Internships
Experience: how to get it
if you haven’t found it yet
By Angela Allen Morgan
Of the Emerald
"Get your experience
elsewhere and then apply to
us."
The refrain is too familiar. This
particular quote comes from
June Goldberg, chief of reseach
at Life Magazine. She explains
the bind so many publications
— and businesses — find when
hiring entry-level people.
Businesses lack time, money
and resources to train; students
seeking jobs lack training.
"Twenty years ago when Life
was a weekly, we had the
resources and time to train a
novice," Goldberg says. "Today
the magazine is a monthly with
an editorial staff of 45 rather
than 300. It's not fair to suggest
that someone might join us
without some experience."
But how does a student get it
if you haven't gotten it? One
answer is an internship.
Internship pay is often
nothing to brag about. In fact,
many interships don't pay at all.
And often the work is menial
donkey-duty that falls below ex
pectations. But the professional
contacts established and the
sophistication gained from
working in an office or "real
world" atmosphere gives
students an extra edge in the
full-time job search.
Plus, students can receive
academic credit from the
University for internship work.
Though the issue of how many
credit hours interns should be
awarded is under consideration,
most departments give at least
three hours of credit for intern
experience, says Debbie
Chereck, assistant director of
Career Planning and Placement.
The business school, Chereck
says, allows a student to earn up
to nine credit hours, and the
ESCAPE and Community Action
programs are even more flexible
about credit hours earned for
off-campus work.
The best places to look for in
ternships are the University
departments. Most depart
ments, such as the School of
Journalism and the business
school, work closely with pro
fessionals to secure one term
and year-long opportunites for
students.
Career Planning and Place
ment is another source. Since
spring 1983, the office has pro
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