Importance of Interns

You constantly hear college students talking about the importance of getting the right internship.  Internships are a way for students to dip their feet in the waters of professional life, while still having room to make the mistakes expected of individuals new to a field.  Employers have begun to put a great deal of stock in internships because they’re representative of what to expect in the “real world”, and give students the opportunity to gain practical, first-hand experience.

In the world of safety there are a few colleges/universities that have a 4-year Bachelor of Science degree program in Occupational Safety and one of them is right here in Washington State; the Safety and Health Management (SHM) Program at Central Washington University. 

The SHM program coordinates multiple employer information sessions and on-campus interviews each academic year for employers looking to hire summer interns. The SHM recruiting season typically begins in October and runs through May. However, a majority of the employers (over 35) visit in fall for summer internships. The recruitment trip is typically a two day process which begins with an information session the first day evening at Hogue Technology Building (HTB), followed by on-campus interviews the next day at the CWU career services in Bouillon Hall. Contact Dr. Sathy Rajendran, SHM Program Director at rajendrans@cwu.edu (or) (509) 963-1152, to schedule your information session, and CWU Career Services to schedule your interviews at (509) 963-1921. Once your information session and on-campus interview dates have been scheduled, submit a well-written job announcement and info session flyer to Dr. Rajendran. The SHM program will publicize your visit through mass email to SHM students and post flyers on the bulletin boards in the HTB. Students will sign-up for interviews at the session.