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How do Cooperative
Education/Internship Programs work? College Cooperative
education/Internship offices partner with employers covering a wide
range of academic areas. Through this collaboration, employers list job
opportunities and colleges provide pre-screened student applicants that
meet job requirements.
Students earn academic credit as part of the cooperative education
program and are given the opportunity to test drive their chosen career
paths. Through a Cooperative education/internship program, students learn
about developing resumes, the job search, and interviewing process and
receive guidance from co-op professionals.
While interns are an excellent resource for employers, the student gains
a first hand look at corporate culture and an organization's working
environment. They also learn about different career paths within an
industry, the value of networking and how these connections can help in
their future job searches.
This is the perfect scenario for students to gain a better
understanding of career paths and the types of opportunities available.
This is a perfect time for employers to look at the current crop of
students, evaluate their performance and when there is a good fit,
entertain the possibility of full-time employment. A win-win situation
for employer and intern!
Some Co-op/Internship Statistics
Approximately 30 New Jersey colleges and universities have cooperative
education and internship programs. Throughout New Jersey an estimated
2,700 employers, public and private, hire these student
employees. More than 5,000 New Jersey college students participate in
cooperative education and internship programs every year. Nationwide there are more than
200,000 students in over 1,000 colleges working for
approximately 50,000 employers, large and small.
A Working Relationship
By joining forces and forming a working partnership of college and
business professionals throughout the state, this helps to create a pool
of interns that will be part of an educated, trained workforce
benefiting New Jersey’s economic growth.
New Jersey’s two and four year college contact numbers are included
in this website. A state map shows each college’s location.
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