About Internships

• Pre-Test Your Career: An internship will help you decide on your career path by experiencing different work settings in your field of study. During the internship, you can see how your studies relate to the real world, gaining valuable knowledge without having to make a permanent career decision.

• Gain the Competitive Edge: Studies have found that the majority (80%) of employers would like to hire their interns for permanent positions after graduation. Also, having career-related experience will greatly improve your chances of getting a job that you actually enjoy.

• Contact with Professionals: As an intern, you can make valuable networking contacts with professionals in the field. These contacts will help you locate hidden opportunities in your career area, even in tough job markets.

• Skill Development: There is an old saying, "you can't get a job without experience, but you can't get experience without having a job." The internship process bypasses this proverb, because employers are willing to train you during the internship. As an intern, you will gain the practical skills and knowledge necessary to pursue your career.

• Helping Yourself: Interns have greater self-reliance and independence because of experiencing real-world work environments. Working as an intern, you will learn to be a team member, to interview effectively, and to improve your interpersonal communication.

• Use Your Education: An internship allows you the opportunity to use what you have learned in your courses and apply to real life situations. You also have the chance to learn a few things that are not taught in the classroom, such as working with supervisors, completing work projects that directly impact a company, and learning how a company operates.

• Internship opportunities allow you to witness these challenges firsthand, and assist you in developing a personal set of professional values, ethics and standards.  As a result, you gebin to think like a profuessional in your industry and begin to adjust to the work of work.