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Want to land an extraordinary summer job? College career counselors have some blunt advice for you: Get going. Now. "I emphasize with job searchers that it takes three to five months to find a summer job," says Andrea Dine, associate director of the Career Development Center at Macalester College. Becky Hall, central career development coordinator at the University of Minnesota and ...

According a recent survey of companies looking to hire entry-level college graduates, 49 percent of employers stated they offer higher salaries to new college graduates with internship experience. Employers are placing more value on students who come into the work force with industry specific skills beyond the classroom. Why are students receiving higher starting salaries as a result of completing an ...

Oct. 19--Brynn Conapitski got the idea that she might have a career in sports public relations while doing an internship with the Hershey Bears. Now, as an intern at Brotman Winter Fried Communications in East Falls Church, Va., she's even more sure she'll pursue the field after she graduates from Shippensburg University this spring. Conapitski, 22, of Myerstown, snagged the internship ...