Internship Sales Group Project

Why YOU Should Intern

All students are searching for the one thing that will put them a notch above other graduates when it comes to finally finding a career in the area they’ve dreamed about. Well what most students don’t know is that Internships are the easiest, most attainable, and most fun way of getting that advantage. Our group has researched the six best and most relatable reasons why every student should do an internship.

1. Internships turn into job offers. It’s important to make a good impression as someone at your internship may be a future employer. Doing an internship helps you tap into the gold mine of references available for your career field. It will also allow you to make valuable connections with future employers and others you would not have come into contact with otherwise.

2. Internships set you apart. With more college graduates now than ever, it is important to find something that separates you from the rest of the job-hungry graduates, and an internship is just the thing! Show your future employer that you not only excelled academically, but that you have been able to apply that knowledge in real-life situations. He/she will be more likely to hire someone who is already familiar with the career field and has proven they will stick with it.

3. The experience and knowledge learned through an internship cannot be acquired in a classroom. Those who complete an internship will put into practice that which they have been taught throughout their years of college. Internships give students an opportunity to continue learning about their field of choice and fine-tune the skills they are developing to use in the work force.

4. Employers see their internship programs as the best path to hiring new candidates. Employers reported that nearly 36 percent of the new college graduates they hired came from their own internship programs. Quality internships produce the highest quality candidates, the most productive hires, and the hires with the most retention rates. So, doing that internship just might end up in permanent job for you.

5. Doing an internship can increase your salary right from the start. In 2005, the NACE reported the employers that hired entry-level candidates with internship experience were paid 6.5 percent more than those without experience.

6. An internship gives you the opportunity to take your career for a test drive. You might discover that your planned career field is not what you planned it to be. You also have the opportunity to try out new fields of interest by doing an internship and find what is going to work best for you and you may possibly be able to test out creative ways to combine your interests to ultimately have the career you really want and will be happy with.

If you are thinking about doing an internship, these are points you should use to help you make that decision. Internships give you REAL life experience in any field you are interested in and give you the opportunity to get your foot in the door.