Intern for a Day matches undergraduate UMD students with professionals in their field of interest for a job-shadowing experience. Students have access to many hosts - 150+ hosts for virtual informational interviews and in-person job shadowing! This semester, hosts are offering either full day/half day in-person job shadowing opportunities OR 1-hour virtual informational interviewing opportunities. Hosted by the University Career Center. Questions? Email ifad@umd.edu.
In-Person Orientation Options (required to participate)
Asynchronous Orientation Link Will be Available by Monday, Sept 14.
To participate in Intern for a Day as a UMD STUDENT:
UMD undergraduate students interested in participating in Intern for a Day this fall 2025 must complete the IFAD mandatory student orientation either ASYNCHRONOUSLY or IN-PERSON by October 4, 2026.
Overview of Application
- Create an Intern for a Day (IFAD) student profile, complete the orientation session, and submit your application
- IFAD Coordinators will begin the matching process after student applications are submitted
- Student & host will be notified about their matching status via email
- Student will reach out to the host to schedule the experience & provide an introduction.
- Student completes the IFAD experience with host match by the end of the semester
Questions? Most questions about the program will be addressed in the mandatory orientations. You can direct other questions to ifad@umd.edu.
Host list Fall 2026: TBA
Popular areas for BSOS majors to explore:
- Education | Human Services | Arts
- Government | Federal | Non-profit
- Business | HR | Consulting | Data
- Research | Science | Medical
- Legal | Law Enforcement
