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Report: 2009 Grads Who Interned 64% More Likely to Have Received Permanent Job Offers

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January 28, 2011


marilyn-mackes.jpgIt is probably of no surprise to anyone involved in college recruiting that new college graduates who had internships prior to or even after graduation fared far better in their efforts to find permanent employment after graduation than did their counterparts who didn’t intern.
The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) just released its 2009 Student Survey. The report shows that just 19.7 percent of the Class of 2009 who had applied for jobs had one by the end of April. As dismal as that one in five percent may be, it was even worse for those who had not completed an internship. Just 14 percent of those landed jobs as of April as compared to 23 percent of their classmates who had interned. In other words, completing an internship prior to graduation made members of this year’s class 64 percent more likely to land a permanent job by graduation.

“It’s not surprising that employers look first to their interns — who have a track record with the company — when they have jobs to fill,” says Marilyn Mackes, NACE executive director. But students need to remember that an internship with an organization does not automatically lead to an offer for permanent employment with that organization. Although more than half of the seniors who responded to NACE’s survey reported having completed an internship, just under one-quarter received a job offer from the organization for which they interned.
“The Class of 2009 saw significant cuts in hiring, and even an internship is not a guarantee of a job offer,” says Mackes. “However, the numbers show that, especially in a tough job market, the student who has an internship has a distinct advantage over students who don’t have that experience.”

Originally posted by Steven Rothberg

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