August

• Update your resume
• Research your chosen industry
• If you are interested in government agencies or if you are a Scholarship for Service (SFS) students:
• Upload a resume to the U.S Office of Personnel Management website
• Create a full profile with resume on USAJobs.gov
• Create search agents on USAJobs.gov with any prospective gov't agencies that you would like to work for.
• Gather Undergraduate Transcripts (at least 5 copies)
• Start filling out an SF-86 form. It can take up to a week to gather all necessary information (necessary for security clearances)

Note: SFS students also need to register on the Cyber Corps Alumni Association site. 

 

September

• Have your resume reviewed by your career advisor
• Participate in a mock interview
• Upload your resume into TartanTRAK
• Attend the Business Opportunities Conference (BOC) and Technical Opportunities Conference (TOC)
• Attend relevant workshops

 

October and November

• Follow-up on leads from the BOC and TOC
• Attend Network New York over Fall Break in October
• Attend relevant Information Sessions, which can be found in TartanTRAK
• Attend relevant workshops, Convocation and VISTAS

 

December and January

• Update your resume with your new GPA, relevant academic projects, coursework, etc…
• Have your resume reviewed by your career advisor
• Upload your revised resume in TartanTRAK
• Start to look closely in TartanTRAK for internship posting and begin applying
• Being utilizing your personal network for internship leads as well as checking company website for internships
• Attend relevant Network Nights, which include: Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Seattle
• Attend relevant workshops, Convocations and Vistas
• Attend Tour de Silicon Valley if selected
• SFS students should prepare for the SFS conference in January - resume, clothes, etc.

 

February

• Continue to apply to internships through TartanTRAK, company websites and personal network
• Continue to interview for internships
• Attend Network Pittsburgh
• Attend the Employment Opportunity Conference (EOC)
• Attend relevant Information Sessions, which can be found in TartanTRAK
• Attend relevant workshops, Convocations and Vistas

 

March

• Continue to apply to internships through TartanTRAK, company websites and personal network
• Continue to interview for internships
• Attend Network Washington, DC
• If you are ready to make a decision on your offers, don’t forget to utilize your career advisor
• If you have accepted your offer, please professionally decline your other offers

 

April

• Continue to apply to internships through TartanTRAK, company websites and personal network
• Continue to interview for internships
• If you are ready to make a decision on your offers, don’t forget to utilize your career advisor
• If you have accepted your offer, please professionally decline your other offers
• Internship Approval forms for the School of Policy and Management are due to the Career Center
• Connect with other interns relocating to your new city to share housing

 

May

• If you are seeking CPT, paperwork will be due
• Report your internship to the Career Center
• Enjoy your experience and summer

 

June – August

• Look for Heinz and Carnegie Mellon events your city and attend to network with other interns
• Complete the Internship Evaluation form for the School of Policy and Management and return to the Career Center