Why Intern

Internships are a great way to learn about a potential career or particular area of interest before graduating from college. Many schools offer credit for the time you spend working and learning outside of the classroom. Most internships can be fit in around your class schedule, or can take place during your summers off from school.

There are many benefits to internships including: gaining valuable work experience, building professional relationships, gaining confidence in your abilities, and building a stronger resume. Though rare, some internships might even be paid. In today’s competitive job market internships can give recent college graduates the competitive edge they need to get hired. Employers may be more interested in hiring a job candidate that has interned in their career field. Graduates that have interned may need less training and may be more committed to the career field if they have already worked in it. Most importantly, sometimes internships turn into full-time jobs. According to Peter Vogt at Monstertrak.com, up to 85 percent of companies consider interns or temporary employees when they recruit for full-time positions.

Volunteering to Make a Difference

By Debby Scire
Executive Director
Campus Compact for New Hampshire

“Service learning has given me the opportunity to connect what I have learned in the classroom with real-world experiences,” said Jeremy Foskitt, a political science major at Plymouth State University who graduated in 2007.

Jeremy is part of a growing number of students who are actively engaged in service outside the classroom. Jeremy has been organizing events that call attention to the growing problem of hunger and homelessness in the state of New Hampshire. His decision to major in political science has been reinforced by his community service activities, which have led to serving as a student leader for an alternative Spring Break trip and to Washington, DC where he and other New Hampshire students spoke directly to the New Hampshire congressional delegations. Jeremy said, “I have learned a lot during my visits to Washington. It is a different type of experience outside of the classroom that teaches students to become young advocates for challenges facing our society”.