Students and recent graduates know they need internships to gain their first professional experience and acquire essential skills for their careers. Internships are simply must-haves for building a strong resume and establishing your first professional network. But do internships bring real value and improve our hireability chances in the future? Or are they rather filled with menial tasks such as answering phones, shredding documents, or making Starbucks trips for the team?
Here at LiveCareer, we asked 1,000 Americans about their internship experiences to determine if internships can help jumpstart your career and benefit your transition to a permanent job.
