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Getting Work Experience

Today, employers and graduate schools are looking for graduates with broad backgrounds. Work experience, especially career related work experience, is an increasingly more important component of a well-rounded education. Western's Career Services Center can help you find career related employment (Cooperative Education and Internships and Kentucky Work Study Program -KWSP) as well as general part-time or summer jobs.

Cooperative Education and Internships
Through Western's Cooperative Education and Internship Program, students combine academic studies with paid on-the-job experience in their chosen career fields. As a co-op/intern student, you will graduate with a strong academic foundation plus the practical work experience that employers seek. You will also know from experience that the profession you have chosen is right for you.
  • More Answers about the Cooperative Education and Intern Program.
    • Directions for students interested in pursuing a co-op or internship position (PDF or MSWord)
    • Explanation of co-op/intern forms (PDF or MSWord)

  • Internship Directories and Resources
    • The Career Services Center has a number of internship directories listing a wide variety of positions available across the country. These directories are located in the Career Services Center main office, DUC A-230.
    • Also, be sure to check out the WWW sites list on the Career Services web site to link to national job banks that post co-op and internship positions.

  • Link to current co-op/intern jobs listed in the Career Services Center Job Vacancy Bulletin by employers.
Kentucky Work Study Program
This work experience program provides career related job opportunities for Western students who are Kentucky residents. Most of the participating employers are in the Bowling Green area. The Kentucky Work Study positions are listed with a 6000 numerical designation in the Job Vacancy Bulletin. If you would like to apply for one of these positions, please check with the Career Services Center office, DUC A-230, 745-3095.
Part-Time and Summer Jobs
Many area employers list part-time and summer jobs with us in hopes of employing WKU students. These general employment opportunities give students strong general employment skills needed in any occupation. Some of these positions are listed in the Job Vacancy Bulletin. Many additional summer position listings can be found in the Career Services Center Career Library, DUC A-230. Binder 24 contains summer and seasonal positions.

 

 
 

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