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Developing Interns in Areas Critical to Their Careers
Providing impactful professional development opportunities for interns can have positive implications for organizations.
Employers Play Key Role in Career Readiness, Competency Development
Employers play an important role in ensuring that college students are career ready and in developing the competencies that prepare graduates for this transition.
The Impact of Internships and Study Abroad on the Career Readiness of First-Generation Students
NACE research suggests that internship and study-abroad experiences have a positive effect on the career readiness of first-generation students.
Students: Internships Positively Impact Competencies
Students feel that their experiential education assignments have a positive impact on their career readiness competencies.
Internships as a Pedagogical Approach to Soft-Skill Development
The authors explore soft-skill development through internships.
A Three-Pronged Approach to Develop Internships, Skills
The University of Arizona takes an innovative approach to increasing internship opportunities within the state while preparing underclassmen to fill them.
Exploring the Implications of Unpaid Internships
Unpaid internships correlate negatively to student salary and employment outcomes, but do correlate to positive outcomes, according to a NACE Foundation study.

DATA BITES

98.5%

Percent of employers rating critical thinking as very/extremely important in candidates
Job Outlook 2022

55.8%

Percent of employers rating students as very/extremely proficient in critical thinking
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97.7%

Percent of employers rating teamwork as very/extremely important in candidates
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77.5%

Percent of employers rating students as very/extremely proficient in teamwork
Job Outlook 2022

Technology (4.07) / Leadership (3.31)

Competencies in which students were rated most and least proficient by employers
Job Outlook 2022

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