Finding a great internship is incredibly important to any college student who wants to maximize their chance of landing the best entry-level job or other career opportunity upon graduation. Quality internships provide students and even recent graduates with the opportunity to gain experience in their chosen career path, learn whether they are well suited for that career path, create a network of contacts, and gain school credits.
Internships are essentially temporary-to-permanent employment relationships through which both the employee and employer are able to learn if they are a good fit for each other. Interns may be paid, unpaid, or partially paid in the form of a stipend. The more difficult it is for an employer to hire and retain quality interns, the more likely it is that those interns will be paid and paid well. When potentially quality interns are abundant, employers tend to offer little to no pay.
Regardless of whether the employer offers a paid internship, the work must be directly related to the career path of the intern. It is this apprenticeship-like aspect to internships that can make them an expensive form of employment to some employers as interns are virtually always lacking in experience and inexperienced workers tend to require the highest level of supervision. So even if an employer isn’t paying their interns a wage, the employer is still incurring a cost to employ those interns.
The most highly sought after interns are those offered by employers with strong brands and which offer the intern the opportunity to be paid well and get great experience. CollegeRecruiter.com typically has thousands of job posting ads from employers who want to hire interns but students who are seeking paid internships are most likely to find them in the following fields:
Are you already registered with CollegeRecruiter.com as a job seeker? If so, then proceed directly to our Job Seeker Login page. Not yet registered? Go to our Get Started page where you can post your resume. You'll then want to search for entry level jobs, internships, volunteer opportunities, or other job openings which match your interests.
