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“[Through the] events and clubs that promote internships at WCU, I have a better chance
and more knowledge on how to search for an internship.”
-WCU Accounting Major
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“I think [securing an internship] is the most important thing for securing an ideal
job after graduation.”
-WCU Accounting Major
Employers regard internships as one of the most effective strategies for recruiting
entry-level talent, often with the intention of converting interns into full-time
employees. Current offer rates are approximately 72% for in-person internships and
56% for hybrid internships (Collins, 2025).
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“[My internship] helps me in school, as well as building a resume and finding future
jobs.”
-WCU Economics & FInance Double Major
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“It really helps [to secure an internship] if you have specific companies in your
head, and you’re just able to go through their website and connect with them through
just interest.”
-WCU Accounting & Management Double Major
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“I got a return offer [from my internship] for post graduation.”
-WCU International Business Major
According to the NACE Student Survey of four-year college students, paid interns received
more than twice as many job offers as non-interns (NACE, 2022).
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“Going to the Career Fair helped me with making connections and getting into a professional
setting.”
-WCU Management Major
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“I’ve always been aware that I would definitely need an internship experience to have
a competitive edge.”
-WCU International Business Major
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“I’ve experienced that professors were informed and help us find internships.”
-WCU Marketing Major
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"I guess you could call it a little bit of luck, a little bit of destiny, persistence
for sure. I've got on the phone with probably like a hundred people before (I talked
to the WCU alumni who introduced me to the internship opportunity), but it only takes
one. I found him through LinkedIn, filtered through past school and the industry of
investment banking and luckily he got back to me."
-WCU Finance Major
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"I work in the finance department of a lumber and building materials cooperative.
And when I first started applying, I didn't know anything about lumber or building
materials. And now I've come to realize it's actually a really cool industry. There's
so many different moving parts that go into it. so, I would have known nothing about
this industry if I didn't just kind of join it on a whim."
-WCU Finance Major
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"I researched [my internship] pretty heavily before I even got on calls with the certain
people, which actually played to my benefit because it set a vision of where I wanted
to go."
-WCU Finance Major
