Meet the 2024 TFAS Program Advisors
Program Advisors (PAs) are here to ensure your summer experience at TFAS runs smoothly! They’re your go-to people for any questions, concerns or just a friendly chat. PAs are alumni…
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7 Ways to Stand Out at Your Internship
Whether this is your first internship, or your final experience before entering a full-time career, make sure you’re following these 7 tips to excel in the office. 1. Arrive slightly…
5 Strategies for Researching Internship Sites
As a young professional, you’re well aware that the competition for internships is basically Hunger Games: Intern Edition, but with fewer fireballs and more cover letters. To stand out and…
15 Words and Phrases that Will Make You Sound Like a Washingtonian
If you want to sound less like a tourist and more like a local, take a look at this list of words and common phrases often heard and used here…
Connect With TFAS: October Virtual Career Fairs
TFAS Wants to Meet You! This fall our staff members will be attending Virtual Career Fairs at colleges and universities all over the country. Learn about our academic internship programs…
Connect With TFAS: September Virtual Career Fairs
TFAS Wants to Meet You! This fall our staff members will be attending Virtual Career Fairs at colleges and universities all over the country. Learn about our academic internship programs…
Student-Alumni Virtual Networking Event Provides Exclusive Connections and Advice for TFAS Students
The transformative TFAS summer programs provide a plethora of resources for bright young leaders across the country each year, and this summer’s virtual program was no exception. Through exclusive online…
TFAS Spotlight – Jack Wilson ’18
Get to know Business + Government Relations program track alumnus Jack Wilson ’18. Jack Wilson ’18 Hometown: Phoenix Internship: RIA Mainstreet College: Northern Arizona University What was…
How Remote TFAS Internships Prepare Students and Employers for Success
Here at TFAS, we refuse to let COVID-19 kill the D.C. summer internship. Through TFAS Virtual Summer, we’re working with students and D.C.-based institutions to bring the value and experience…
TFAS Alumna Says D.C. Summer Internship Paved Way for Successful Future
When Charisma Hunter ’18, ’19 was finishing up her final year at Virginia Tech, the first-generation college graduate was unsure of what she would do next. Would she attend law school? Would…
TFAS Spotlight – Derek Hosford ’18
Get to know Business + Government Relations program track alumnus Derek Hosford ’18. Derek Hosford ’18 Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI Internship: Social Impact 360 College: Michigan State University…
TFAS Collegiate Journalism Award
Win a $500 Cash Prize + $6,000 Scholarship to Attend DC Internship Program For the last 15 years TFAS has helped young journalists kick start their career through our…
TFAS Alumni Share Career Advice with Capital Semester Students
Over the past five decades, TFAS has grown an Alumni Network of more than 18,000 global leaders in policy, economics , journalism and other fields. This vast network provides current students with…
3 Reasons to do a TFAS Academic Internship Program This Summer
Dreaming of travel this summer but also want to make it count toward your degree? Looking for a way to expand your mind? Need professional experience through an internship program…