How to Set Up an Internship?

There are three ways that you can obtain the information of internship opportunities:

1. Visit our internship organization list web site: It contains a list of sponsors that established with the School of Communications and their contact information that includes their names, addresses, and phone numbers. Most recent internship opportunities are also available in HTML format under the description of each organization. You can also click on the links to some of the sponsors' websites from this list.
2. Most recent internship opportunities are also listed on the bulletin board of the School of Communications office. It is updated periodically.
3. You can also subscribe to our intern-l@hawaii.edu listserv to keep yourself informed of any internship opportunities. To subscribe, simply drop a line to the Internship Instructor at swu@hawaii.edu and provide her with your full name, status (junior or senior), and interested internship areas.

Contact potential sponsors to set up an interview:

Using either phone (highly recommended) or email as your tools to set up an interview. Be sure to be concise, polite, and professional. Here are two key points you need to address in your phone or email conversation (please customize them as your own):

• Introduce yourself as a student of School of Communications, UHM and want to explore the internship possibilities for _____________________(semester or summer).
• Explain how you found out about this internship: "I would like to learn more about the internship you have listed in UH Communication Internship web site."