Getting Ahead with IT Internships

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    Getting Ahead with IT Internships



    For many IT students, graduating college is both the best and worst thing that’s ever happened to them. After years of cramming for tests, writing papers and working in labs, it can be difficult for graduates to transition from a cozy academic environment into the cruel “real world.” To help reduce the shock of switching from lectures and late nights to cubicles and coffee runs, many students look to internships for their first employment experience. Whether paid, unpaid or done for college credit, these pre-graduation positions help potential IT pros turn their theoretical knowledge into practical skills. Although having a perfect grade point average in a respected program looks great on a resume, companies need more than a person who can pass tests. Doing an internship helps grads prove to employers they can apply the lessons they’ve learned in a corporate context.

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