College · Family Resources

Every application,
every follow-up, on time.

An internship search runs on deadlines and follow-ups. Keep each role in one record: how it pays, when it is due, where the application stands, what it asks for and who you talked to. The organizer flags a deadline this week, an application that needs a polite nudge and an unpaid role worth asking questions about.

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Internships

The worked example is made up: a paid nonprofit role due in five days, an unpaid company role four weeks after applying, and a city role at the interview stage. Records save on this device only.

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What you get

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What you finish with
A record per internship with the organization and its kind, role, location, pay, deadline, stage and application date; five materials; a log of steps with dates and contacts; the next step; a count of the search by stage; flags for a deadline within a week, an application two weeks old with no answer, an unpaid role at a company and an offer to get in writing.
Who it is for
College students looking for internships, and the parents helping them keep the search moving.
Format
Browser organizer with a saved record per internship. Prints a record, the whole search as a table or a blank form; downloads a spreadsheet (.csv); exports and imports a file.
Access
$5 one-time, yours on every device you sign in on; the tool opens once you are signed in with it. Included with the Caveat Academy pass and Whole-school licenses. Also in the College application season kit ($29) and the Caveat Suite pass ($299). Everything you type stays in this browser; nothing is sent to Caveat.
Where it lives
The Family Resources space in Caveat College.
Support
Questions about access, an order or a correction: team@caveatacademic.com.

How to use it

  1. Add each role as soon as you find it, with its deadline.
  2. Tailor the materials and mark them off.
  3. Log every contact: a fair, a message, a referral.
  4. Follow up once if two weeks pass with no answer.
  5. When an offer comes, get the details in writing before you say yes.

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Unpaid internships

Unpaid at a company: the seven factorsThe U.S. Department of Labor weighs these together1No promise of pay, understood by both2Training like a classroom or clinic3Tied to your education, such as credit4Fits around the academic calendar5Lasts only as long as it teaches6Adds to, not replaces, paid staff7No promise of a paid job at the endPaid roles and nonprofit volunteering follow other rules.Unpaid at a company: the seven factorsThe U.S. Department of Labor weighs these together1No promise of pay, understood by both2Training like a classroom or clinic3Tied to your education, such as credit4Fits around the academic calendar5Lasts only as long as it teaches6Adds to, not replaces, paid staff7No promise of a paid job at the endPaid roles follow other rules.
In short form, from the Department of Labor’s Fact Sheet 71. No single factor decides it; courts look at the whole internship.

When unpaid is allowed

Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, an intern at a for-profit company who does not get paid has to be the primary beneficiary of the arrangement. The Department of Labor and the courts look at the seven factors together. Public agencies and nonprofits have different rules for volunteers, and many states add their own.

Follow up without pestering

Two weeks after applying with no answer, one short note to the contact or recruiter is normal: the role, the date you applied and one line on why you fit. After that, keep searching; a silent posting is not a no, but it is not a reason to wait either.

Sources

  1. U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division. Fact Sheet #71: Internship Programs Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (dol.gov).
  2. Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29 U.S.C. 201 and following.
  3. National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). Position Statement on U.S. Internships (naceweb.org).
  4. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Career Outlook: internships and getting started (bls.gov/careeroutlook).

The worked example is made up, including the organizations. This organizer is not legal advice about pay; state law can add rules. Nothing you type is sent to Caveat. Support: team@caveatacademic.com.