Bring your questions about internships! During this session, Rackham and University Career Center staff will answer your questions about doing an internship as a doctoral student, and provide an overview of the guidelines and application process for Rackham's Doctoral Intern Fellowship Program.

Topics we will cover include: How to talk to your advisor about making an internship a part of your graduate training; Answering questions about Rackham’s Doctoral Intern Fellowship Program; Strategies for looking for internships; The benefits of doing an internship as a doctoral student; How to make the most of an internship; Tips for writing cover letters and resumes for internships; Other questions you have about doctoral internships.

The second half of the session will include a panel of past Rackham doctoral intern fellows, who will talk about their experiences with internships and how they integrated them with their graduate studies.