What is an Internship?
An internship is a pre-professional work experience that provides students, recent graduates, and those seeking to change careers with the opportunity to gain experience in a particular career field. They can be a temporary work placement after graduation, a full time position during the summer or a part-time job during the academic year.
Why Hire an Intern?
- Internships provide employers with a reservoir of students from which permanent personnel can be hired. Insightful recruiters plan ahead!
- Interns can be a source of cost effective labour as they are less expensive than full-time permanent employees
- Interns bring in fresh and innovative ideas as well as enthusiasm to the workplace
- By contributing to the educational process of the intern, you develop vibrant, dynamic and closer ties between your industry and the university
Internship Benefits
For Students, internships
- Provide a way of learning skills and acquiring the experience needed to be successful in the job market
- Offer a valuable bridge between the world of school and the world of work
- Help to provide networking opportunities
For Employers, internships
- Bring cutting edge technology/applications learned in a university setting to your organization
- Allow you to give projects to interns that your current staff are too busy to tackle
- Allow your organization to receive recognition as a leader who enhances youth employability
Internship Programs at McGill
For more information about faculty-specific programs, please consult: Faculty Internship Programs
Contact Info
For more information on Internships, please contact:
Jean Hepworth
Internship Coordinator
Tel: 514-398-3304 x0598
Email: jean [dot] hepworth [at] mcgill [dot] ca