A varied list of music-related organizations to contact supplements the creative ideas in the text.

This book surveys all of the many internship and volunteer opportunities available for those who like to build things including shipbuilding and instrument-making to cabinetry and furniture-making, to civil engineering and architecture.

Opportunities are harder to find, so it is very important to have an edge on the competition. A way to do this is to gain experience beforehand through volunteer or internship programs.

An internship or volunteer opportunity in film or television can be an important stepping-stone to a career in the entertainment industry.

Further, there are sections of the book that offer practical actionable advice on how to research and pursue these opportunities.

Students learn that internships and volunteer positions can give them a foot in the door for permanent employment in math or science careers.

In addition to being an exciting introduction, this book is also practical, providing a roadmap for readers on where to search for opportunities and how to get a foot in the door.

Whether young people like cats or canaries, pugs or pigs, horses or seahorses, they can look for an internship or volunteer position where they can be around those animals.

INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIPS & VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS provides options for "internationalists" at all career stages, from students to professionals.