Below are a list of resources offered by the Internship & Career Services Office to assist you in your job/internship, housing, and financial assistance search.
The links below will take you to specific sections on this page:
Resources Available on How to Find a Job/Internship
Resources Available on How to Find Housing While on a Job/Internship
Resources on How to Pay for Your Job/Internship Expenses
You have found a job/internship, but are worried about how you are going to finance it. Below are some resources available to you.
Alumni Network
A datatbase of BYU-Idaho alumni searchable by industry, job, major, employer, state, city, or foreign country. A great tool to find area or company contacts. Each alumni lists their contact information, can be used to develop relationships and discover opportunities.
Go to BYU-Idaho Alumni Connections
BYU Alumni Association
An alumni association run by BYU. Once targeted companies have been identified, alumni association chapter presidents can be contacted for assistance in reaching out to their members that may be employed at your targeted companies. Another great tool to gather information, build relationships, and discover opportunities.
Go to BYU Alumni Association
BYU-Idaho Ambassadors
Friends of the University assigned to Stakes throughout the world. Their goal is to share the "Spirit of Ricks". Once targeted companies have been identified, ambassadors in the area of the target companies can be contacted to build relationships and to ask for referrals to those who work for those companies. A great tool to gather information, build relationships, and discover opportunities.
Search BYU-Idaho Ambassadors
BYU Management Society
A society run by the Marriott (business) School at BYU. Once targeted companies have been identified, management society presidents can be contacted for assistance in reaching out to their members that may be employed at your targeted companies. Another great tool to gather information, build relationships, and discover opportunities.
Go to BYU Management Society Homepage
Career Assessment Test
A combination of computerized and written assessment tools which are used to assist clients in career decision-making.
Take the Career Assessment Test!
Career Fair
An event that gives students the chance to meet hundreds of companies, explore different internship and career opportunities, and establish contacts within these companies. If you are looking for an internship or career, then the BYU-Idaho Career & Internship Fair is for you! A fair is held every fall and winter semester.
Find out when the next Career Fair will be held!
Career Navigator
A database designed to assist students in their search for companies and job/internship opportunities. Hundreds of companies list internship and job openings. Companies will also post interview or campus visit schedules for students to sign up.
Search using Career Navigator
Career Workshops/Management Seminars
A compilation of activities designed to help achieve your career goals. They teach you how to assess your strengths, find out what a prospective employer is looking for and then how to sell yourself to him/her.
Learn more about Career Workshops
Learn more about the Management Seminar
College Internship Coordinator
Meet the Fab Five! Every college on campus has a full-time college internship and career coordinator who can assist you in your job/internship search. Stop by their office to discuss job opportunities, company contact information, find out the requirements for your internship and more!
Meet the Fab Five!
Department Internship Coordinator
Looking for an industry specific job or internship? Visit with your department coordinator. Many of the faculty at BYU-Idaho have come from careers in a specific industry and are a great resource for you in your job search. Once you have secured your internship they will help you get your experience registered for credit.
Meet the Department Coordinators!
Expeditions
Internship expeditions are designed to assist in finding an internship or career. An expedition will provide students with an opportunity to network, contact, and meet with the HR managers and Alumni, Hiring managers, and executives from companies in the expedition's respective area. Students will also be introduced to LDS resources such as members, wards, institute, temple location, etc.
Find out more about Expeditions
Hub Service Missionaries
Hub Service Missionaries are part-time Missionaries (20 hours/week) who are seeking ways to assist students in finding internships, career opportunities, and housing. As a student you are able to benefit from the networking they are doing in addition to your personal networking.
Learn more about Hub Service Missionaries
Institutes & Stakes
Church and church educational system organizations. Once targeted companies have been identified, CES directors, Stake Presidents, and Stake Employment Directors can be contacted for assistance in reaching out to members or employees of targeted companies. A great tool to gather information, build relationships, and discover opportunities.
LDS Stakes
LDS Institutes
LDS Employment Resource Services (ERS)
Centers assist people around the world to find their individual skills and how to sell them. The skills taught there can benefit people whether they are temporarily out of work or leaving school and need their first career job. LDS Employment Centers need help in training unemployed people. This sometimes requires additional help in the form of internships and career type job openings.
ERS Site
Mentoring Services
Assists students and alumni in marketing themselves to potential employers. Students and alumni can meet with trained career preparation mentors to learn and apply for writing effective resumes and cover letters, and interviewing successfully.
Go to Mentoring Services Page
Networking
A process of using currently existing or newly developed acquaintances to help in your job search. Start now by talking to those you know about the experience you are interested in getting. A network contact can provide industry information, notify you of openings, or even supply you with names of individuals who might be able to assist you.
Find out more about Networking!
Alumni Network / Ambassadors
Local area contacts can provide advice and suggestions on relocations, local area information, and housing opportunities.
Learn more about Alumni Network / Ambassadors
Networking
A process of using currently existing or newly developed acquaintances to help in your job search. Start now by talking to those you know about the experience you are interested in getting. A network contact can provide industry information, notify you of openings, or even supply you with names of individuals who might be able to assist you.
Find out more about Networking!
Hub Service Missionaries
Help students to locate housing, church facilities, and activities of interest in their area.
Go to Hub Service Missionaries Page
Institutes & Stakes
Local area contacts provide advice and suggestions on relocations, local area information, and housing opportunities.
Networking
Networking is not just about finding a job! Use the techniques above to help with your search for housing. Start thinking of friends, relatives, or wards that could have housing help for you.
Find out more about Networking!
Bonner AmeriCorps Program
Designed to assist students with their education while they experience the good feeling of serving others. After completing a "Service Oriented" Internship you can qualify for an education award of $1,000 or more. The experience you receive in a "Service Oriented" Internship can greatly enhance your ability to find and receive other internship experiences and/or career positions.
Learn More About Bonner AmeriCorps Program!
College Internship Coordinator
Your college coordinator can let you know what resources the university has for funding your internship or let you know of what other students have been doing. Make an appointment to visit with them.
Financial Aid
Assists students in obtaining financial resources for education and teaches personal financial responsibility. Contact Mike Kelley in the Financial Aid Office for an internship assistance application.
Idaho Work Study
Idaho Work Study is an employment program sponsored by the State of Idaho designed to encourage Idaho employers to hire Idaho resident students in jobs related to their course of academic study. Its purpose is to develop students professionally by supplementing their academic studies with progressively responsible and related work experience.
Learn more about Idaho Work Study
