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Internships / Co-ops

Internships and co-ops are a great way to earn and learn. You can earn money, credit, and increased marketability for the permanent job search while learning more about a specific field and applying classroom knowledge in a corporate environment.

tw.jpg"Internship experience is the key to putting yourself ahead of the competition. To a prospective employer, prior employment experience illustrates initiative on the part of a student, a sense of career direction, and confirms that he or she has been exposed to work in an office environment."
~ Gina Vaglia, Towers Watson

  • Approximately 83% of employers use internships to “test drive” job candidates

  • Over 75% of 2009 graduates held an internship during their college careers

  • 68% of former interns were offered full time positions by their internship employer

An internship (semester experience) or a co-op (two semester experience) helps to give you the experience needed to obtain a full time job. Start by researching the careers you are interested in, then use Smeal Symplicity (online job posting system) to review and apply to internship/co-op postings.