Since employers report that the main focus of both their experiential education programs is to recruit entry-level college hires, it’s not surprising that interns and co-ops spend most of their work time on meaningful tasks....more

Results of NACE’s 2013 Student Survey show that 63.1 percent of paid interns who applied for a job received at least one job offer....more

Approximately 60 percent of 2012 college graduates who took part in paid internships received at least one job offer, according to the results of NACE’s 2012 Student Survey. ...more

The findings of this research provide career professionals with a new way of looking at how students first experience workplaces and adapt to new learning environments, and offer a view of the transitions students experience. ...more

Although interns in general rated “opportunity for personal growth” as the key attribute they seek in a job/employer, the type of work experience they’ve had does seem to influence some of their preferences....more

With students having returned to campus and the 2011-12 academic year under way, it’s a good time to see how your summer internship program fared. Following are several benchmarks from NACE’s 2011 Internship & Co-op Survey. ...more

Last week, NACE issued a position statement, offering a definition for internships and providing criteria that members can use to review experiences....more

This position statement offers guidance on the issue of unpaid internships. It provides a definition of an internship and discusses the conditions under which an internship should be paid. ...more

Employers expect to hire 7 percent more interns for 2010-11 than they hired in 2009-10, according to results of latest internship survey....more

Student work and observation experiences go by a number of different names, including internships, co-ops, practicums, and externships. Sometimes it's hard to tell what an experience should be called—definitions can vary among schools and employers. Following are some general definitions....more