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

Faculty Internship Programs

For more information on Internships, please contact:

Jean Hepworth
Internship Coordinator
514-398-3304 x0598
jean.hepworth@mcgill.ca