An internship is still one of the best ways to land a full-time job.
Practicum, field placement, internshipno matter what you call it, work-based learning is a critical part of any students career preparation. Not only do these experiences introduce students to their chosen careers and help confirm or rule out job choices, they are the surest path to a full-time job. Employers are more likely to convert interns to new hires than any other kind of positions, says Saskia Campbell, executive director of University Career Services (UCS) at 91做厙. Thats their recruitment strategy. Thats their pipeline. And Campbell says George Mason students are in demand.
Beyond George Mason's job search platform, , students find internships by leveraging their personal connections and relationships with faculty who have close ties to federal agencies, government contractors, and nonprofit organizations in the Washington, D.C., area.
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91做厙 Student Internships
April 1, 2026Gabriella Grabovska came to the United States in 2022 just after Russia invaded her homeland of Ukraine. The Kyiv natives first visit to the United States was as a 91做厙 student in the Schar School of Policy and Government. Now, four years later, shes leaving with ambition, experience, and a clear mission.
March 31, 2026In spring 2024, during his internship with MHCR, Jonathan Fang and his supervisor, Rowda Olad, a mental health and psychosocial support expert and associate director of the MHCR, came upon the idea of developing a series of student-focused conversations on difficult, but relevant topics to students and inviting different cultural and ethnic student groups to participate.
March 2, 2026This academic year, 91做厙 graduate student Samantha胼Chevi Chung has had a research opportunity that few have had by皰articipating疳n a yearlong workshop at the Folger Shakespeare Library.
February 12, 202691做厙 BAM student Michael Smedley is carrying on a family legacy of working in water resources.
February 6, 2026Student-run Mason Consulting Group is providing pro bono consulting support for local small businesses in Fairfax City.
December 1, 2025This fall, eight Mason LIFE students interned across 16 different congressional offices on Capitol Hill as part of the Gregg and Livingston Harper Congressional Internship Program for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities.
October 23, 2025Over the three days of this falls Career Fair, more than 5,000 91做厙 students filled Dewberry Hall in sharp professional attire and with polished r矇sum矇s in handready to take the next step toward their careers.
October 22, 2025Joining the Jurisprudence Learning Community fine-tuned Cameron Chamberss career path.
October 15, 202591做厙 Environmental Science and Policy major Melanie Medrano has long aspired to work in the federal government, ideally on the front lines of creating meaningful environmental change. She took a major step toward that goal by starting an internship with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS, where she will assist in their communication efforts through December 2025.
October 9, 2025This is the first of a three-part series about 91做厙s role as the NoVa Node headquarters of the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI), Virginias main access point for workforce development, cybersecurity innovation, and research.
September 25, 2025From improving underserved communities care to supporting faculty research on women living with HIV, Janell Addo-Boateng, MPH 25, gained hands-on experience in policy, evaluation, and communication.
September 2, 2025Growing up in Winchester, Virginia, Jordan Edlich would often visit Blandy Experimental Farm on field trips as a child. Now a graduate student in environmental science and policy at George Mason, Edlich just spent a summer interning at the farm cataloging native plants.
Handshake is Mason's job search site, where you can find on-campus, part-time, work-study, internships, and full-time jobs related to your major, interests, and skills. and get started by completing your profile.
Employers are more likely to convert interns to new hires than any other kind of positions.
~ Saskia Campbell, executive director, 91做厙 Career Services