Bunker Hill Community College

Internship Network

Student Benefits

• 80% of Employers offer internships • 70% of Employers extend job offers to their interns • 50% of Employers offer higher salaries to students with Internship experience • 60% of Graduates hired by Employers had internship experience
**2006 Survey, National Association of Colleges and Employers

Get Your Foot in the Door
On-the-job Training and Mentorship
Meaningful Real World Assignments
Build Your Confidence
Network with Industry Professionals
Relevant Work Experience at Top of Resume
Test Drive A Career
Higher Salary Potential
Earn Academic Credit or Honors

How do I Begin?
- Check to see if an internship is Required for your major. If yes, be sure to consult with your faculty advisor.
- Think about organizations, companies, or public sector opportunities where you want to intern. Check the D Lounge or your departmental bulletin boards for ideas.
- Identify 3 major learning objectives for your internship.
- Search current opportunities in the Internship Handbook located in Career Services, Room M101. Many more internships can also be found at the website links below.
- Brush up your resume. Attend a Resume workshop or make an appointment with Career Services.
- Make an appointment with the Internship Coordinator to help identify, prepare, apply, and interview!

To Qualify:
- Earn a GPA of 2.5 or higher.
- Students are usually required to work a minimum of 10 hours a week for 12 weeks.
- Meet specific internship requirements that may ask for additional qualifications, courses, U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Residency.

ACADEMIC Credit: If an internship is not a Required course for your major, ask the Internship Coordinator about eligibility for credit or Honors options.

An internship is considered part of a student's total educational process. While some internships may be paid, it is not intended to be a primary source of income for students.

Sharon Schaff
Internship Programs
Room B211D, 617-228-2023
sschaff@bhcc.mass.edu

Links
BostonWorks Student BLOG
IMDiversity
Idealist.org
Intern Web
Internship Programs
InternJobs
Princeton Review Internships
New England Jobs
GoCampus Career Builder

def
in-tern-ship [in-turn-ship]
-noun [Origin: 1900–05; intern2 + -ship]
1. the state or condition of being an intern.
2. the period during which a person serves as an intern.
3. any official or formal program to provide practical experience for beginners in an occupation or profession: an internship for management trainees.

net-work [net-wurk]
-noun [Origin: 1550–60; 1910–15 for def. 2; net1 + work]
1. any netlike combination of filaments, lines, veins, passages, or the like: a network of arteries; a network of sewers under the city.
2. a system of interrelated buildings, offices, stations, etc., esp. over a large area or throughout a country, territory, region, etc.: a network of supply depots.
3. Electricity. an arrangement of conducting elements, as resistors, capacitors, or inductors, connected by conducting wire.
4. a netting or net.
5. an association of individuals having a common interest, formed to provide mutual assistance, helpful information, or the like: a network of recent college graduates.

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1)Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006

Famous Interns
Madeleine Albright - The Denver Post
Steven Bochco - Universal Studios
Bill Bradley - Capitol Hill, DC
Dick Clark - WRUN (Utica, NY)
Patrick Ewing - Capitol Hill, DC
Bill Gates - Congressional Page
Spike Lee - Columbia Pictures
Brooke Shields - San Diego Zoo
Donald Trump - Trump Corporation (construction)
Sigourney Weaver - Williamstown Theater Festival
Oprah Winfrey - WTVF-TV (Nashville, TN)
Frank Lloyd Wright - With Representative Robert Stephens, Jr.

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