Student Services
The Sanders College of Business & Technology Career Development Center is fully-committed to partnering with each of our students as you develop professionally and provide you with career-related opportunities before you graduate.
The Sanders COBT Career Development Center now offers the following services to students:
- Guidance in major and career decision making
- Information about the job search process
- Helping with resume and cover letter writing
- Preparing you for interviews with mock-interviews
- Assisting with the UNA job system (Symplicity and Handshake) navigation
- Hosting career fairs and professional development workshops
- Assisting with internship and externship opportunities
- Interpretation of career interest assessment results
Contact the Career Development Manager to get started on your career development journey!
Internships and Externships
General requirements to take part in a Sanders COBT internship for academic credit:
- Must be admitted to UNA as a regular, degree-seeking student.
- Must have completed at least 24 semester hours toward a degree in progress at the ذكذكتسئµ with a minimum UNA GPA of 2.5 (NOTE: Some majors may have broader or more stringent GPA requirements and/or more semester hours).
- BBA students must be formally admitted to the College of Business and Technology in order to participate in an internship (this does not include BSCS and BSIT students).
- Transfer students must have successfully completed one semester at UNA.
- The employer you intern with must be willing to let you work at least 150 total hours.
- Schedule a meeting with the Sanders COBT Career Development Manager to discuss internship search strategies.
- Reach out to your department chair and professors to see if they know of any companies looking for an intern.
- Use and to search for job opportunities.
- Contact businesses directly to inquire about their need for interns.
- Join the on LinkedIn to see weekly job postings.
Once you have identified an employer to intern with:
- Log in to with your portal username/password.
- Upload your resume (subject to approval).
- Follow job application instructions.
- Upon obtaining an internship offer, download the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which will need to be signed by your proposed employer. This document outlines the responsibilities of the employer.
- In Symplicity, select the Experiential Learning option on the left-hand menu.
- Add New Experience. Detailed instructions.
- When completing the application, it’s essential that you select the appropriate internship type based on your major and, if applicable, international student status.
- Upload the completed MOU as an attachment to your Experiential Learning Application. International students will also need to attach a CPT Authorization Request Form (contact Sarah Stevens in UNA’s Office of International Affairs if you have questions).
- Once you complete the above steps and submit your documentation in Symplicity, the system will initiate a workflow process for approval. The initial review / approval will be completed by the faculty chair in your department.
Externships are short term professional experiences (1-8 hours). If you are curious about an industry or work environment, an externship will allow you to spend a few hours shadowing an employer. You will get a real-life view of what that career looks like on a day-to-day basis.
If you would like to do an externship, contact achadwell@una.edu. Ms. Chadwell will coordinate the day/time for you to shadow the employer.