Results & Outcomes

Internship/Externship Opportunities

Internship Benefits

Employers and graduate schools are looking for the same thing - the skills needed to do the job and proof that you can handle the work. Many employers are now only hiring graduates with some type of experience.

A post-graduation survey indicated that 48 percent of the seniors who were accepted into a job or graduate school by graduation also participated in a job experience as undergraduates. An increasing number of students are being offered jobs at the end of their junior year following internship experiences.

Internships, volunteer experiences, research, and other job site experience help you:

• explore career options in a work environment
• gain valuable, on-site job experience
• demonstrate your commitment to a field
• gain confidence in a professional settings
• ease the transition from college to career
• develop employment skills and work habits
• get a head start on the job search and networking processes
• develop management and communications skills
• enhance your leadership and teamwork abilities