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The latter is an important finding: students are more likely to do multiple internships when they are
not working paid side jobs. This underscores the paid internship argument and providing students
with a career-relevant paid internship over a likely career-irrelevant side job.
Paid Internships Not Yet the Norm
Describing their most recent internship, 48.3 percent
of seniors were paid and 6.5 percent received a stipend.
More likely to have held paid internships are:
• Male students: 60.6 percent versus 40.2 percent of
females.
• Career-oriented majors: 54.2 percent versus 31.4
percent of academic-oriented majors.
• Students attending private and state colleges, at
48.6 percent and 48.4 percent versus community
college at 37.5 percent.
• Students in the Midwest (54.6 percent) and West
(51.5 percent) versus Northeast (43.5%) and South
(45.6 percent).
Paid Internships Help Students Lock in Jobs Early
In April 2014, when this survey was fielded, 65.3 percent of seniors had started to look for jobs. Others
either had not yet started the search or plan to attend grad school or not join the workforce right
away. The majority of those already searching for jobs had not yet received offers.
As can be expected given the uneven job market across the country, regional differences exist with
students in the South being less likely to already have job offers in hand (13.3 percent).
Have you been applying for jobs for once you graduate?
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not working paid side jobs. This underscores the paid internship argument and providing students
with a career-relevant paid internship over a likely career-irrelevant side job.
Paid Internships Not Yet the Norm
Describing their most recent internship, 48.3 percent
of seniors were paid and 6.5 percent received a stipend.
More likely to have held paid internships are:
• Male students: 60.6 percent versus 40.2 percent of
females.
• Career-oriented majors: 54.2 percent versus 31.4
percent of academic-oriented majors.
• Students attending private and state colleges, at
48.6 percent and 48.4 percent versus community
college at 37.5 percent.
• Students in the Midwest (54.6 percent) and West
(51.5 percent) versus Northeast (43.5%) and South
(45.6 percent).
Paid Internships Help Students Lock in Jobs Early
In April 2014, when this survey was fielded, 65.3 percent of seniors had started to look for jobs. Others
either had not yet started the search or plan to attend grad school or not join the workforce right
away. The majority of those already searching for jobs had not yet received offers.
As can be expected given the uneven job market across the country, regional differences exist with
students in the South being less likely to already have job offers in hand (13.3 percent).
Have you been applying for jobs for once you graduate?
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