The benefits of an Internship
Students who enroll in Internship senior year gain an advantage over their peers both academically and professionally. Internships provide students with the ability experience a real-world work environment and the opportunity to network with professionals, boost confidence, and better understand their own career goals. Internship work experience sets interns apart from their peers when applying to colleges and postsecondary jobs. In addition students:
- recognize how personal skills and talents fit into a career environment
- form accurate perspectives of what skills and education are needed to be successfully employed and get promoted
- apply academic learning to practical situations and bring new perspectives back to the classroom
- develop effective interpersonal skills for the workplace
Don't take our word for it!
These people agree! The benefits of a high school internship are immeasurable!