Why You Should Take an Internship
There are a number of reasons why you probably don’t want to do an internship. These may include:
It doesn’t pay a lot of money.
It will be menial jobs.
You have enough work with school alone.
While these are all valid points, it is still in your best interest to get an internship. There are a number of places in your area that will want an intern, and there is neither a guarantee that it will be a long list of menial jobs, neither is it a guarantee that you will get what you wanted out of it. You will have to check out each specific internship before such a thing can be determined. There are a number of good reasons why you should take an internship though.
1. Internships often turn into jobs. Southwestern company is famous for this. College students often intern with them and find themselves working full time for the company four years later. There are a number of other companies that will do that too.
2. Experience in the field of your interest. If there is a chance that you are going to get a job from them, you should choose internships that are in a field you want to go into. If you don’t end up getting the job you at least have some experience with the field now. When you apply to other companies in the field they will be more likely to pay you more because of that.
3. Some money is better than no money. While it might not be a lot of money, in college some money is usually better than no money.
4. Flexible Hours. When it comes to schedules, most internships are good at working around your schedule so that you can get the optimum amount of money and get your work done. Some internships like those at Southwestern Company , or some 9-5 companies are only during the summer, which will not cut into your school times.
5. Build your network. If you don’t get a job directly from it often you will get a job indirectly from it. Maybe one of your internship’s customer’s hires you, or a friend of the owner or manager. There are a number of ways that having a bigger network can help you.
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