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Internships: What’s It Worth?
By admin | December 9, 2006
Do you like what you’re doing in your career today? Was there a career path that you wish you would have chosen but now that its twenty years down the road, the dream seems almost impossible? Many students within today’s society have taken full advantage of internship programs. As the cost of college tuition rises, making a career mistake can cost thousands and students are becoming more careful in what paths they have taken to become a career oriented individual.
Tricia is a senior at the University of Toledo, her major is marketing. In 2003, she made the decision to attend Kent State University and enrolled in the fashion merchandising program. After a year of college, Tricia, analyzed the current economic situation and put reality into play, switching her major to marketing and transferring to the University of Toledo. By making this change early, she was able to transfer credits towards a degree that was practical. Therefore, she was able to take full advantage of internship programs and decided what form of marketing she wanted to focus in, while keeping her dream in becoming a famous designer in the back of her head. With the experience she had obtained, she decided to fulfill her dream and secured a position with a local department store.
Marcus graduated from a local community college with a degree in finance, over twenty years ago. He has been employed at the same company for the past twelve years, and has discovered that he really isn’t happy with his current situation. He analyzed his problem and had discovered that he’d most likely be happy in a field that helped people, such as a firefighter. At the age of 42, he knows that this is next to impossible to make a career change this late. However, should Marcus have taken advantage of available internships, he would have been able to explore numerous job opportunities.
An internship is something that you should never turn your back on. They do not always pay the best, but take it as a learning opportunity where you have the ability to weigh out the pros and cons to the field or position. Some might think that they are wasting their time now by working in such program, but that time is only wasted to those who don’t take full advantage of it and discover that they made a mistake later in life. You never know until you try.
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