With the ever-changing, uncertain, and mostly remote pandemic environment, we encourage students to pursue alternate opportunities where possible. If you are able to, get creative and take advantage of a different type of experience. We anticipate that many employers will want to see how job seekers handled the unexpected change, and if you aren’t able to pursue a remote internship or work opportunity, engaging in an alternate opportunity will demonstrate your initiative to think outside the box! Additionally, please keep in mind the guidelines put forth by Harvard with regard to working: https://seo.harvard.edu/undergraduate-covid-19-updates.
From LinkedIn Learning Solutions:
Maximizing Efficiency and Productivity of Remote Work
1. Working Remotely – 1 hr
2. Time Management: Working From Home – 1 hr 25 min
3. Productivity Tips: Finding Your Productive Mindset – 59 min
4. Executive Presence on Video Conference Calls – 34 min
Manage the Impact of Adjusting to a New Work Environment
1. Thriving @ Work: the Connection between Well-being and Productivity – 41 min
2. Managing Stress for Positive Change – 57 min
3. Building Resilience – 34 min
4. Developing Resourcefulness – 18 min
Articles:
How to succeed during your remote internship - https://www.dailycal.org/2020/04/20/interns-of-summer-2020-how-to-succeed-during-your-remote-internship/
What To Do Now That Your Summer Internship Is Canceled - https://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherrim/2020/04/14/what-to-do-now-that-your-summer-internship-is-cancelled/#501f2045ae10
7 Tips to Transform a Cancelled Summer Internship due to Coronavirus into a Career-Building Opportunity - https://thriveglobal.com/stories/7-tips-to-transform-a-cancelled-summer-internship-due-to-coronavirus-into-a-career-building-opportunity/
Resources for Students:
Summer 2021
College Guide to co-curricular programs for Summer 2021
Jobs / Internships / Volunteering
2021 President's Innovation Challenge (deadline January 6, 2021) - https://innovationlabs.harvard.edu/presidents-innovation-challenge/
See what companies are hiring now (note that there is no information about positions being remote) - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/heres-whos-hiring-right-now-andrew-seaman/
Search Sites - Symplicity, Glassdoor, Idealist, Indeed, Job.com, LinkedIn, SimplyHired, USAJobs
Jobs - https://candor.co/hiring-freezes/
Internships - https://github.com/gcreddy42/hiring2020
Internships - UCAN - http://ucanintern.com/
Virtual internships with US Federal Government - https://vsfs.state.gov/
Volunteering - Smithsonian - https://www.si.edu/volunteer/DigitalVolunteers
Volunteering - Translators Without Borders - https://translatorswithoutborders.org/volunteer/
Volunteering - UN - https://www.onlinevolunteering.org/en
Volunteering - PBH - https://publicservice.fas.harvard.edu/harvardserveseverywhere
Third Party Providers
International Internships
Virtual Internships - https://virtualinternships.com
Global Experiences - https://www.globalexperiences.com/virtual-internships
Others include – CEA, Connect-123, and The Intern Group
Short-Term Projects
Parker Dewey - https://www.parkerdewey.com
Training
Coursera - https://www.coursera.org
EdX - https://www.edx.org/
LinkedIn Learning - https://www.linkedin.com/learning/me
Master Class - https://www.masterclass.com/
Udacity - https://www.udacity.com/courses/all
Udemy - https://www.udemy.com
Lagunita Learning - https://online.stanford.edu/lagunita-learning-platform
Harvard Free Online Classes - https://online-learning.harvard.edu/catalog/free
Maker Spaces
Create and get involved in new products, solve problems and help your community
Harvard Innovation Lab: https://innovationlabs.harvard.edu/
Financial Literacy Trainings
https://college.harvard.edu/guides/financial-literacy; https://sfs.harvard.edu/financial-fitness
Meet virtually with an Advisor, take a tutorial, or participate in a Webinar from the Office of Career Services: https://ocs.fas.harvard.edu/
Upcoming Virtual Events from URAF: https://uraf.harvard.edu/calendar/upcoming
List curated in part by Symplicity and Michael True, InternQube.com