Career and Internship Resources
Career Resources
Resumes and Cover Letters
- Resumes
- Cover Letters
- Resume/Cover Letter zoom session (passcode ?2Xvi#Az)
- Kick-start your Internship Planning
Sample Resumes
Internship Resources
Internship Agreement and Evaluation Form
Sponsor and intern must complete all sections in blue before starting an internship and submit to Professor Jess Anderson for approval at least 2 weeks before your internship is scheduled to begin. Students must get approval in advance in order for the internship to be eligible for course credit. After the internship is complete, sponsor must complete all sections in red and resubmit to Professor Jess Anderson in order for students to get credit for their internship. The intern is required to keep a log of the hours worked during the internship and the mentor must sign the log at the conclusion of the internship.
Searching for Internships
The Master of Public Policy (MPP) requires an internship/work experience during the summer or full academic year. This internship should be 12-15 weeks (full-time summer or part-time academic year). We encourage a paid work/internship experience. MPP students will enroll in a professional development seminar (spring) for a total of 2 academic credits. Local, regional, state, national or global internships are all acceptable and should align with your public policy interests and career goals. We encourage all students to create an Excel list with available internships and due dates. UNC Career Services has general information on internships.
MPP internship search information session with University Career Services
Passcode: 9f3Yx7r+
MPP Internship Placements
Reference the document below to see where MPP students have interned previously.
Where to Search
- Google (search internship and location)
- Indeed (what and where)
- Chegg internships (keyword and city/state)
- Idealist (key word and place)
- Handshake
- Simply Hired (job title and city/state)
- Glass Door
US
- House of Representatives
- Senate
- Federal
- GovtJobs (search internship and location)
- Center for Responsible Lending
North Carolina
- Internships for State Government Agencies
- Municipal Intern Program
- Chapel Hill Mayor’s Internship Program
Global
Private Sector (search ‘government affairs’ internships)
Government relations, also known as lobbying, consists of individuals and organizations engaged in promoting the interests of their employers or clients. Their activities involve monitoring legislative and executive activities to influence policy, legislation, regulations, or negotiations, on behalf of governments, industries, specific companies, interest groups or constituencies. In Washington, DC, lobbying is regulated by law, calling for disclosure by lobbyists of organizations or clients they represent, LDA (Lobbying Disclosure Act) or FARA (Foreign Agents Registration Act.)
Consulting (search ‘public sector consulting’)
Public sector consulting refers to the branch of management consulting that works with local and federal governments as well as government agencies. Several major management consulting firms (McKinsey, BCG, Booz&Co, Deloitte) do public sector engagements as part of their business. Consultants are usually brought in as experts or facilitators on a given project.
Think Tanks (search internship on individual web pages)
Nonprofits