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Internship Opportunities

CARS Internship Manual

North Carolina leads the nation in textile manufacturing and ranks third in apparel production. Located in the Piedmont Triad (Greensboro, High Point, and Winston-Salem), UNCG offers Apparel Product Design and Retailing and Consumer Studies students the unique opportunity to integrate classroom work with the retail, textile, and apparel industries that fuel the local economy. Our interns have worked for such companies as VF Companies, Sara Lee, Cone Mills, Guilford Mills, Polo/Ralph Lauren, Kayser-Roth, Lucia, Belk's, Tommy Hilfiger, Walt Disney, Bloomingdale's, Talbot's, Pace Publications, Barney's, Sak's, Calvin Klein, Anna Sui, and Anne Klein.

Read more about a CARS intern's experiences here!

Our undergraduate and graduate students have enjoyed internship experiences in the following work roles:

Retailing and Marketing Internships Design Internships
  • Assistant retail buyer
  • Assistant store manager
  • Customer account executive
  • Fashion advertising
  • Fashion journalism
  • Global sourcing
  • Mall and trade show marketing
  • Manufacturing merchandiser
  • Marketing and consumer research
  • Retail marketer and merchandiser
  • Style and trend forecasting
  • Visual merchandiser and sales promotion
  • Assistant designers and stylists
  • CAD operator
  • Fashion illustrator
  • Historical preservation
  • Manufacturing merchandiser
  • Merchandise specialist/designer
  • Pattern maker
  • Product development
  • Quality Assurance
  • Theater costume designer


INTERNSHIP SCHEDULE

Phase I: Pre-Preparation

Pre-preparation is completed during the first two years of course work. Students are encouraged to seek work experience in retail and apparel related companies. Students participate in the following activities:

  • Interviewing industry experts
  • Researching specific companies
  • Taking field trips to industry sites
  • Interacting with industry experts through symposia and class lectures
  • Domestic and foreign study trips

Phase II: Pre-Internship Course

The second phase provides an opportunity for students to develop skills essential to obtaining jobs in the apparel and related retail industries. Students develop and apply leadership, managerial, and communications skills as well as define personal and career goals. They participate in an array of activities such as:

  • Interacting with industry speakers
  • Writing resumes and business letters
  • Participating in mock interviews
  • Securing internship positions

Students must be at the junior level or above, have at least 12 hours of courses in CARS, and have a GPA of 2.2 or higher.

Phase III: On-Site Internship 

The third phase provides an opportunity to apply classroom theory to on-the-job performance. To complete an on-site internship students must have:

  • A GPA of 2.20 or higher
  • Successfully completed the pre-internship class
  • Completed 18 hrs. of coursework

Students complete the internship in the summer between their junior and senior years and are required to:

  • Complete a minimum of 50 clock hours for each credit hour received, which will total 150 hours for three credit hours
  • Maintain a work schedule over at least an eight-week period, communicating regularly with the director of interns
  • Submit pre-approved scheduled assignments that address the eight issues in the department's internship manual as they apply to policies and procedures of the business sponsoring the internship
  • Act, dress, and conduct themselves as professional employees
  • Submit final projects and present the result to the CARS faculty and appropriate external audiences

Recent Internship Sites

  • American Eagle Outfitters
  • Ann Taylor
  • Armani Exchange
  • Banana Republic
  • Betsy Johnson
  • Bella
  • Blue Zoom Marketing Agency
  • Bonaventure
  • Stella McCartney
  • Esp Trendlab
  • Coplon's
  • Nordstroms
  • Victoria Secret
  • Design Archives
  • E.A. Davis
  • BET CBS Broadcaster Center
  • Salvador Dali Museum
  • Dillards
  • Pesavento Couture
  • Lincoln Financial Group
  • New York and Company
  • No Sweat Apparel
  • Mack and Mack
  • Marilyn's Modeling
  • National Robe Corporation
  • Abercrombie and Fitch
  • NC Shakespeare Festival
  • Rebecca & Company
  • Roberta Fassett
  • Sara Lee Intimate Apparel
  • Sara Lee Quality Control
  • Sara Lee Showroom
  • Sara Lee Sourcing
  • Sears
  • Sisters Jewelry & Gifts
  • VF Jeanswear
  • J Crew
  • Vibe Magazine
  • Wells Hosiery
  • Four Seasons Town Centre
  • Diva Couture Fabric and Design
  • International Textile Group
  • Sag Harbor/ Kellwood Comp


FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT:


Director of Internships
Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies
210 Stone Building 
PO Box 26170 
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170
Phone: (336) 334-5250
Fax: (336) 334-5614
E-mail: CARS@uncg.edu

Page updated: 13-Sep-2007

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Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
210 Stone Building, P.O. Box 26170 - UNCG
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170
VOICE 336.334.5250
FAX 336.334.5614
EMAIL CARS@uncg.edu