Internships make amazing doors. Some come with glass windows that allow you to see through, others are solid wood doors so you dont know whats on the other side until you walk through, and a last group is more like a safe door where you really need the combination just to open it.
No matter what type of door stands before you, they always lead to opportunity. At the very least you have one more experience to put on a resume.
Sometimes one internship will lead to the next, either with the same company in subsequent years, or with different companies in the same industry.
One of the best possible outcomes is when your internship turns into a job offer. One of my friends received a $10,000 signing bonus for accepting the job offer from the company she interned with!
Another good possibility is further definition or even a change in your life's goals. Maybe you thought you really wanted to write for a travel journal, but your summer experience made you realize you'd rather write for a political magazine.
Internships also offer exposure to office politics without actually having to be involved. Sometimes this can put you directly in front of executives of the company, which then puts you in great position (if you impress) to pick up another internship or job offer.
No matter what type of door stands before you, they always lead to opportunity. At the very least you have one more experience to put on a resume.
Sometimes one internship will lead to the next, either with the same company in subsequent years, or with different companies in the same industry.
One of the best possible outcomes is when your internship turns into a job offer. One of my friends received a $10,000 signing bonus for accepting the job offer from the company she interned with!
Another good possibility is further definition or even a change in your life's goals. Maybe you thought you really wanted to write for a travel journal, but your summer experience made you realize you'd rather write for a political magazine.
Internships also offer exposure to office politics without actually having to be involved. Sometimes this can put you directly in front of executives of the company, which then puts you in great position (if you impress) to pick up another internship or job offer.
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