Benefits of an Internship
- Experience: Internships give you valuable real world work experience in a professional job setting.
- Competitive Edge: Students graduating with internship experiences, in general, are more likely than students without those experiences to find employment upon graduation (National Association of Colleges and Employers Journal 2017).
- Career Exploration: Internships allow you to explore potential careers to help you choose what professions would fit best.
- Professional Skill Development: Interns are engaging in substantive work requiring problem solving, communicating with clients, and project management. The majority of an intern’s time is spent engaged in professional activities.
- Networking: An internship facilitates the development of professional contacts that may help you in the future
- Personal Development: You will develop a personal work ethic and be able to investigate your career interests, prospective career goals, and your approach to a professional workplace