What does the internship economy really look like? How many internship programs are paying, how much, and do internships actually improve a student’s chances at landing a post-grad job? These are all big questions, especially for college students weighing internship options.

1. THE VOICE OF JOB SEEKERS PRESENTS…

2. ONE OF THE LARGEST
INTERNSHIP SURVEYS OF
ALL-TIME!
2014 State of the Internship Report [INFOGRAPHIC]

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4. InternMatch, a LookSharp company, conducted one of the
largest internship surveys of all time in order to discover
some of the answers. Surveying over 9,000 students from
all over the U.S. and from all walks of life, the state of the
internship report gives insight into just what it’s like to be
an intern in 2014.

5. 97.6 percent of interns recommended internships to other students

6. As of April 15th, only 16.6 percent of seniors had received a job offer

7. 68.9 percent of college seniors have done at least one internship

8. Students with paid internships are three times more likely to have job offers
than students with unpaid internships

9. Students with three or more internships are twice as likely
to have a job offer than students with just one internship

10. 48.3 PERCENT OF INTERNSHIPS WERE PAID IN
2014

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What do you think? How important were internships in your
career?
See the infographic below or at
http://thevoiceofjobseekers.com/internship-survey/