Part-time employment provides students with the opportunity to help finance their education and to gain relevant work experience. Caltech offers students a variety of internship experiences. Many of the advertised positions are with Caltech alumni. Through this affiliation, Caltech students have over 10,000 internship opportunities for which they can compete. There are opportunities in the arts as well as in the sciences, business, nonprofits, and government.
Opportunities are local, national, and international.
Students are encouraged to see a career counselor to develop summer work interests that will support or complement their long-term career objectives. The CDC provdes job search assistance including r sum preparation, mock interview training, and evaluation of offers consistent with goals. May. Many employers, eager to hire Caltech students, provide or supplement transportation and housing as part of their employment package. Students are encouraged to establish a relationship with the CDC staff during the fall term to start the summer job process. The center surveys all graduating students and compiles a detailed annual report that provides information on the plans of graduating students.