Jobs today: College internships and volunteering
Once upon a time in the Land
of Oh Ap A Dah, college degrees opened the doors to good jobs. In times before Obama,
getting that degree meant employment regardless of the field of study. That was
then. This was now.
The link below is from a Washington Post article that current and soon-to-be college students AND PARENTS should read.
It appeared in the Sunday business section on 1/22/12.
The wise student will read
and study it. Look closely at the unemployment data.
There are two very important
suggestions in this article:
Colleges should provide
internships. Some do not do this for all major areas of study, so students ...
Register for an independent study to
gain some actual experience IN your field of study [and become known]. It goes on your transcript so treat it like a major course.
Tip: As a side note,
students in many fields are required to do internships. Some students who do this are offered jobs
after graduation where they did their internship.
and/or
Volunteer. Pick the local
business, agency or some other place of employment that is in your field of
study. If uncertain where to begin, just go knock on doors. Tell them you are a college student looking for experience in your field of study. Employers are very receptive to college students who are seeking experience. Then, watch and learn on the job. Come away from this
volunteer experience with some knowledge that this is what you want to do. Remember ...
Work that you enjoy is not
work.
TheRightJack would highly
recommend that college students and those about to enter college do both but at
minimum volunteer to get some real world experience.
One more time, study the
unemployment data in this article. That’s an order.
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