Newswise — Internship experience gives new grads a competitive edge. Sixty-three percent of graduating seniors have had at least one internship and seven of 10 interns are offered full-time jobs by their employers, according to internships.com.
“More career development offices are focusing on getting students internships and connecting them early and often with faculty, staff, mentors, alumni and parents who can help them identify their interests and strengths," says Andy Chan, vice president of career development at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C. "Internships are key to helping students make the transition from college to career.”
As a business major and art history minor, Wake Forest senior Emily Bandyk worked on a classroom case study transitioning L’Oreal’s Plentitude line in France to appeal to American women. By networking with a Wake alumna and promoting her hands-on case study experience, she landed a summer internship at L’Oreal. Six months later, she was offered a full-time position working on the company’s luxury division in New York.
“I landed my pie in the sky, shoot for the stars dream job,” Emily says.
Chan and Bandyk are both available for interviews.
As a national leader in rethinking the college to career experience, Wake Forest has been at the forefront of transforming the traditional, outdated concept of “career services” into a holistic, four-year approach to personal and career development.
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