Internships

By Kevin Enriquez, Campus Representative, Drexel University

The value of any internship is not determined on how much money you obtain but on the experience you gain. Real life is much more than text books and lectures, you learn faster with hands on experience and most internships provide that learning experience. Differentiate your internships as well, try to look at all the fields your interested in; internships are suppose to help you find out what career you want to choose. It will also give you an idea of what's expected from you such as job deadlines, Microsoft office proficiency, and creative thinking. Take notes, keep track of your challenges and write down your solutions, take each internship as a real class.

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As a college student, your first experience with Corporate America should not be in your final year of school. During your college years, you have the opportunity to intern at various companies throughout this nation. But, without this valuable work experience, your future jobs choices may be limited.

Take Advantage of Internships

Many companies allow college students to intern during summer months. Other companies offer internships to college students throughout the year. You should apply to several internships in your first year of college. As a college student, not only will you possibly land an internship, but you also will gain interview experience. You might laugh at my previous statement; however, many thirty years olds are not prepared for entry-level jobs interviews.

Fortunately for me I go to Drexel University which has a CO-OP program which implements 3 six month internships along with school work. I intend to use those 3 CO-OP opportunities to explore the different fields of business ranging from entrepreneurship, marketing and finance. I expect to learn inside the classroom as well as inside an internship. The way I see it is school prepares me to perform, and I show how well I perform during an internship. Take advantage of all the opportunities you can get, keep yourself busy and as an added bonus you can even make some money.