Professional Internship

It’s that time of the year again, winter break is fast approaching and soon we will be headed back to school for the Spring semester. Although spring semester seems far away, it’s not too early to start preparing. I have already registered for my spring classes, and am very pleased with the classes I will be taking. I am also very excited to be doing a professional internship in the spring semester.

A professional internship is a requirement course I have to take for the Legal Office Assistant program, but I don’t see it as a requirement, I see it as a great opportunity that is only going to help me in my future career plans. I will be an intern at a local law office in Monmouth. During the internship I am required to work a minimum of 15 hours a week until the end of the semester. The purpose of the Internship is to teach me on the job training, and to understand fully what business I am going into. My internship is supervised by an instructor and a job site supervisor.

This internship means a lot to me, and is going to benefit me in the long run. Being able to put a professional internship on my resume will only help me when I’m trying to find a full time job after I graduate. It is also going to give me real life situations that will teach me more about the legal office assistant duties and responsibilities. I may also find out that some of the skills I have been learning here at Carl Sandburg will be beneficial to the office staff.

I strongly recommend to never pass up an internship opportunity. Some internships are hard to come by and if given one I would take it in a heartbeat. Internships are only going to benefit you and can be a very good learning experience. I have heard very positive feedback from my friends who have had internships, and I know it is going to be a great experience for me as well.

Sandburg students are any of you planning on doing an internship in the spring semester or even over the summer? Have any of you ever had a rewarding internship before? I hope to hear some feedback!

Until next time,
Natalie Malone