How to get an Internship

Build a Resume

Draft a Cover Letter

Find an Internship

Interviews

Build a Resumé

NIU's Career Services also offers free walk-in resumé review appointments for on-campus students.  Stop by CLB 235 during the following hours:

• Fall and Spring Semesters
  Monday - Friday
  8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
• Summer Semester
  Monday - Thursday
  8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

If you live off-campus and would still like to have your resumé reviewed, feel free to email your resumé to resumes@niu.edu (non-education majors) or edresumes@niu.edu (education majors).  

Tips and Samples

Resumé Checklist
Resumé Career Objective
Resumé Writing
Resumé Bullet Points

“I've learned so much inside the classroom, but my internships have helped apply that knowledge in a real and professional way”

-Bailey Gordon