Internships as an Undeclared Student
At Merrimack College, internships are accessible to undeclared students, offering them a unique opportunity to explore various career paths and gain hands-on experience across different fields.
Access to a Dedicated Career Advisor
You can do an internship if you are Undeclared. Our Undeclared Career Advisors can help you explore different internships options to help you experience different careers. Not only can internships provide information on what career may be a great fit for you, but the more internships you complete, the more jobs you’re qualified to apply to, with confidence.
Our career advisors will also help you in other areas to prepare you for your academic journey and future career. You may:
- Take the Awato assessment to discover your values, inclinations and interests
- Research majors and what you can do with them
- Build “Career Cluster” skill set before an internship based on your field or major of interest
- Draft a resume and cover letter using templates available under the “Career Center: Resources” section of Handshake
- Polish and finalize your resume
- Create a LinkedIn account for your future career and LinkedIn Learning use
- Search Handshake for internships using the targeted keywords you and your advisor have cultivated
- Develop a networking strategy
- Apply! (And don’t forget to follow up with each application)
- Prepare for interviews by participating in a mock interview
