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Internships provide a unique collaboration between the student and the local business community. Students apply their educational preparation to on-the-job experiences as part of their curriculum. Businesses have the opportunity to utilize a qualified college student to assist with daily operations and/or project-oriented assignments as well as assist the college in producing better-prepared employees of the future.

Three Reasons to Hire an Intern!

Gain Experience!

1While you most certainly won’t be making much money (if any at all) during your internship, you WILL gain some necessary knowledge on the job. Interning will provide you with real world experience and skills that you can add to your resume. Spending time working in the same field as your “dream career” might give you the confidence to continue pursuing that dream, or you might just come to realize that the work isn’t for you. Either way, interning will help in making future decisions.

Work Experience!

2While gaining specific experience in your desired field of study looks great on your resume, obtaining work experience with any organization can be just as important. Employers want to see that you have experience in an office setting around industry professionals. Many employers require entry-level candidates to have past work experience, even if they just graduated from college. Regardless of whether you were answering calls or directly working with team members, experience in an office setting can prove beneficial.

Networking Opportunity!

3Interning will give you the opportunity to make all kinds of contacts. Take every chance you have to learn from others and establish relationships with professionals. Don’t pass up the chance to meet anyone — because you never know, you might need references or a mentor in the future. If you are buried under college coursework and even the thought of applying for internships sounds too stressful, do some research to see if your school will allow you to intern in exchange for school credit. Participating in an internship is important; the kind of experience that you will gain while interning cannot be learned in a classroom..

Great Reason to Become an Intern

An internship offers you the chance to learn by doing in a setting where you are supervised by a work-place professional. You have the opportunity to achieve your own learning goals.

You can earn from 1-4 units toward your degree and/or certification.

Internships can:

  • Help you learn about a career field from the inside
  • Help you decide if this is the right career field for you
  • Enable you to work alongside a professional in your chosen career area
  • Give you new skills and add to your knowledge base
  • Give you confidence in your own abilities
  • Let you apply some of the ideas you’ve learned in school
  • Give you the opportunity to develop your communication and teamwork skills
  • Allow you to meet new people and network with people in your field
  • Provide evidence that you have initiative, are reliable, and have a sense of responsibility
  • Provide a bridge between school and the professional world
  • Make a valuable addition to your resume
  • Open the door to a job offer or a recommendation about the next steps you should take on your career path