internship
Supervised work experience
An internship is a temporary position offering practical experience in a field, typically for students or recent graduates.
Internships may be paid or unpaid, lasting weeks to months: She landed a summer internship at a law firm.
The term increasingly describes any entry-level arrangement where experience substitutes for full compensation.
Higher education institution
- universityHigher education institution
- undergraduateDegree-seeking college student
- graduateOne who earned degree
- creditRecognition or payment deferral
semester · coursework · program · department · faculty · advisor · requirement · capstone
Learning trade through employment
- jobPaid position of employment
- positionLocation or stance
- placementPutting somewhere specific
- stipendFixed regular payment
employer · vacancy · hiring · recruitment · candidate · workplace · corporate · industry
Career summary document
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- opportunityFavorable circumstance for advancement
- careerLifelong occupational pursuit
- advancementForward movement or promotion
professionalism · portfolio · ambition · experience · exposure · entry-level · connections · references
Guidance from experienced person
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- skillsLearned competencies
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
supervisor · feedback · onboarding · orientation · shadowing · hands-on · real-world · coaching
Carrying out a task
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- reviewCritical written assessment
- feedbackReturned response data
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
goals · progress · reflection · report · presentation · deliverables · milestones · competency
college
Higher education institution
- universityHigher education institution
- undergraduateDegree-seeking college student
- graduateOne who earned degree
credit · semester · coursework · program · department · faculty · advisor · requirement · capstone · practicum
apprenticeship
Learning trade through employment
stipend · employer · vacancy · hiring · recruitment · candidate · workplace · corporate · industry · rotation
resume
Career summary document
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- opportunityFavorable circumstance for advancement
- careerLifelong occupational pursuit
advancement · professionalism · portfolio · ambition · experience · exposure · entry-level · connections · references · recommendation
mentorship
Guidance from experienced person
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- skillsLearned competencies
- developmentProgress toward maturity
guidance · supervisor · feedback · onboarding · orientation · shadowing · hands-on · real-world · coaching · instruction
performance
Carrying out a task
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- reviewCritical written assessment
- feedbackReturned response data
evaluation · goals · progress · reflection · report · presentation · deliverables · milestones · competency · appraisal
- employmentjob, jobs, career, careers, interview
- college lifefreshman, freshman year, sophomore, junior, classes
- Career Journeyresume, promotion, layoff, burnout, retirement
- Career Toolsresume, CV, cover letter, LinkedIn, job board
- employabilityresume, cover letter, job application, job search, professionalism
- mentoringmentors, mentees, protege, apprentice, advisor
internshiptenure
Protected employment status
permanent position · full-time employment · permanent employment · lifetime appointment · sinecure
internshipdirectorship
Role leading an organization
partnership · senior management · retirement · veteran status · mastery
- unpaid internshipWork experience without compensation
- medical internshipTrainee physician's hospital placement
- student internshipsTemporary work for learners
- internship programStructured workplace learning for novices
- internship opportunitiesAvailable temporary learning jobs
- hospital internshipsSupervised medical training positions