The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/internships/)
Students have struggled to find internships, from research to finance positions, throughout the pandemic, disrupting opportunities for Cornellians and students across the country.
To be honest, any situation that gives me more time to critically think and less time to make a fool of myself in front of a whiteboard, I am supportive of.
Students are left scrambling for summer jobs as COVID-19 throws a wrench in their plans.
Freshmen, furthering your career is important. But there are so many other things in your life to balance and treasure.
“The crux of interviewing is that people want to find out if they can sit next to you at 11pm and not hate themselves. If you pass that test, you have a very good shot at getting a role in finance,” Bobby Ma ’20
“At the end of the day, joining a business fraternity or any club on campus is for the people you meet and the relationships you form,” said Hyland. “My friends at PCT are some of my closest friends here at Cornell.”
“At the end of the day, joining a business fraternity or any club on campus is for the people you meet and the relationships you form,” said Hyland. “My friends at PCT are some of my closest friends here at Cornell.”
Summer interns in Washington, D.C. struggle to find affordable housing, while Cornell in Washington participants reside in a reserved apartment complex.
With droves of students scoring internships and jobs for the summer, many international students have not reported the same amount of luck. While they may have equally competitive resumes and transcripts as domestic students, the lack of guidance on how to secure work visa sponsorships from employers has been one of the major obstacles for their job search.
Six weeks into her freshman year in the College of Human Ecology, Laura Morrison ’12 is already planning her next three summers.
Morrison, who has high hopes of becoming a doctor, wants to shadow a dermatologist or intern at a hospital. Increasingly across all fields, a high-profile internship is necessary to secure a top job or to get into the best graduate school, but only in some colleges within Cornell does internship experience count for academic credit.