Benefits of Internships

Internship resources are provided by Career Connections to reveal viable career paths through hands-on learning experiences in a variety of areas of interest. Completing internships during college allows students to explore and experiment while gaining professional experience and exposure. Additionally, interning helps participants develop essential skills and build the confidence to secure a first job or graduate school opportunity.

Some of the obvious advantages an internship offers:

• Learn more about a chosen field.
• Apply classroom theory to real work situations.
• Become more knowledgeable about general work functions in particular fields.
• Identify and/or test interests and talents.
• Investigate organizational cultures.
• Learn career-related skills.
• Identify transferable skills.
• Strengthen written and oral skills.
• See if a selected career path is one you truly wish to travel.
• Find out what it's like to work in a business environment.
• Enhance and strengthen your resume.
• Make contacts to gain future employment.
• Bridge between college and work.
• Stimulate new interest in academic course work and frequently develop an interdisciplinary perspective.
• Gain an increased awareness of skills, attributes, personal qualities and values.

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