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What is an internship?

An internship is a temporary paid or unpaid learning experience offered by a business or other organization to a student to provide practical work experience which is applicable to the student's major or career. It is a mutually beneficial relationship for students and employers that may lead to employment, but it is not a guarantee of a full-time career or even a part-time job.

What’s in it for students?
  • Test career decisions.
  • Improve comprehension and understanding of classroom and lab work.
  • Develop confidence and proficiency in a career field.
  • Gain practical knowledge about office and worksite environments and equipment.
  • Gain real-world work experience to build your resume.
  • Gain problem solving skills desired most by employers.
  • Make valuable contacts in a professional field that may lead to a career position.

What’s in it for employers?

  • A hassle free source of highly motivated help, willing to follow instructions.
  • A continuous source for specifically trained and talented help.
  • Frees up highly paid professionals to work on tasks commensurate with their abilities.
  • Save on full-time employee expenses for time, sick leave, and benefits.
  • Interns who go on to permanent employment significantly lower the expenses for recruiting and training.
  • Observe a potential employee’s performance before making a long-term commitment to employment.
  • An act of corporate citizenship that directly benefits participating businesses and organizations.

How does it work?

The Business Technologies Internship Program at St. Petersburg College engages the resources of Business Technologies faculty, staff, students, and employers in preparing students for gratifying business technologies careers. St. Petersburg College does not investigate jobs, job sites, job conditions, student or employer backgrounds, or act as an employment agency. The student is not considered an employee of either St. Petersburg College or the company in which the student is performing an internship. Therefore the student is not entitled to any type of benefits including workers compensation. The Business Technologies Internship Program provides a clearinghouse for student and employer internship opportunities. All that is necessary to participate as a student or employer is a one page application. There are no preliminary requirements about pay, hours worked, or duration of an internship arrangement. 
The Board of Trustees of St. Petersburg College affirms its equal opportunity policy in accordance with the provisions of the Florida Educational Equity Act and all other relevant state and federal laws, rules and regulations. The college will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or against any qualified individual with disabilities in its employment practices or in the admission and treatment of students. Recognizing that sexual harassment constitutes discrimination on the basis of sex and violates this Rule, the college will not tolerate such conduct.

Should you experience such behavior, please contact the director of EA/EO at (727) 341-3257 or (727) 341-3261 or by mail at PO Box 13489, St. Petersburg FL 33733-3489.

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