Why internships matter

crazed
Tue, 14 Aug 2012 11:09:24 +0000

Some things to add:
Not all fields have appropriate internships.
Those of us (well not me) that can offer internships, paid or not, to those that need them, please do. It makes a big difference to these kids.

Engineering son (a field where internships are not required, but should be) had a paid internship between soph and jr years and again this summer (different firm) between jr and sr years. He was told to expect a a job offer before he leaves (this week). Internship came with nice salary and stipend for summer living expenses (apartment). Like OP’s daughter, he will enter Sr year with employment in hand upon graduation. So happy for him, especially in this economy. Kudos to his school (SUNY Buffalo) for a great Fall job fair (for internships and graduation employment). Son secured both summer internships with firms represented there.

AGAIN: Please post a plea on FB for others to copy for all who can provide internship experience to college students to do so. Building a resume is quite important for all these kids. (For some majors internships/observation hrs are required and easy to get: ie: student teaching, PT OT Speech, Audiology… we always take kids, but others like business, marketing, engineering, etc. where internships are not required it can be harder to get someone to hire you for the summer.)