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Internship Advice
The Career Coach reviews internship options available to Holt students.
Marian Cacciatore
Issue date: 11/5/04 Section: Holt News
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Dear Career Coach,
I have decided to attempt an Internship in Spring. What are the steps that I need to follow? Patricia '06
First I want to applaud your initiative! An internship is one of the best ways to get "insider information" on a particular career path and to confirm that this is the right direction for you. Students report the following results from their internship experiences:
Students have received offers of employment from the experience.
Students have been able to network! This is critical since 3 out of 4 jobs are filled through networking!
Students learn what they like and dislike. Sometimes a student determines that a particular career path is not right for them! This is valuable information to learn while still in school.
Students seeking a new career path have experienced successful transitions through networking.
Even students working full-time have utilized effective strategies to complete an internship. Creativity is required!
There are two different ways to complete an internship. A student can complete it for academic credit through the Independent Study process or the student can complete it for professional development only. While some employers require that it be done for academic credit others are flexible on this issue.
The professional experience option is available to all students and is done strictly for the experience. (Not class credit!) This can be a paid or unpaid role. Typically, the student commits to a semester of work and the hours are agreed upon by the internship site and the student. There are no Rollins deadlines or forms to fill out.
The other option is to complete an Independent Study- Internship. This option allows a student to receive elective class credit for the experience. Because of the class credit, there are understandably a number of requirements that must be met:
The student must be a junior or senior and must have completed at least 30 hours at Rollins.
I have decided to attempt an Internship in Spring. What are the steps that I need to follow? Patricia '06
First I want to applaud your initiative! An internship is one of the best ways to get "insider information" on a particular career path and to confirm that this is the right direction for you. Students report the following results from their internship experiences:
Students have received offers of employment from the experience.
Students have been able to network! This is critical since 3 out of 4 jobs are filled through networking!
Students learn what they like and dislike. Sometimes a student determines that a particular career path is not right for them! This is valuable information to learn while still in school.
Students seeking a new career path have experienced successful transitions through networking.
Even students working full-time have utilized effective strategies to complete an internship. Creativity is required!
There are two different ways to complete an internship. A student can complete it for academic credit through the Independent Study process or the student can complete it for professional development only. While some employers require that it be done for academic credit others are flexible on this issue.
The professional experience option is available to all students and is done strictly for the experience. (Not class credit!) This can be a paid or unpaid role. Typically, the student commits to a semester of work and the hours are agreed upon by the internship site and the student. There are no Rollins deadlines or forms to fill out.
The other option is to complete an Independent Study- Internship. This option allows a student to receive elective class credit for the experience. Because of the class credit, there are understandably a number of requirements that must be met:
The student must be a junior or senior and must have completed at least 30 hours at Rollins.