• Valuable, hands-on experience working in a professional environment;
• Increased scope concerning requisite skill sets in the profession; 
• An enhanced understanding of, and familiarity with, proprietary technology utilized in the field;
• Numerous networking opportunities with professionals in the discipline of choice; and
• In-depth exposure to the daily operations in the occupation of interest.

Internships Encourage Success:
The benefits of this unique partnership between the Christos M. Cotsakos College of Business and employers are broad and numerous for all who participate. Internship opportunities are increasing in number and diversity every year, enhancing advantages for all concerned. The program places interns who meet academic standing prerequisites and who want the opportunity to apply the skills and theories learned in the classroom into real-world settings.

Qualified students gain by securing valuable knowledge concerning the workplace, job requirements, and corporate culture; increasing networking opportunities; developing a good work ethic; sharpening career objectives; and becoming acquainted with the job market. 

The employer who takes in a William Paterson student gains by:

• prescreening potential employees;
• reducing training costs;
• learning about the latest, cutting-edge technologies that interns may bring to the workplace;
• receiving a short-term employment windfall.

Diversity Defines Corporate Sponsors:
The Christos M. Cotsakos College of Business and Career Development Center are pleased to announce that internships are available in a wide array of disciplines.  Further information on contacting corporate sponsors are available from the Christos M. Cotsakos College of Business Experiential Learning Director.  Corporate sponsors include, but are not limited to, the following organizations:

Currently Available College of Business Internships

Resumes Guide the Way to Successful Business Recruitment:
Resumes are one’s entrée to the business world.  Therefore, all students should have a current resume.  Resumes should be appropriate to the profession, stylistically contemporary, and grammatically sound. It is recommended that all interested students attend a Resume Writing for Christos M. Cotsakos College of Business Majors workshop.  These workshops are offered in the first month of both the Fall and Spring semesters. 

• Completed the core course requirement in the requested area:

Accounting: ACCT312
Finance: FIN 320
Global Business: either ECON 370, FIN 400, MGT 309, or MKT316
Management: MGT 200
Marketing: MKT 210
Professional Sales: RPS 205

• Identified a faculty sponsor in the respective department,
• Attained a GPA of at least 2.5 both overall and in the major,
• Attained junior status (58 earned credit hours)

• Identify a faculty sponsor by either:

1. Contacting the Christos M. Cotsakos College of Business Director of Experiential Learning, Dr. Giuliana Campanelli-Andreopoulos (973.720.3718 AndreopoulosG@wpunj.edu), or 2. Contacting the department chairperson. This option may be chosen if the student has either identified a potential corporate sponsor or would like to explore identifying a corporate sponsor with the assistance of the faculty sponsor or department chairperson, 3.  Attend the regularly scheduled weekly Monday afternoon (2 p.m. to 4 p.m.) meeting in Dr. Campanelli-Andreopoulos’ office (1600 Valley Road, Room 3034) for a brief discussion of your skills, assistance in matching your skills to current internship opportunity and coordinating your application with both the prospective employer and the College of Business. You must contact Dr. Andreopoulos to schedule an appointment and have a recently updated resume available.

• Complete an “Internship Agreement” form.  This form is easily obtainable from all Christos M. Cotsakos College of Business departments
• Construct an “Internship Plan,” in consultation with both the chosen faculty sponsor and corporate sponsor.  This plan represents a well thought out action plan that delineates:

(a) The job-specific learning objectives of the internship, (b) The work requirements, and (c) The linkage between the anticipated work experience and the specified learning objectives, among other things. The Internship Plan must be word processed on letterhead of the corporate sponsor, be written in a style that is both professional and stylistically sound, and be initially approved by both the faculty and corporate sponsor.