Job and Internship Definitions
One of Career Services' goals is to provide students and alumni a diverse selection of quality, professional
and/or internship positions that may help to advance career development. We highly respect our student and
alumni candidates and, therefore, specifically do not screen these positions for content. It is the
responsibility of the applicant to decide if a particular position will be a good fit for him or her.
However, we do not post blind ads, and we do insist on clear expectations of duties, responsibilities and
requirements. If we have a question about your position description, we will let you know.
We are seeking a pool of opportunities that includes professional, career positions requiring university
degrees or degree-seeking candidates only. Other types of positions posted on CSO may not be directly
career-related, but will expose our students to the world of work, and hopefully provide a stepping stone
to more career-related positions.
Self-assessment includes the following:
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Regular, Full-Time Employment
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Regular, Part-Time Employment
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Contract Employment
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Internship
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Seasonal
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Co-op
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Fellowships
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Stipends
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Regular, Full-Time Employment:
a professional position requiring more than 34 hours of time per week (at least 85% FTE) in a traditional
employee and employer relationship. In most cases, benefits are included, and regular tax, social security,
and other government requirements are filed by the employer.
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Regular, Part-Time Employment:
a professional position requiring less than 34 hours of time per week (less than 85% FTE) in a traditional
employee and employer relationship. Benefits may be included. Regular tax, social security, and other
government requirements are filed by the employer.
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Contract Employment:
a professional position (part-time or full-time) in which the employee operates as an independent business
unit affiliated with an organization, rather than employed by that organization in an employee/employer
relationship. This type of employment usually does not include benefits and appropriate taxes and other
requirements are filed by the individual. {Please note: these positions may only be offered to our alumni
and graduating students. They do not qualify as internships.}
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Internship:
a hands-on, career-related experience that supplements classroom academic experience to enhance the
student's education. Additionally, an internship will help students to make informed career decisions.
Interns should participate in activities that mirror the professional activities of their supervisors,
rather than performing clerical duties or tasks that would otherwise be performed by assistants.
Internships must include orientation and training, supervision, instruction, and evaluation.
Internships may be paid or unpaid and may or may not include academic credit.
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Seasonal:
a time-limited position in which an employee and employer relationship exists. Some benefits may be
included, and regular tax, social security, and other government requirements are filed by the employer.
These may include "summer jobs" and/or short term jobs that may be full-time during semester breaks.
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Co-op:
long-term pre-professional experience that combines academic training with hands-on experience.
Participants in co-op programs generally alternate between full-time employment and full-time academic
work on a semester-by-semester basis. Other arrangements may be agreed upon by the employee and employer.
Co-ops are usually paid and often (but not always) include academic credit.
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Fellowships:
Fellowships are endowments created or established in the form of a university post awarded to a graduate
or post-doctoral student who is supported by a university department to teach or undertake research.
Granting organizations will often outline the scope of the research work to be done, or alternatively,
award a fellowship to a research proposal designed by the graduate or post-doctoral student. Financial
compensation comes in different forms; the value of the award can be paid directly to the student or to
the university to offset tuition, operating and administrative costs related to research being performed.
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Stipends:
Some non-profit or educational employers like to offer a stipend amount to offset expenses either
during or at the end of an internship. In this case we categorize the position as an unpaid internship.
However, you are welcome to note the stipend benefit in the body of your description.
A stipend may be complemented by other benefits such as accreditation, instruction, work experience or
transportation reimbursement. Universities usually refer to money paid to graduate research assistants
as a stipend, rather than as wages, to reflect complementary benefits.
Please note that Career Services will only allow educational institutions or non-profits to offer
stipends for internships. For profit companies must pay interns a minimum of the state mandated minimum wage.
In Colorado as of January 1, 2009 that wage is $7.28.
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