🎙️ From internships to job offers: the benefits of internships during college

Obtaining internship experience during college means gaining hands-on job experience, exploring different career options, and growing your network. It also means having better job opportunities after college graduation.
In this episode of the money conversations podcast series, Making Waves financial services coordinators, Leticia (“Leti”) Perez and Briggitte (“Gigi”) Bolanos Vieyra, sat down with Elaine Fernandez to talk all things internships.
A first-generation college graduate, Elaine completed five internships during college to explore fields like finance, marketing, and real estate. With her college degree in hand without any student loan debt, Elaine is now an engagement financial advisor. She shared her college and career story and her advice for the next generation of college grads, including:
How to find and apply for internship programs
Ways to improve application and interview skills to get internship offers
How to ask for help and make the most of mentorship
The financial and career impacts of choosing between paid and unpaid internships
The short- and long-term benefits of internships
How to make the transition from college and internships to full-time career
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