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Insights from No-Internship Students
Chapter insights
• Among the 41.5 percent of respondents who have not yet completed any internships,
71.5 percent did search, but never locked in internships. This would imply that demand
outpaces the internship supply.
• Summer classes are the main reason why some students are not planning to look for
internships this year.
• Students who unsuccessfully looked for internships certainly tried their hardest to
find opportunities: they leveraged five to seven different tools and resources, includ-
ing internship and job websites, career centers and career fairs. When comparing their
search tools with those who have completed two or more internships, the main differ-
ences are frequency of leveraging personal networks, including friends and family.
• To be better prepared for future internship searches, students say they could use help in
how to most effectively search for internships and how best to prepare for interviews.
Internship Demand Appears to Outpace Offering
Among the 41.5 percent of respondents who have not completed internships to date, it is not for lack
of trying. In fact, 71.5 percent of these students indicate they looked, but never managed to lock in
an opportunity. Another 16.8 percent looked and found something, but not anything they liked well
enough to accept the offer. More than nine in 10 students looked or plan to look for internships this
summer — a figure that is consistent across demographics, but does increase for students in their
junior and senior years.
Internship search efforts among students without internships to date
A few more insights:
• The likelihood of students searching for an internship increases as they get further along in their
education. For example, 14.4 percent of freshman never searched versus 6.8 percent of seniors. As
found earlier, the sophomore year is a key year for students to start building internship experience.
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Chapter insights
• Among the 41.5 percent of respondents who have not yet completed any internships,
71.5 percent did search, but never locked in internships. This would imply that demand
outpaces the internship supply.
• Summer classes are the main reason why some students are not planning to look for
internships this year.
• Students who unsuccessfully looked for internships certainly tried their hardest to
find opportunities: they leveraged five to seven different tools and resources, includ-
ing internship and job websites, career centers and career fairs. When comparing their
search tools with those who have completed two or more internships, the main differ-
ences are frequency of leveraging personal networks, including friends and family.
• To be better prepared for future internship searches, students say they could use help in
how to most effectively search for internships and how best to prepare for interviews.
Internship Demand Appears to Outpace Offering
Among the 41.5 percent of respondents who have not completed internships to date, it is not for lack
of trying. In fact, 71.5 percent of these students indicate they looked, but never managed to lock in
an opportunity. Another 16.8 percent looked and found something, but not anything they liked well
enough to accept the offer. More than nine in 10 students looked or plan to look for internships this
summer — a figure that is consistent across demographics, but does increase for students in their
junior and senior years.
Internship search efforts among students without internships to date
A few more insights:
• The likelihood of students searching for an internship increases as they get further along in their
education. For example, 14.4 percent of freshman never searched versus 6.8 percent of seniors. As
found earlier, the sophomore year is a key year for students to start building internship experience.
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