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Preparing for Internships
Chapter Highlights
• Online career profiles are a given for most students, especially as they approach
graduation: 86.2 percent of seniors have online profiles for career purposes. This share
is even higher among graduate students at 89.2 percent.
• With a host of options, LinkedIn (76.7 percent) and InternMatch (40.6 percent) are the
career profiles of choice, but students named dozens of other examples demonstrating
wide engagement with online profiles, and internship and job search sites.
• As to being contacted regarding internship opportunities, students prefer email (78.4
percent) and phone (19.8 percent), but some indicated equal preference for all methods.
• With nearly half of students rating “being compensated” a very important factor when
considering internships, the survey probed into students’ thoughts on a fair hourly
wage. Across respondents, this amount averaged to $12.45, with slightly higher averages
in the Northeast and West. Other variables impacting the amount include gender, year
in college, major and the type of college.
Students Are Highly Engaged in Online Career Profiles
The vast majority of students, 83.4 percent, have started to develop online profiles for career purposes.
The further along in their college education, the higher the likelihood of having an online career
profile.
LinkedIn and InternMatch Are Career Profiles of Choice
Among the more than seven thousand respondents who maintain career profiles online, LinkedIn
and Internmatch are the most frequently used, at 76.7 percent and 40.6 percent, respectively. Many
students maintain more than one profile and 9.0 percent also have personally-built websites to
showcase their career profile.
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Chapter Highlights
• Online career profiles are a given for most students, especially as they approach
graduation: 86.2 percent of seniors have online profiles for career purposes. This share
is even higher among graduate students at 89.2 percent.
• With a host of options, LinkedIn (76.7 percent) and InternMatch (40.6 percent) are the
career profiles of choice, but students named dozens of other examples demonstrating
wide engagement with online profiles, and internship and job search sites.
• As to being contacted regarding internship opportunities, students prefer email (78.4
percent) and phone (19.8 percent), but some indicated equal preference for all methods.
• With nearly half of students rating “being compensated” a very important factor when
considering internships, the survey probed into students’ thoughts on a fair hourly
wage. Across respondents, this amount averaged to $12.45, with slightly higher averages
in the Northeast and West. Other variables impacting the amount include gender, year
in college, major and the type of college.
Students Are Highly Engaged in Online Career Profiles
The vast majority of students, 83.4 percent, have started to develop online profiles for career purposes.
The further along in their college education, the higher the likelihood of having an online career
profile.
LinkedIn and InternMatch Are Career Profiles of Choice
Among the more than seven thousand respondents who maintain career profiles online, LinkedIn
and Internmatch are the most frequently used, at 76.7 percent and 40.6 percent, respectively. Many
students maintain more than one profile and 9.0 percent also have personally-built websites to
showcase their career profile.
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