| An internship is an opportunity for job-seekers to | | | | requirement, for example, it might require the |
| gain experience in the business world without | | | | applicant to be between 18-30 years of |
| having to work a full-time job. Internships are | | | | age.Universities and colleges often offer internship |
| placements, generally for students, where the | | | | programs. You can ask at your campus career |
| intern works for lower pay than if they were | | | | services to find out how your school can help you |
| hired employees. An internship has a set duration | | | | place in a work environment. Some of these |
| of time, as well. The benefit of an internship is | | | | internships might even count for credit towards |
| education; it gives you experience to list on your | | | | your degree, or perhaps be counted on your |
| resume.Internships are ideal for students at all | | | | transcript.There are also private-sector internships |
| levels who are looking for experience in certain | | | | that you can discover. Some of these are at |
| fields. Internships are also helpful for people who | | | | well-established corporations who have one or |
| are looking to change careers and wish to gain | | | | more internship position each summer or each |
| experience in a new field.There are many | | | | year to fill. Your school might also be able to help |
| different kinds of internships. There are paid, | | | | you discover these internships, but it is still |
| unpaid, and partially paid internships. Internships in | | | | ultimately up to you research and find internship |
| the science and technology fields are often paid. | | | | opportunities.International internships are |
| Partially paid internships are remunerated in the | | | | sometimes run by the government or by |
| form of a stipend, awarded at the beginning or | | | | post-secondary schools. These can also be run by |
| end of the internship. A stipend is a sum of | | | | private companies. International internships most |
| money that is granted not on a yearly salary or | | | | often have a language component. These offer |
| hourly wage basis. Stipends are given once. | | | | inexpensive ways to travel as well as the benefit |
| Volunteer internships are good ways to gain | | | | of relevant work experience.Interns go through a |
| experience, and are no less valuable on your | | | | hiring process that is similar to that for a job. |
| resume when you go to find a job.You can get | | | | Prospective interns will be asked to hand in a |
| full-time or part-time internships. Some students | | | | resume and cover letter, as well as potentially |
| choose to work at a full-time internship during the | | | | references. There will probably be an interview |
| summer. There are benefits to each kind of | | | | component of the application process. Internships |
| internship. Full-time internships are often paid, and | | | | can be more competitive to acquire than other |
| they give interns a fairly accurate idea of what | | | | jobs because of the many advantages they offer |
| life is like in the field: be it shift-work or 9-5 | | | | in the job market. The interview is a suitable time |
| computer based office work. Part-time internship | | | | for the employer to explain what they expect |
| work is beneficial when you are not being paid so | | | | from the intern, and for the intern to ask |
| that you can have another job as your main | | | | questions about what the internship will be like. It |
| source of income. It also facilitates career | | | | is important to establish the hours of an |
| changes because it means that you can work in | | | | internship, the duration, the supervision, and the |
| one field and intern in another. It gives a taste of | | | | expectations.There are many advantages to an |
| a field to the intern, perhaps while they are doing | | | | internship aside from simply the experience-based |
| school, so they know what they will be looking for | | | | elements. Often, you will receive mentorship in an |
| and what they will be looking to avoid when they | | | | internship program. You will have an opportunity |
| enter the job market.There are | | | | to network. You will receive references for the |
| government-sponsored internships in Canada and | | | | work that you accomplished, sometimes in the |
| the United States. These internships are | | | | form of a written letter.Interning is often an |
| sometimes political, where you work in Parliament | | | | important step before entering a career in a |
| or on Capitol Hill. There are other | | | | certain field. Good luck as you begin to enter the |
| government-sponsored internships that are | | | | workforce in the field of your dreams!When you |
| language-based or skills based. Check out your | | | | are applying to your internship, make sure that |
| federal and state or provincial governments | | | | you get the position you want by having the |
| because they often offer internships. Some of | | | | resume that stands out. Visit The Guide to |
| these internships are youth internship | | | | Resumes for more information on how to get the |
| opportunities. These can have a specific age | | | | job you want! |