Careers and Internships

Internships

The School of Management offers one-semester internships for academic degree credit, whereby students are matched with local companies for a limited time. Students are assigned to a mentor in the company as well as a faculty advisor and attend seminars during the internship. Examples of participating companies include Fleet Financial, Fidelity Investments, John Hancock Life Insurance, and Taco, Inc.

For more information visit the following link: http://www.ric.edu/som/internships.php

Career Information

Careers in Management:

http://stats.bls.gov/oco/oco1001.htm

Careers in Marketing:

http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos020.htm

Careers in Operations Management:

http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos016.htm

Careers in Human Resources
Opportunities for Professional Growth in Human Resources:

Students are encouraged to join at least one professional organization. Students can obtain information about professional organizations from the web sites listed below. Many professional organizations have identified a specified body of knowledge for professionals within the Human Resources field and administer certification exams covering this knowledge. Organizations that offer certification are noted with an *.

U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations Managers and Specialists: http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos021.htm

AAA *American Arbitration Association: http://www.adr.org/

ASA American Staffing Association: http://www.staffingtoday.net/

AHRD Academy of Human Resource Development: http://www.ahrd.org/

AOM Academy of Management: http://aom.org/

ASHHR American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration: http://www.ashhra.org/

ASTD *American Society for Training and Development: http://www.astd.org/ and locally http://www.baycolonies.org/

HRPAO *Human Resources Professional Association of Ontario: http://www.hrpao.org/

IFEBP *International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans: http://www.ifebp.org/

IFTDO International Federation of Training and Development Organisations: http://iftdo.net/

IPMA *International Personnel Management Association: http://www.ipma-hr.org/

ISPI *International Society for Performance Improvement: http://www.ispi.org/

LERA - Labor and Employment Relations Association: http://www.leraweb.org/ (formerly IRRA)