Paid Internship

Benefits of an internship
Internships can make big impacts in people’s lives. Throughout the past few months I was lucky enough to participate in an internship with athletic training to learn the ropes of how it works. My mentor, Mr. Grande showed all the things I was interested in and was able teach me all the important things I need to know about the job. Internships provide people with great experience, amazing connections, and if you’re lucky money. The benefits of an internship are way more powerful than you can imagine and can make or break your career.
One of the most important parts of an internship is the experience that comes along with it. Having job experience gives you an advantage over other people and allows you to build up …show more content…
An internship is supposed to be educational and a great learning experience that helps people decide a path and find your career. Now what can make an internship ten times better is when you have a paid internship. You get all the same education with a paycheck that goes along with it. In the article, Paid Internships Benefits Interns and Employers states, “Studies show that, while nearly half of all graduating college students have performed some kind of internship, those fortunate enough to land a paid internship are more likely to gain a full-time job offer or higher starting salary than those who complete an unpaid internship.” This is showing that people who get paid internships are more likely to benefit from an actual job. This is something I also saw first hand. Sadly my internship over the last few months was not a paid internship but my brothers was. My brother in his last year of college was offered a paid internship from a very good accounting firm and from there he was directly offered a job from the company right after the internship ended. Paid internships are very beneficial on the work force and it is something that should be looked into by many