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Parents can certainly help college graduates obtain internships

By: Anne Thomas1

Most colleges don't effectively prepare graduates to take on the career market, thanks to under-funded, under-staffed, under-motivated college career centers. The onus falls upon the student and mothers and fathers to start a career path. When mothers and fathers get involved, graduates have that much better a chance to land internships, states Fox Business. Resource for this article - Parents can help college grads secure internships by MoneyBlogNewz.

Trying an internship out for a while

Mothers and fathers want their sons and daughters to do something with their college education, if for no other reason than to produce a return on their tuition investment. Yet most colleges do not take an active role in connecting graduates with jobs, and most college students who have lived in the collegiate social incubator for four years or more are not in the career mindset upon graduation. Thus, parents have their work cut out for them.
A student internship is excellent way to test drive a career field to determine whether it's an appropriate choice, plus it can give a student an inside track to a paid position. Parents can help graduates get internship opportunities.

The face time with employees is better than Facebook

While LinkedIn, Facebook and other forms of online social networking are valuable, nothing can replace face-to-face time with a potential employer. Mothers and fathers can aid kids (long before they're graduating from college) by teaching them how to network in person. It can really help to get personal with someone getting you into a career. Hiring managers and industry organizations will remember the "go-getters.". According to Woody Allen, "Eighty percent of success is just showing up." This is very true.
Fox Business makes it clear that social media on the Internet is very important also though. Social recruiting apps on Facebook like Branch Out and Career Amp are tools any social media-savvy student can use. LinkedIn is a popular site that can help a lot with online networking while Internships.com should also be consider.

Favors to consider

Make sure you know people that you can call in favors for in important positions. Call and see if there are any people that need somebody to work an internship.

Many university students have no idea the 'Big Five'

To be able to become a successful intern, the student career blog I Am Next suggests applicants apply the following:

  1. Make sure your supervisor likes you. This is very important.

  2. Make sure you work very hard.

  3. Make sure you know what is going on.

  4. Supervisor lessons can really help.

  5. Do not leave the internship without a letter of recommendation.


Citations

Fox Business

foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/2011/04/04/parents-help-college-students-land-internship/

I Am Next

powertochange.com/students/careers/internship/

Student internships are a learning opportunity

youtube.com/watch?v=TpqJSflKaoQ

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Most colleges do not efficiently prepare graduates to take on the career market, thanks to under-funded, under-staffed, under-motivated college career centers.

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