Internships & Work
Fulshear provides a robust program of internships and work opportunities that gives young women critical workplace experience. With the guidance of staff, as well as workplace mentors, students learn profound experiential lessons from both their successes and their setbacks.
Fulshear students select their own internships and, eventually, jobs to pursue; this gives them the opportunity to explore and test their passions, dreams, and desires. These experiences also teach our young women important lessons about workplace relationships, time management, work ethic, and participation on a professional team. Our mentors teach students essential work-related skills such as interviewing, resume writing, and workplace conduct. As the program progresses, Fulshear provides career-planning services to help students create a realistic life plan where their passions, interests, and abilities can translate into a meaningful career. Internships are varied and can include tutoring at a local school, shadowing and assisting a professional, or working at a newspaper or radio station. If a specific type of internship is desired but not in our internship directory, our internship coordinator will do her best to arrange it.
Once a young woman transitions to the apartments in Sugar Land, she has the option of pursuing paid employment in the community. Students are responsible for identifying and pursuing job prospects with the support of Fulshear staff. We encourage young women to pursue employment based on a balance of factors, including: related experience or education, availability, pay, relevance to passions and future plans, etc. Work options in Sugar Land are abundant and varied and may include jobs professional offices, at schools, in hotels or restaurants, and so on. This takes her learning of workplace skills to the next level. By earning a wage, keeping a bank account, and managing her own finances, she develops a critical appreciation for the connection between work life and personal life. By the time our students graduate from Fulshear, they have developed not only a vision and plan for their career, but the skills to pursue it. Internships are varied and can include tutoring at a local school, shadowing and assisting a professional, or working at a newspaper or radio station. If a specific type of internship is desired but not in our internship directory, our internship coordinator will do her best to arrange it
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