Summer internships, along with GPAs, have been shown to be the best predictors of post-graduate success, according to the NACE report, “ The Impact of Undergraduate Internships on Post-Graduate Outcomes for the Liberal Arts. ” But one aspect of the internship experience that was not addressed in this or other studies is the difficulty in finding temporary intern housing, especially in expensive cities like New York, Washington, D.C., and Chicago
1 Comment - You're right, there is a pretty big gap in the literature about best practices for securing housing for summer internships; it's definitely something I'll be paying closer attention to in the future when advising students about internships!
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Conversations range from career workshop topics to internship housing, with NACE members generously sharing everything from syllabi, marketing materials, and surveys to documents on career planning and working with faculty
As stated in the article “ 5 Must-Dos for First-Time Intern Managers ” managing interns is just like managing company employees
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Summer interns will be arriving next month, so now is the time to get ready...Interns know when companies are prepared
It’s an immersive experience, so the intern is constantly hearing and relying on their language skills to get around town, make friends, order food, buy groceries, and more. Most of the time, interns abroad are also exposed to a foreign language at the office
If you ever visit Chile, you’ll realize immediately that your textbook Spanish won’t get you far. Though most of Latin America boasts their own regional slang, Chileans take creative language to the next level. You’ll hear words like “cachai?” ( you know? ) and “weon” ( dude ), more than...
Young people who dare to intern or work abroad early in their careers bring a global mindset to their industries and future employers
This way interns are not just making friends with their co-workers, who are likely locals. They’ll establish relationships with interns from all over the world—anybody who is part of the program
Our career fields don’t exist in a bubble—most professions exist around the world. While abroad, interns are able to identify differences and similarities of their field in another cultural context