The Scoop Summer 2016 | Page 11

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your own knowledge

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When you intern, you gain skills that are valuable and transferrable to your future endeavours. Skills can range from data entry to knowing how to give a shot to a patient. Of course, the skills you gain depends on the internship, but the skills are really worth gaining.

5 Reasons to Look into Internships

By saying brand yourself, I mean to sell yourself as a person that employers want to employ. Internships help you build yourself and add value to your professional career. Afterall, you are valuable.

Brand Yourself

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By interning, you will get to expand your knowledge in areas you might never think possible. For example, I used to work with Irish immigrants and I gained knowledge on the different types of visa into the United States and how hard it is to get accepted for one. It’s really “broadens your horizons” as I like to say.

Develop Employable skills

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