Beyond all of these, it’s not a bad idea to request a professor you’re close with for research experience as well.
The Office of Careers and Industry Partnerships is an initiative started by the City University of New York (CUNY) that seeks to support students and alumni in landing careers by offering engaging skill-building programs that prepare them for real life internship and job opportunities.
As many of the following initiatives may arise with great fanfare and fade with time, their website is a reliable database to view what initiatives are still active.
CUNY Tech Prep is a year long program for CUNY technology majors to learn in-demand technologies, master professional soft skills, and land tech jobs in NYC.
Students accepted into CTP each academic year participate in a program designed around industry insight, project experience and mentorship, and professional development.
CUNY Career Launch provides students with no prior relevant experience into paid internships related to their major.
Internship opportunities start in July and last until mid August. Interns must be available for 19 hours per week during a typical work week during that time.
CUNY Internship Programs partners with NYC agencies, boards, and commissions to provide CUNY students with internships in tech, engineering, public health, finance, business and other burgeoning sectors.
For nearly two decades, interns have been hired by their agencies through this program, some moving into leadership positions where they oversee current interns.
CUNY Cultural Corps provides students with paid work experience in arts and cultural institutions.
Partnering institutions include non-profit cultural organizations involved in the visual, literary and performing arts as well as public-oriented science and humanities institutions including zoos, botanical gardens and historic and preservation societies.