Fashion Industry's Science and Technology Internships

Finding an Internship

Step #1: Explore Opportunities

• Search online for Fashion Internship sites, some of which are listed below. You may research organizations online and start reaching out to places you are interested connecting with about possible internship opportunities. Be sure to mention that you are a U of A student majoring in financial planning! It is also great to mention some of the various FITS classes yo have taken. Also, please remember to have an up to date resume ready to submit. 
  • Sax 5^th Ave
  • Macy's
  • Levi Strauss
  • Christian Dior
  • Neiman Marcus
  • Christian Le Bouton
    Tommy Hilfiger
  • Dolce and Gabbana
  • Ralph Lauren
  • Harper's Bazaar
  • Women's Wear Daily
  • Shape
  • Elle
  • Vogue
• Connect with Cassandra Ott-Kocon, Norton School Experiential Learning Coordinator, to start talking about your interests and identifying opportunities
• Connect with the CALES Career Center
• View the UA Career Development information and search internships on Handshake
• Regularly attend UA career and internship panels organized by FITS Student Services, the College of Agriculture, Life and Environmental Sciences, and other UArizona offices like Student Engagement and Career Development. 
• Work your network – talk to friends, professors, and acquaintances. Consider talking to UA Alumni through the Bear Down Network. Set up informational interviews with alumni or contacts in industries and attend career fairs

Step #2: Make Contact with Potential Sites

• Once you have identified sites that sound interesting to you, start reaching out to those organization to introduce yourself and inquire about opportunities.  
• Prepare a resume, cover letter, and online presence: LinkedIn, Handshake. (Get help from the UAarizona Student Engagement & Career Development).
• Remember: An ongoing job may not be used for internship credit unless distinct work and supervision are present. Students can be paid for an internship (and are encouraged to seek out paid opportunities), but an internship typically may not be undertaken in the same organization in which a student is regularly employed; the internship must be in a different department under a different supervisor doing work that is clearly differentiated from regular duties.

Step #3: Once you have found an internship site, complete the required workplan with your supervisor and turn the completed workplan in to Cassandra Ott-Kocon for enrollment. This workplan must be completed and approved before you begin your internship hours. 

• Complete the Internship Workplan. Internships in the Fall/Spring are available only to FITS majors. Internships in Summer are open to FITS majors and minors.
• Required Hours: 135 hours = 3 units, 180 hours = 4 units, 225 hours = 5 units, 270 hours = 6 units. It is important that you register for the correct number of internship units, based on the total hours you will complete at your internship site. Students will not be able to adjust their registered number of internship units at the end of the semester