Catherine Filene Shouse Center for Career Development & Experiential Education

Innovative companies across industries are using Micro-Internships to identify, connect, engage, and hire high potential college students and recent graduates. These short-term, paid, experiences can help you:

• explore careers and new ways to use your major
• build your resume with meaningful work
• grow your network as you get to know potential future employers
• offer you income while you develop a portfolio that demonstrates your skills and abilities

Create a profile, search for opportunities, and apply all through Hood's Parker Dewey site.  Find projects in social media, data clean-up, competitor and product research, content creation, and more. Click here to get started! 

Do you need exceptional people to fill jobs, internships, project-based micro internships, or volunteer opportunities? Let us connect you with talented undergraduate and graduate students as well as alumni with the skills you need to move your business, government agency, or nonprofit organization forward!  

• To recruit students or alumni, contact Maura Page, Employer Relations Manager, at page@hood.edu. 
• To find an intern or to develop a micro internship, contact Amani Al-Dajane, Assistant Director, at al-dajane@hood.edu.
• To meet students interested in volunteer opportunities, contact Bre Harwood, Career Programs Manager, at harwood@hood.edu.

The Career Center is excited to connect students with Blazer alumni!  If you are a Hood College graduate, who would like to recruit students for employment, internships, or volunteering, let us know!

Employers are searching for Spring and Summer 2021 interns!  Many employers have converted traditional in-person internships to remote opportunities.  If you are a student seeking an internship, career counselors are available to help you during Career Center hours of operation, Monday, Thursday, and Friday from 8:30 a.m. till 5 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. till 7 p.m. To make an appointment, visit Handshake or email careers@hood.edu. 

Find answers to your internship related questions below:

• Information for Students Seeking Internships During COVID-19
• Hood College Micro-Internship Program - A New Approach to Short-Term Experiences
• Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for Internships During COVID-19

In the interest of public health, Hood College has suspended large in-person public events. Virtual career and internship fairs, virtual chats with employers, and online workshops on jobs search, resume, and interviewing are scheduled weekly. Find a complete list of these activities in Handshake. Search hundreds of internship and job postings across disciplines and industries in the Frederick area and across the nation. Use your Hood email address and regular email password to access this system.  Alumni can request special access to the system through the login page. For additional support, email careers@hood.edu.

Click here to see a full calendar of fall events.

Get the facts about marijuana use and how it is impacting hiring and employees. Whether for medical purposes or for recreational use, even if marijuana is legal in your state, the limitations of the law may surprise you! Check out this article from the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Click here to learn more. 

Please note that volunteer activities and service trips have been suspended for public health considerations through Fall 2020.  

If your organization has, or would like to develop, remote volunteer opportunities, contact Bre Hardwood, Career Programs Manager, at harwood@hood.edu.

The Career Center is open to meet your needs Monday, Thursday, and Friday, 8:30 a.m. till 5:00 p.m. and Tuesday and Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. till 7 p.m. Other times available by appointment. 

The Career Center has resources to help graduate students with job transitions and job searches. Whether you need help with your resume, finding positions, or preparing for an interview, email careers@hood.edu, or visit Handshake to make an appointment. Click here to get started.

Looking for information on companies that work with OPT and H1B Visas click here to access our Tips For International Job Seekers handout. 

The Career Center recommends a variety of job search strategies and tools. CareerShift seeks out hard to find postings and offers organizational features to help you keep track of your applications and searches that provide the best results. This resource is available to both currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate students as well as Hood College alumni.  Setting up an account only takes a few minutes and tutorials are offered as part of the product.  Be sure to use your Hood College email address to gain access to CareerShift.

The Career Center is open 8:30 a.m. till 5 p.m., Monday, Thursday, and Friday and from 8:30 a.m. till 7 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday. Need help with your job search? Contact us at careers@hood.edu.

Whether you’re exploring majors or searching for information about your chosen field, What Can I Do With This Major? is a website that will help you connect majors to careers. Learn about typical career areas and types of employers that hire people with each major, as well as strategies to make you a more marketable candidate. Continue your research through the websites provided.

If you have recently been displaced from employment as a result of the COVID-19 crisis and need support in filing a claim for unemployment benefits, useful resources can be found through the following links. 

U.S.Department of Labor - How do I file for unemployment insurance?

State of Maryland Workforce Exchange - Benefits contact information

Frederick County Office of Workforce Services - Request a virtual appointment