Surveys Reveal Internships Are Precursors to Landing a Job and Keeping a Job
11 Février 2013 - 1:45PM
For the sixth consecutive year, two annual nationwide surveys, both
conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers
(NACE), indicate that performing a college internship not only
increases one's opportunities to land a job, but also to keep a
job. The 2012 Internship and Co-op Survey and the Student Survey
Class of 2012 revealed that 63% of paid interns received at least
one job offer upon graduation. In contrast, only 36% of graduates
who have no internship experience received at least one job offer.*
"We've found that students who have the competitive edge of an
internship (or internship/externship as we at Heald call it) are in
the best position to launch their career," said Jennifer Lozada,
corporate director of career services for Heald College. "An
internship/externship offers a student hands-on, practical work
experience which gives them a powerful, unique advantage over other
job applicants – especially in today's tough job market. This
experience is so beneficial to the student, in fact, that Heald's
programs offer an internship/externship component for every
program"
The NACE surveys also found that employees who were hired from
an organization's own internship/externship program were retained
after one year at a rate of 75%, compared to 66% of hires that had
no internship/externship experience. After five years, the
difference is even more evident, as 62% of hires coming from an
internship/externship program were still with the company, compared
to 48% of hires with no internship/externship experience.
"It stands to reason that those who performed an
internship/externship and subsequently landed a job would be more
familiar with the actual responsibilities of the job and better
prepared to handle the job," explained Lozada. "In
addition, the intern/extern also has a sneak peek into the job
prior to being hired full time. These factors combine to increase
job performance and stability on the part of the employee, and
satisfaction with the employee on the part of the employer."
The NACE surveys also noted that 55% of students in the class of
2012 had internship/externship experience. Over the next year,
that rate is expected to increase by 8.5%. "All indicators
show that students with internship/externship experience have a
definite competitive advantage in today's job market," said
Lozada.
About the Surveys
The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) sixth
annual Student Survey Class of 2012 was conducted February 15,
2012, through April 30, 2012. A total of 59,063 students at
826 NACE-member institutions took part, including 15,715 seniors
earning bachelor's degrees.
The NACE 2012 Internship and Co-op Survey was conducted from
November 11, 2011, to January 13, 2012. The survey was sent to
952 NACE employer members; 280 organizations or 29.4% took
part. Just over 20 industries are represented. By region,
22.5% of respondents are from the Northeast, 27.5% are from the
Southeast, 33.6% are from the Midwest, and 16.4% are from the
West.
About Heald College
For 150 years, Heald's mission has been to prepare students for
academic, personal and professional success through quality
career-focused programs that develop skills to last a
lifetime. Since its founding, Heald has evolved into a leading
career college that offers a range of programs in the fields of
healthcare, business, legal, and technology. Heald College has
12 campuses in California, Oregon and Hawaii and Online. For more
information on Heald College, visit http://www.heald.edu. For
more information about our graduation rates, the median debt of
students who completed the program and other important information,
please visit our website http://www.heald.edu/disclosures.
EDITOR'S NOTE: For more information,
please contact Susan Good at Catalano Fenske and Associates, for
Heald College. Tel: (559) 320-1120; Email:
susan@cfanda.com.
*National Association of Colleges and Employers Statistics data
can be found at http://www.naceweb.org/intern-co-op-survey/ and at
http://www.naceweb.org/s08012012/paid-intern-job-offer/.
CONTACT: Susan Good
Catalano Fenske and Associates, for Heald College
Tel: (559) 320-1120
Email: susan@cfanda.com
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