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Internships

Internships go hand in hand with job experience. Without internship experience or a career related part-time job, your resume may look incomplete to a prospective employer. Employers are looking to see if you've applied your study in a real-world experience. Competition in the job market is great; internships open the door.

An internship is a pre-professional career training experience with intentional learning goals. A combination of work and learning; an internship is an opportunity to explore the world of work, build skills and apply what you have learned in the classroom to the professional world. Internships are usually part-time during the academic school year and full-time in the summer. You can also find great opportunities for full-time national internships during the academic year.

An internship can include:

  • Working on individual or group projects
  • Receiving on-site training
  • Participating in staff meetings
  • Learning about a variety of departments in a company
  • Working with a mentor in your field of interest
  • Occasionally performing clerical or departmental duties

Why should I do an Internship?

  • Gain valuable work experience and training
  • Apply the knowledge that you've gained through your classes
  • Enrich your studies and add meaning to your academic goals
  • Verify your choice of major, clarify career choices, and begin to develop your professional self
  • Build career-related skills that look impressive on your résumé