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Student Resource Center: InternshipsOn behalf of the School of Business and Economics, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the place where students find jobs, and employers find interns. The layout of this site is meant to be simple and intuitive, so feel free to dive right in. Below you will find a dialog of frequently asked questions regarding internships. Links to the left contain specific information for employers, faculty, and interns. Thanks for stopping by. Duane Dove, Ph.D. SPHR
Q: What exactly is an internship? A: Internships are educational programs that allow students to gain practical work experience and academic credit at the same time. These are supervised programs of work and study which involve students working in government, community service, or business settings applying skills and knowledge obtained in the course of their studies. The typical intern works ten to twenty hours per week. Q: Are interns paid? A: It is not a requirement that interns be paid. However, many of our students provide at least some of their own support and do not feel able to donate their time. Therefore, an unpaid internship is more difficult to fill, and is attractive only if there are clear non-monetary benefits. Q: What is a typical rate of compensation? A: The range of pay is indeed very broad. Perhaps 10% of internships are unpaid. Interns are paid from $10-20 per hour or more. When the intern possesses skills and abilities that the sponsor highly values, the pay is on the high end. Q: What kinds of organizations sponsor interns? A: All kinds. We regularly place interns with the largest employers in Sonoma County as well as with organizations in which the intern is the only employee aside from the owner. Q: Is there special liability in sponsoring an intern? A: No. In ten years of operating the internship program in the School of Business and Economics no sponsoring organization has had a problem with an intern that could not be quickly and informally resolved. Ninety-nine percent of our placements prove satisfactory to the sponsoring organization and to the intern. Q: How should my request for an intern be written? A: We suggest that you write it as if you were seeking a new employee. Write an internship/job description and submit it on-line using the "Employer Internship Request link at the left. Or you may choose to prepare the request on your letterhead and submit to the School of Business and Economics either by e-mail to duane.dove@sonoma.edu or to Duane Dove, School of Business & Economics, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA 94928 Q: How should my request be submitted? A: Ideally you would submit your intern opportunity announcement on letterhead in an enclosure by e-mail to duane.dove@sonoma.edu. Snail mail is feasible though it requires that we scan your internship description. Submission by fax is less desirable because that medium frequently compromises the quality of the posting. Q: Who should I contact for more information? A: Call Duane Dove at the School of Business and Economics at 707-664-2954.
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