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The Quintessential Guide to Finding and Maximizing Internships
Chapter 1: Determining Your Internship Needs and Setting Internship Goals
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- Where do you want to have your internship? If your internship is during the regular
semester, you obviously need an internship close to your college campus, but during the summer
months you may wish to have an internship near home so you can save on expenses (and enjoy
mom or dad's cooking/laundry service/etc.) or in a location where you hope to land a full-time
position when you graduate -- or just to experience a place in which you have never lived before.
- Will you consider both paid and nonpaid internships? It would be great if all internships
paid, but in reality a large number do not - especially in certain industries. So, you need to decide
whether you can afford to not get paid during your internship. One more thing: while it is not
always the case, paid internships tend to be more professional (and you do less grunt work)
because the employer wants to get its money worth from you.
- Do you want college credit for the internship? Many colleges offer at least some college credit for internships. The plus side (besides earning the credits) is that there is usually an internship program with an established list of employers and internships available to you. The down side is that there may be more restrictions on the type and amount of work you can do based on the program guidelines.
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