ENCS Internship Program
The ENCS Internship Program is offered to help students within the the electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and computer science programs prepare for internships and employment.
Professional development opportunities and workshops provide needed skills and students are able to receive feedback from industry professionals. Activities are designed to meet the needs of students.
Graduates who had internships are 90 percent more likely to get job offers than graduates who didn’t, according to NACE. (National Association of Colleges and Employers)
“First Generation College Grads Face More Hurdles in the Job Market,” Jon Marcus, WIRED, September 24, 2021.
Registration for the 2025 Summer Internship Program is required for juniors and seniors who would like to be included in Spring Resume Books.
- Internships are an ideal way to gain experience for the work world. Join the ENCS Internship Program and learn skills that will help you obtain an internship next summer.
- Local industry representatives share their expertise and expectations at workshops. Learn from potential future employers.
- Participation results in having your resume presented to local industry partners trying to fill positions.
- Industry Partners who attend the ENCS Career Fair in the spring will receive resumes from Juniors seeking internships; and seniors seeking employment post graduation.
- Expectations – Juniors and seniors need to complete a resume review to qualify for inclusion in the resume book. Resume reviews can be completed through the offered workshops, or through the WSU Vancouver Career Action Center.
Register the ENCS Internship Program
Skill Building Workshops
Fall Semester
Job and Internship Seeking Strategies – open to all students (Sept.)
Resume Writing & Cover Letters: Open to all students For those still needing to create a professional resume. (Sept.)
Resume Review & Feedback – For Juniors & Seniors Meet one-to-one with an industry professional for feedback and advice to improve your resume and help it meet the expectations of industry recruiters. Registration required. (Oct.)
Interview Preparation – Open to all students. Guidance on how to prepare for an engineering or computer science interview. Presented by Microchip HR professional Aden Ling. (Nov.)
Spring Semester
Mock Interviews – For Juniors & Seniors Individual interview with industry partners for the purpose of practicing interview skills and receiving feedback. January 29 & 30
Resume Review & Feedback – For Juniors & Seniors Meet one-to-one with an industry professional for feedback and advice to improve your resume and help it meet the expectations of industry recruiters. February 19 & 20.
Resumes Due February 24.
Resume Book
- Resumes are submitted by February 24 for delivery to employers by March 1. Juniors & Seniors must complete participation in a resume review to be included.
- Juniors seeking internships – resumes will be provided to companies seeking interns.
- Seniors seeking employment- resumes will be provided to companies seeking graduating seniors for full time employment.
- Internship Program participants will receive instructions for resume submission.
- Resume books are shared with companies participating in the ENCS Career Fair.
Example of Previously Participating Companies
Resume Review & Workshop Partners | Career Fair Participants | Career Fair Participants |
HP | HP | Silvertrek Systems |
TSMC | TSMC | JR Merit |
Burns & McDonnell | Burns & McDonnell | Johnson Barrow Inc |
Powin | Black & McDonald | Dept. of CYF |
Actalent | Power Engineers | SEH America |
Delta Computer Systems | Delta Computer Systems | Hyster-Yale Group |
Industrial Systems | AquaWolf | Bureau of Reclamation |
New Relic | Cowlitz PUD | Myriad Genetics |
ConMet | Sagetech Avionics | Actalent |
JH Kelly | BPA | Puget Sound Naval Shipyards |
Microchip | US Army Corps of Engineers – Hydroelectric Design | PSI, Intertek |
HB Fuller | Paradigm Information Systems | Westrock |
Questions – contact mary.bulger@wsu.edu