Are internships important?
A supervised internship is an integral part of the public history track. It affords students the opportunity to work as temporary employees, and it provides them with firsthand experience (in some cases compensated) in settings such as archives, museums, or historical societies. Internships provide students with practical insights into historical employment. Private sector or institutional supervisors provide mentoring relationships, and they introduce students to the professional networks common to the public historian’s work environment.
Internships are becoming increasingly important in helping prepare civil engineering students for their professional careers. Internships allow students to see first hand how companies and their employees function on a day-to-day basis. Intern positions frequently serve as a bridge between the problem solving skills learned at school and the skills needed for professional practice. Employers often check a student’s resume to see if such experience has been obtained prior to graduation. Many students receive full-time, post-graduation employment offers from the companies they have worked for as interns.
