In Milestone 3, you’ll turn your career goals into real-world experience. Through Experiential Learning—including internships, micro-internships, simulations, and more—you’ll build skills, apply your knowledge, and make professional connections.

You’ll complete this milestone over time as you gain experience. Explore opportunities below to get started.

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Refine Your Skills and Gain Experience with Forage

Step into the world of virtual job simulations with Forage and enhance your career skills to gain practical experience! Forage offers a unique platform where you can engage in over 300 free virtual work experiences designed by more than 125 leading companies worldwide. These job simulations not …

By Christy Grayum
Christy Grayum Career Advisor
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Workshop: Gaining Experience with Forage Simulations

Watch this workshop to learn how to use Forage work simulations to gain industry-relevant experience.

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Career Resources

How to Avoid Fraudulent Job/Internship Postings

Warning signs.

There are common “red flags” that we encourage you to look for as you evaluate opportunities, as they …

Experiential Learning: Career Success Checklist

This checklist helps you succeed in micro-internships, volunteering, simulations, and other hands-on learning. It walks you through key steps to …

This toolkit will help you reflect on the skills and connections you built during your experiential learning. It provides actionable …

This helpful resource will help you compare common experiential learning paths and select opportunities that meet your needs.

To locate …

Download the Preferences Identifier document to better understand your experiential learning needs.

To locate the file, follow these steps:

Contact & Location

Phone
877-214-7008 option 3
Address

4001 S 700 East, #700
Salt Lake City, UT 84107

Career Service Hours

Monday 6:00 am - 7:00 pm MST
Tuesday 6:00 am - 7:00 pm MST
Wednesday 6:00 am - 7:00 pm MST
Thursday 6:00 am - 7:00 pm MST
Friday 6:00 am - 7:00 pm MST
Saturday by appointment only
Sunday by appointment only

Office hours nationwide are 6am MST to 7pm MST.  Appointment and drop-in hours are available on weekends. Please reach out to careers@wgu.edu for assistance at any time.