Written by Christina B, English ’18
Planning for life after college is extremely unnerving. We prepare ourselves for the job search, hoping that our education taught us the skills to succeed. In the backs of our minds, we know that hands on experience is vital; sitting in a classroom can only teach us the concepts and we must apply them to action ourselves. Internships have become the platform by which college undergrads can put their knowledge to the test in a real, “adulting” job. Equipped with the fundament
als learned in class, interns gain experience and skills required by specific industries that cannot, necessarily, be taught in traditional classroom settings. To help further student’s opportunities to acquire internships, companies have been coming to the UP campus and recruiting students for summer internships. These companies span a few disciplines including accounting and finance.
We are happy to continue hosting these companies and proud of our UP students that spend summers learning from the source. See what some of the summer interns of 2017 have to say about their experiences.
Read about Sam Wynter’s internship at Northwestern Mutual here
Read about Lauren Reid’s internship at U.S. Bank here
Read about Mari DaRos’ internship at Kroger Co. here
market inundated with 22-year-olds that have Bachelor’s degrees in things like Marketing, English or Political Science, employers search for those that stand out. Students who are published with faculty’s research, who volunteered abroad, who founded a non-profit. We see the articles and the videos of 16-year-old entrepreneurs inventing knick-knacks that earn millions, six figure revenues before they’re 20. Meanwhile, as a 22-year-old college senior, I barely
