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Wednesday, October 29, 2008

College Internship - Figuring Out What You Want to Do

By Vickie Faria

It can be very frustrating trying to figure out what you want to do with your life. In college it is often much more fun to go out with friends than to spend time thinking about what type of job you would like to have after you graduate. It can also be very frustrating trying to decide if you are in the right college major.

Although college classes can give you a glimpse of the types of things to expect in your chosen career field, one of the best ways that you can figure out if you are on the right track is to take a college internship. A college internship can be a great way to figure out if you will enjoy doing the work in the career field that you are studying while in college. Most internship college opportunities give you the chance to work on several project that can give you a feel for the type of work that you can expect to do after graduating from college. This can be of great help to you if you are still unsure if you have chosen the right college major. Even if you think that you have chosen a college major that you will love doing after graduating from college, you may be surprised to find that actually do not enjoy the line of work you have chosen after you have completed an internship college.

Further, if you do find that you enjoy the work that you do in your college internship, this can help solidify your career choice and can give you more confidence in your abilities to work in a professional setting. Many students that complete an internship college have never worked in a professional setting so they are a little timid when they first begin an internship. By the end of their time at the internship however, there is usual a drastic change, not only in their job skills and knowledge, but in their confidence levels as well.

Another good thing about completing a college internship is that if you find that you do not enjoy the career field that you have chosen after completing your internship, you may still have time to change your college major to something that fits into your interests.

A college internship is also a great way to build references that you will need to land a high paying job after you graduate from college. An excellent reference can be the deal breaker when potential employers are considering you for a job. Even if an interview went great for you with a potential employer, they will be more likely to hire the candidate that was given excellent references.

Whatever your reasons are for taking an internship, it will likely only benefit you in the long run. If you are worried about not having enough time to dedicate to an internship due to your homework, you could try completing one during your summer break so that it does not interfere with your class work.


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