Rutgers Office of Global Initiatives and Experiential Learning (OGIEL) has partnered with Extern to connect undergraduate and graduate students with real-world, project-based professional experience.
How Are Externships Different Than Internships?
These virtual, fully remote projects are designed to fit your schedule and can be completed from anywhere. The experience includes guided online modules aligned with the project work, along with live sessions hosted by participating companies throughout the externship.
Projects are available across multiple industries and career areas, allowing students to build both soft and hard skills relevant to current workforce needs. Example projects include sustainability consulting engagements, venture capital investment memos, and game design.
Externships are typically 8–12 weeks in length and involve an estimated 5–10 hours of work per week. Participation is open to students in select courses regardless of GPA, major, or prior experience.
I’m a Rutgers student, how do I get access?
Rutgers students can register their interest and apply for externships through their faculty leaders or directly through the Office of Global Initiatives and Experiential Learning (OGIEL).
What’s Waiting For You
Put the experience on your resume with big brand names you can point to and experience you can speak to in an interview.
Meet industry professionals and collaborate with peers from all around the world.
Learn through application the most in-demand tools and skills employers are looking for.
Showcase your project deliverables so you can show your peers and recruiters the experience you now have.
Extern will verify your experience if you meet the requirements of completion and act as a reference for recruiters.
Gain confidence as you learn about what actual projects look like in the real world and be more sure of the career you want to pursue.
Extern by the Numbers
Backed by data, powered by mentorship, loved by students.
Students Served — and growing fast
of externs get hired within 12 months
universities where students are externs
Transform real data into powerful stories with Canva. In this externship, you’ll create stunning infographics and interactive presentations using real datasets—building portfolio-ready projects that showcase your ability to turn numbers into narratives employers notice.
In this hands-on externship with BeReal—the app redefining authenticity in social media—you’ll get an inside look at how product decisions get made. You’ll analyze user experiences, benchmark competitors like TikTok and Instagram, brainstorm and prototype new features, test them with peers, and pitch your final proposal. Whether you’re interested in product design, UX research, or strategy, this is your chance to work like a real PM and shape the future of a platform built for real moments.
Partner with an AI VC to identify LPs for the remaining $25M it wants to close. Research and qualify investors, analyze fit, and compile a targeted investor intelligence deck. Mangusta Capital was founded by SoftBank Vision Fund’s founder and backed by the family behind Ray-Ban/Oakley.
Join a $7.5B global food leader in a high-impact strategy externship. Analyze real waste data and design bold circular economy solutions to reach zero landfill. Build real consulting skills—and tackle a global problem that impacts us all.
Build a 3D Rube Goldberg machine like a Game Designer would that helps you understand and create 3D design that takes into physics-based mechanics for the purpose of storytelling.
Redesign mental health care from the inside out. Map workflows, spot risks, and build tools to make patient care safer, smarter, and more human.
