedIn was helpful. I liked how the class was laid out.”

– Ashley Villanueva

“I think all the activities were important and allowed us to learn more about ourselves and how to improve aspects about ourselves. I learned how resumes get screened through ATS and how important behavioral questions are in interviews. I believe I am much further than I was before attending the class and I believe everything we covered was important.”

– Abhiram Krovvidi

“It was all planned properly and clearly. I am ready to take up interviews and I also gained the confidence that I will be able to clear them as well.”

– Vaishnavi Vulishe

“I am quite impressed and motivated with all the activities that Paul has made us do. I think I have gained a good and wide knowledge through the activities done in the class.”

– Aakanksha Balakrishna

“I think I am more ahead now than I was, especially as a freshman, it’s better to start early than later. I think this was very helpful along with feedback.”

 – Branden Lopez

“I learned a lot about the ATS and how to answer tough interview questions, especially the ones about my weaknesses. I really liked the activities and the coursework.”

If interested, talk to you academic advisor about counting this for-credit class as an upper-level elective.