Why Internships are Important
If you are wondering why internships are important, the reasons are endless!
First and foremost – employers value internships! Whether you are a Freshman, Sophomore, Junior or Senior, internships should be a part of your college experience. In fact, multiple internships should be part of your long term career strategy.
Here are just some of the ways that an internship helps a college student:
Explore a career or an industry from the inside.
Develop industry-specific job skills and abilities.
Gain real industry knowledge and workplace insight to bring back to the classroom.
Build a professional network of contacts including mentors and sponsors.
Master the job search process.
Get a full time career offer even before graduation. Research by NACE uncovered that companies offer 72% of their interns full-time employment after graduation. This means that internships are a powerful element of kickstarting your career.
Most employers consider internship experiences as legitimate working experience when they evaluate your job application materials in the hiring process. Having multiple internships could definitely be a substitute for one to two years of work experience on a resume.