Internships – Recruiting Candidates

Recruiting a robust, diverse candidate pool is an important step in finding the right intern for your organization. 

Career & Internship Center Resources

Handshake: The University of Washington’s centralized resource for posting job and internship opportunities for the UW community. Postings are free.

On-campus and virtual recruiting & events: Participate in a career fair, host an information session, host on-campus interviews, or other events. Not finding your ideal opportunity? Connect with cicevents@uw.edu to explore additional opportunities.

Additional Campus Resources

Departmental connections: Departmental advisers are key to the student experience at the UW. Many advisers are willing to help spread te word about great internship opportunities..

Student Clubs: The UW has more than 1,000 Registered Student Organizations (RSOs). Consider promoting your internships to a few specific RSOs based on major, interest or background.

Recruitment Timeline

• Students pursue internships year-round; summer internships are most popular.
  • Summer internship recruitment in tech, engineering, accounting, finance & consulting typically begins in September and October.
  • Most other industries recruit in Winter through Spring.
• The most popular time for students to search for upcoming summer internships is January through March (Winter quarter).