Enriching the Educational Experience (E3)
Internships and Work Abroad
Work outside the United States
1. Visit the WORK ABROAD OFFICE in the Division of Professional Practice
Their goal: The Georgia Tech Work Abroad Program is an immersive academic program designed to complement a student's formal education with paid practical international work experience directly related to the student's major. The Work Abroad Program includes co-op, internship, graduate, and undergraduate work experiences. These international work assignments are designed to provide the ultimate work experience to include practical training, cross-cultural exposure and learning, and acquisition of the skills that will set apart the participating students from their peers. Opportunities are available during summer, fall, and spring semesters.
Location: Suite 112 in the A. French Building (across from Juniors) on campus
What they offer: Assistance with the work/visa permits, health insurance, pre-departure and cross-cultural orientations, sessions on safety abroad, and overall assessments.
For more information: www.workabroad.gatech.edu
2. Visit CAREER SERVICES on Campus
Their goal: They are dedicated professionals committed to promoting the mission of Georgia Tech by providing remarkable experiences for students, employers, faculty and staff. Their mission is to encourage students to realize their career dreams by
• assisting them with developing self knowledge,
• obtaining educational and occupational information,
• selecting personally suitable academic programs and experiential opportunities,
• developing effective job search skills, and ultimately
• attaining their employment and/or graduate school goals.
Location: 2nd floor of the Bill Moore Student Success Center, located between the football stadium and the Tech Tower
What they offer: Career counseling, Annual Georgia Tech Majors Fair, externships, internships, career seminars, career focus, resume/interviewing/job search assistance, practice interviews, career library, and campus recruiting
For more information: www.career.gatech.edu
3. Student Organizations
-AIESEC - GT Chapter
Who they are: entirely student-run, non-profit organization with university chapters around the world. AIESEC provides meaningful paid internships in 103 countries in business, economics, international affairs, and engineering disciplines, as well as language teaching and developmental work. AIESEC is the world's largest student-run exchange organization. The overall aim is to promote international and cultural understanding through the student work
exchange program and to develop leadership for the future generation.
For more information: http://www.aiesecgt.org
- IAESTE - GT Chapter
Who they are: IAESTE is an international network that coordinates on-the-job training for students in most engineering fields and some science fields in approximately 40 countries each year. To participate in IAESTE you must be a junior or higher, enrolled full-time at an accredited US college or university and between the ages of 19-30. An IAESTE traineeship is a paid internship abroad. Positions are available in most areas. Most placements are from 8-12 weeks during the summer.
For more information: iaeste@gatech.edu
4. Other great websites
A) Going Global
Who they are: "The ultimate international job seeker's guide! This massive research tool contains more than 10,000 resources for finding employment at home and abroad."
How to log in: go to www.career.gatech.edu/students/ career_tools.php
• Enter your GT Account name and your password.
• Scroll down to the John King Memorial Online Career Library section. Under Going Global click the "Going Global web page - click here" link.
• On the "Welcome to Going Global" page, you can click on the following link to search for internships around the world!
B) Global Placement: Connecting students and companies worldwide since 2003 internships, (work) placements, traineeships, graduation assignments, volunteer:
C) iHipo: International jobs and internships: www.iHipo.com