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Schedule an appointment with a GIS Advisor to begin discussing internship placement 1-2 semesters before you plan to enroll in GIS Internship. Below are a few things we discuss and routinely share with students during our conversations.

1. Consider interests, strengths, and goals. 
2. Create or update a GIS resume.
   1. Sample GIS Resume (word document to view and download)
   2. GIS Resume Guidelines PDF  (resume assignment pulled from course site)
3. Conduct an internship search. See the opportunities below. Not all internships are paid. Consider volunteering to gain experience.
4. Prepare for a GIS job interview (links to external  external sites)
   1. Ten Tips to Prepare for a GIS Job Interview
   2. Preparing for a GIS Job Interview
   3. Prepare to get that job: 20 Challenging GIS Interview Questions

Opportunities:

• Generally speaking, local government offices are good places to start your GIS internship search. Search your local city and county name with GIS and see what turns up to get an idea of organizations using geospatial technologies. GIS is found in many offices/areas within a City and County. Public Works, Property Appraiser, Environmental Management, Planning and Zoning, Emergency 911, Addressing, Public Safety, are a few examples. There may or may not be a GIS Department but there should be a GIS contact. 
• Popular GIS job sites
  • gisjobs.com
  • gjc.org
  GIS Internships in Florida and Lower Alabama
• National GIS Internship Agencies
  • USGS
  • Esri
  • Fish and Wildlife
  • NASA Develop
  • Jacobs https://careers.jacobs.com/en_US/careers/SearchEarlyCareers
  • Dewberry https://www.dewberry.com/careers
• GIS Internships in Florida and South Alabama
  
  • Environmental Science Associates https://esassoc.com/join-us/internship-program/
  • Florida Department of Environmental Protection https://floridadep.gov/comm/comm/campaign/volunteer-your-local-community
  Popular GIS job sites
  • gisjobs.com
  • gjc.org
• Program instructors and advisors share internship and employment opportunities with GIS students as we learn about them.
• A great way to learn about internships and job opportunities is to join a professional GIS user group. Attending webinars and events helps to learn more about the industry and get to know other practitioners. GIS folks learning from each other and sharing the latest news/tech. Most groups offer volunteer opportunities worth checking out - as a resume builder and network with GIS professionals. Here are some resources: 
  • URISA Geospatial Professional Network (National and International) https://thegpn.org/
    • formerly knowns as URISA. Student membership is available at a reduced rate. Benefits generally include more education, job postings, and more networking options.
  • AAG - https://www.aag.org/ (National and International) 
  • ASPRS (National) More Remote Sensing focused applications of GIS.
  • Conduct a GIS User Group search - for even more options based on geography.
  • Florida
    • FLURISA (Statewide) https://florida-urisa.hub.arcgis.com/ Free to join the mailing list (attend webinars, learn about events). 
    • NWFL GIS (Destin) For those in the NWFL area, ask Amber Bloechle to add you to the mailing list.
    • CFGIS (Daytona Beach) https://cfgisworkshop.org/
    • SFGIS (West Palm Beach) https://south-florida-gis-expo-pbcgisforum.hub.arcgis.com/
    • SHRUG (Tallahassee) https://www.shrug-gis.org/
    • FL ASPRS (Tampa, statewide) https://www.asprs.org/florida

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