Computer Science: Tech Interships

"Tech Internships: The New Must-Have"
Monster.com

Technology internships offer recent graduates without an offer of a full-time paid position a productive way to build up skills, contacts and references within the IT industry. Some companies, too, now view these internships as "must-haves" when recruiting new employees. While recent college graduates once expected multiple job offers upon graduation, the newest crop of graduates now views internships as a creative way to put their IT degrees to work.

There are a number of "post-boom" trends in the world of IT internships. Most notably, students are increasingly willing to take unpaid internships simply to gain experience or to avoid resume gaps. In addition, companies support the idea of internships since they offer them a "try-before-you-buy" approach to recruiting top talent. In fact, internships are becoming such a competitive weapon that many companies see no internships on a resume as a warning flag.

Not surprisingly, these two factors make landing an internship increasingly more competitive for college students. The good news, though, is that companies with tight IT budgets are now more likely to hire interns to pick up the slack. While many internships are unpaid, if graduates have not found the right full-time work opportunity, internships can often offer a way to "get a foot in the door" of a hiring company. Plus, companies that do not pay their interns often feel as though they must offer something valuable in return for a student's unpaid time.

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The job market is harsh, with Bush in the white house and the job market down, especially for the Tech industry. A internship is probably the fastest way today, on getting a job. It may be the only way, by the looks of it.