Career Development Spring Internship

Posting Details

Position Information

Posting Number 2020325-3 Job Title Career Development Spring Internship Pay Rate $13.73 per hour Job Category Student Department DEVELOPMENT AND FOUNDATION

Position Summary Information

Job Description Summary Southwestern Michigan College is seeking a motivated and creative Talent Development Intern to

support the Office of Career Development. This internship is designed to provide hands-on experience in career services and human resources functions while allowing the intern to build practical skills in communication, event planning, and student engagement. The position will involve collaboration with Career Development, Human Resources, and various other departments, providing a well-rounded professional development opportunity.

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma
• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s program in Human Resource Management or a related program as a Senior at Ferris State University, enrolled in at least one credit hour with SMC, and a total of 6 credit hours during the semester of the internship.
• Minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA
• Ability to complete 240 hours in person at the Dowagiac and Niles campuses over the span of a semester
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Google Docs, and spreadsheets (Excel or Google Sheets)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills, creativity, and a professional attitude
• Ability to manage time effectively, and work independently and collaboratively
• Must provide two professional references

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Canva or other design software
• Experience creating visual content using PowerPoint or Google Slides
• Familiarity with Handshake or other career services platforms
• Previous experience working in a college or student services environment
• Interest in Human Resources, Career Development, or Student Affairs

Other Information

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Plan and complete career-related projects to develop print and digital resources for students
• Conduct interviews, mock interviews, and provide students with constructive feedback
• Assist students in building and revising résumés and cover letters
• Help coordinate and execute campus events, including the annual Spring Career Fair
• Post student worker positions on the career services platform, Handshake
• Welcome and assist students through the career services intake process
• Shadow HR professionals and contribute to HR administrative tasks as appropriate
• Participate in department meetings and brainstorming sessions
• Maintain professionalism and confidentiality in all interactions

Special Instructions to Applicants

You must be enrolled at the College on a full-time or part-time basis (minimum of 6 credit hours during fall and spring semesters and 3 credit hours during the summer semester); contact hours will not be used to meet the 6 credit hour minimum.

High-school students who are dual enrolled are eligible for student employment. You must also meet the credit hour requirement.

OR

You must be enrolled or continuing your education with a four-year College partner, on the campus of SMC, and be enrolled in a minimum of 6 credit hours and at least 1 SMC credit hour during the fall and spring semesters and 3 credit hours and at least 1 SMC credit hour during the summer semester.

All student employees must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 to be eligible for student employment.

Physical Requirements

Must be able to complete the following with or without a reasonable accommodation:

• Climbing. Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using

feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.

• Balancing. Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling and walking, standing or crouching on

narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces.

• Stooping. Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
• Kneeling. Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Crouching. Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Standing. Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Walking. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving

from one work site to another.

• Pushing. Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust

forward, downward or outward.

• Pulling. Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained

motion.

• Lifting. Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from

position-to-position.

• Grasping. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.
• Sitting.

O Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.

Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound design.

Quicklink https://swmich.peopleadmin.com/postings/5481 Close Date 11/15/2026

Reference Requests

Reference Request Details

Accept References Yes Minimum Requests 1 Maximum Requests 1

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

• Resume

Optional Documents

• Cover Letter
• Optional Documents