As a high school student , you might be constantly ask yourself questions such as: “What do I want out of college?”, “What do I want to be in life?”, “What should be my career?” I know most students don’t really know what they want to do until their senior year of high school or even after enrolling in college. The best way to figure out what you want to be life is to engage into an internship. Now, I know you might be asking what internships should you indulge in? Well, there are internships for pretty much anything you might want to do. For example, if you want to become a nurse, they might have you be a nurse's assistant or if you want to become a social worker, they have you work as a retention intern. There are many internship opportunities. Here is 5 reasons why you should look into engaging in an internship.
Wise Words from a College Student
2
While engaging in an internship, you should make new connections that could carry through your professional career. I used to intern for Human Service Agency and I have built long-lasting connections. It’s a great way to get to know people professionally.
Network
Gain
Career Related Experience
1
Internships are great to put on your resume
and help give you experience for your future career. They also help you test out different job fields to figure out what you want to do as a career and a lot of them are paid. Think of it as your training for a future that you want to pursue.
by Trayvon Smith
pictures: top:marcguberti.com bottom right: openclipart.org bottom left: imstt.com