For Students/Faculty

How to Avoid Employment Scams- Below are some tips from the Better Business Bureau.

  • Do your research. Before you say yes to any job, research the company that wants to hire you. Does the company have a professional website and legitimate contact information? Search for what others saying about their experience with this company.
  • Beware of red flags. Scammers often send emails with many typos and grammatical errors. They offer to hire you without an interview and even pay you before you’ve done any work. None of these are behaviors of a reputable business.
  • Never send money to strangers. Never send funds in the form of cash, checks, gift cards or wire transfers to someone you don’t know or haven’t met. No legitimate company will ask you to pay them to get a job.

For More Information

To learn more about how to avoid employment scams, see BBB.org/EmploymentScam. You can also find valuable information at BBB.org/AvoidScams.

If you have concerns about an employer’s hiring process, please email careerservices@middlesex.mass.edu


Internship Resources for MCC Students, Faculty and Staff

Student and faculty resources for finding internships

  • Micro-Internships
    • Micro-internships are short-term, paid, professional assignments that are similar to those given to new hires or interns. They are highly-specific, project-based positions that typically consist of 20 to 40 hours of work and can occur year-round. Students that participate in micro-internships are paid a fixed rate (at least $12/hour), can complete work remotely and are given a timeline to complete their projects; typically over a two to four week time period.
  • MCC Learn and Earn Experience
    • An opportunity within the Biotech program at MCC that allows you to work with a biotech company while completing your associate degree.
  • Handshake
    • Choose Handshake to view internships for local, regional and national internships.
  • Career Shift
    • Select this resource to search for local company contacts, internships and additional internship search tools.
    • To view our CareerShift tutorial, please click CareerShift Tutorial
  • Targeted databases
  • The Internship Show - From the biggest tech companies in the work to old American giants, listen to episodes to learn everything about landing the gig at your dream company.

Request an appointment with a member of Career Development team by emailing careerservices@middlesex.mass.edu Email should contain what campus you prefer and your availability.


Massachusetts

Massachusetts Clean Energy Internship Program

Massachusetts Life Sciences Internship Program

MassTech Intern Partnership

MassDIGI Summer Innovation Program (Digital Game Institute Internship)

https://hackdiversity.com/ (internship and mentorship opportunities in STEM for underrepresented students )

http://vault.com/ - science and technology-focused internship program

Station 1 is located in Lawrence and was founded by an MIT dean with a passion for equity and inclusion. They are accepting applications for their summer 2020 fellowship.

NE Aquarium
Fall and Winter New England Aquarium internship applications and deadlines. All majors are encouraged to apply for these great opportunities.

Mass Digital Games Institute

Boston Chambers of Commerce a resource to find internships and employment opportunities in the Boston region

 

Additional Internship Resources:

Internships.com

WayUp

USAJobs (for federal internships)

INROADS (for underrepresented groups in business and industry)

U.S. Department of Energy

Lawfare for students working towards a degree in government, political science, international relations, and law.

MA State Government
Internships with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts


Big Internships

NASA

U.S. Department of State Virtual Student Federal Internship Opportunity
U.S. citizen college students can make a real difference in the work of the U.S. government through the Virtual Student Federal Service (VSFS). VSFS harnesses the expertise and digital excellence of U.S. citizen students to move the work of their government forward on multiple fronts. Since 2009, thousands of VSFS eInterns have expanded the efforts of the U.S. government around the world – from dorm rooms to libraries and coffee shops, to wherever the students happen to be. This year, there are more government agencies than ever participating, working on issues from culture to corrections and from energy to education.

Student Conservation Association Opportunities to restore and conserve public parks, land and urban green spaces.

The Association of Art Museum Curators

If you have questions or need assistance, contact Karen James at jamesk@middlesex.mass.edu


 

Last Modified: 3/26/24