Local Internships
SPU Center for Career and Calling
The Center for Career and Calling is your first stop for information about finding and registering for an internship.
Campuspoint
A website listing jobs and internships for college students and recent graduates in the Puget Sound area.
Image: Art, Faith, Mystery
Image, a journal of the arts and religion edited in Seattle, reserves several internships per year for SPU undergraduates.
Seattle Metropolitan Magazine
Several SPU English majors have interned at Seattle Met in recent years. The publisher of Seattle Met, SagaCity Media, also accepts interns in its Custom Division.
Seattle Magazine
Internships at Seattle magazine normally last six months. The publisher of Seattle magazine, Tiger Oak Media, publishes several other Seattle magazines as well.
Alaska Beyond Magazine
Quarterly internships at Paradigm Communications Group, publisher of Alaska Airlines' in-flight magazine.
Life After College
Overseas Opportunities
Peace Corps
Over 2,000 U.S. college graduates entered the Peace Corps in the year 2000; nearly 7,500 volunteers are currently serving overseas or in training, the majority in education. (Note that the Corps recommends that undergraduates study a foreign language in college, preferably French or Spanish.)
Fulbright Fellows Program
Fellowships for U.S. college graduates who wish to teach English or conduct research in Europe, Korea, or Turkey.
Japan Exchange and Teaching Program (JET)
Salaried one- and two-year English language teaching positions at Japanese schools for U.S. college graduates, sponsored by the Japanese government.
Go Abroad.com
A comprehensive, less-commercial database on international education and travel.
English Language Institute (ELIC)
Summer and one-year English language teaching experiences in Asia for Christian college students, including the China Teaching Fellowship program for college graduates.
Careers in Publishing, Teaching, Nonprofits, etc.
Current Jobs Bulletins
National listings of jobs for liberal arts graduates, including jobs in writing, editing, and communications (available online for a subscription fee).
Summer Publishing Institute at New York University
An annual summer workshop for college graduates seeking jobs in book, magazine, or online publishing.
Publishing Institute at the University of Denver
Another respected summer workshop for college graduates seeking jobs in publishing.
University of Washington Certificate in Editing
This program is offered through the UW Extension program.
Teach for America
Teach for America places recent college graduates in low-income, high-need schools across the country, with salaries paid by local school districts.
TESOL
A comprehensive website for those interested in graduate training in the teaching of English as a second language.
AmeriCorps
Community service opportunities for recent college graduates, sponsored by the U.S. government. A great way to explore service as a potential career.
Orion Magazine’s Grassroots Jobsource
A website listing “green” jobs and internships.
Idealist: Action Without Borders
A website listing jobs and internships with nonprofit organizations in the U.S. and around the world.