Apart from this service, all other students in the faculty have to rely on themselves for finding summer work. USIT and the J1 Visa programme has gone some way towards meeting the needs of students. USIT however does not find the students a job. It only gives advice on employment agencies. It mainly just supports them in terms of travel advice and gaining work permits.
Students have to go through a selection process to be accepted as a potential student intern.
They are then provided skills training through workshops and seminars to be able to work well and enjoy their experience in the host country. Once we have find a matchable intern position in the country that the student wishes to work in, our work as a Society has just begun. In co-operation with the local committee in the university that raised the internship for our Irish intern, we ensure that the student is supported throughout their internship. We are responsible for ensuring that all their legal and tax obligations are sorted out. We are responsible for ensuring that they settle well into their job as well as the community in which they are placed.