Best Bet For A Job Right Out Of College
As graduation approaches the stress of finding a job builds and worry and fear tends to consume the days and nights of students. If there was a way to banish this worry, wouldn't you jump at the opportunity? Many students would and they are realizing that they can avoid all the fears and worries by taking part in internships while still in school. And, on the flip side employers are also starting to realize that student interns can be the answer to filling their open positions. This topic was discussed on College Recruiting in A Great Internship is a Great Path to a Great Entry Level Job.
An increasingly large number of employers and college students view a great internship as the best path to landing a great entry level job upon graduation. Want an example? PricewaterhouseCoopers hired about 2,800 college students this summer for internships in their various offices. That's up from "just" 1,100 in 2002. But unlike some other employers, PwC does not see interns as merely temporary workers or short sources of labor. The evidence for that is that PwC extends offers for permanent employment to a remarkable 85 percent of its interns and, even more remarkably, 90 percent accept.
This seems like a perfect answer for both students and employers. In relation to the therapy world, while students line up their clinical affiliation sites those sites should each be looked at, by the student, as a possible entry level job after graduation. And conversely, the students doing their affiliations should be looked at by the employer as a possible employee upon graduation. It seems like the best answer for both worlds. So students, think long and hard about affiliations and internships because they could mean a worry free last semester for you.
Article courtesy of RehabCare Student blog. RehabCare provides college recruiting for Physical Therapists, Physical Therapists Assistance, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants and Speech Language Pathologists.
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