The best way to find a job you love after graduation is to already have the one you want and be working there part time.
As I have already outlined, paid internships for college students as well as unpaid are abundant and generally there for the asking. They may even be easier to land than a job at the local Starbucks. There is nothing better for your career search self confidence than having the luxury of having multiple offers to choose from. But that’s just one of the joys of being a college intern.
Suppose you’ve picked a field like “marketing,” but you’re still choosing careers within that vocation. You can do one college internship in public relations, another in marketing communications, and if you’re lucky, you may even try a sales job.
I got my MBA at night while working a day job in business. I can tell you first hand that there is nothing better for your career than actually trying to apply what you’re learning in class to a real work situation. If you can land a job with project work, you may even be able to walk away with a report or other work sample that can help land a real job down the road.
Finally, the best college internships are the ones that lead to a full time job offer after graduation. Most college students will tell you that “fear of the afterlife” starts to creep into their psyche by the beginning of their senior year.
Imagine the joy of going through your last year of college knowing that you have already lined up the job you love!
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