Internship Group Project

6 Reasons You must do an internship

1-    There is no better experience than in the field experience.

How many times have you sat in the classroom and said, “How is this going to help me in my career?” With an internship you will be able to see how all your skills will work and what ones you want to continue to develop while in school.

2-    Many employers use internships as the best way to hire new employees.

Many employers are using internship as a pre-screening process for their new hires. Internships produce high quality candidates that result in the most productive new hires! How could you say no to a leg up in the job market?

3-    College Credit!

Probably the most useful credits you can earn in college is those through and internship.

4-    Test Drive that Job

There is nothing worse than graduating from college with your hard earned degree only to realize that you do not love or enjoy your chosen profession. An internship can help you see the ins and outs of your career  to help you make sure you are headed in the right direction

5-    Grow your network

It’s not what you know but who you know. This idiom can prove tricky to graduates who are fresh on the job search. An internship can help you meet some of the people in your industry and give you some credibility when going to all those interviews.

6-    Fill out your resume

Nothing is worse than being told that you need more experience to get a job that would give you the experience. An internship gives you the opportunity to have real world job experience on your resume when searching for your first job. 

How to complete an Internship at UVU

Before

·       ‡Meet with your Career Services Counselor and Department Internship coordinator to discuss where the best place is for you that will match your skills, interests and goals.

·       Make sure you complete the online internship orientation, Learning Agreement and other forms with your Department Coordinator.

During

·       Once you get the internship make sure you are in communication with your Department Internship Coordinator to discuss getting credit for work and how to register for the internship with UVU

·       Communicate with your Department internship Coordinator throughout the internship and bring up and questions of concerns to them.

After

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·       Meet with your site supervisor to discuss and sign your performance evaluation if required. Return the performance evaluation to your Internship Department Coordinator.

·       Complete the online student evaluation and any other documents required by your Department Internship Coordinator.