Open AccessStudents Should Seek Professional Internships to Learn the Power of Collaboration
Author(s) -
Tamalavage Anne
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1002/2014eo170006
Subject(s) - internship , graduation (instrument) , career path , medical education , position (finance) , power (physics) , psychology , pedagogy , medicine , engineering , business , engineering management , mechanical engineering , finance , physics , quantum mechanics
After graduation, many undergraduates feel pressure to jump immediately into graduate school or to land a job. That path keeps students from pursuing an internship or temporary position in something that might provide authentic and useful professional experience that would help establish a desirable career.