Research/Internship Preparation, Process, and Progress Post
Experiential learning, such as research or internships, is vital for preparation for entering the workforce because it gives you exposure to the industry you are trying to enter. Getting exposure from working in the industry you're studying in will provide good insight in how you have to prepare for future employment. Since with this exposure you'll experience an overlap in what you know and what you don't know. What you don't know will require you to learn and train for these new skills and tools that are expected for you to have competency in; while what you do know requires this knowledge to be honed and almost a second nature. How you go about finding these research experiences or internships is entirely to your discretion as different methods work for different people. Some people are really good at social media and can likely land an internship or get an invitation to a research event on LinkedIn. For others they could have used Indeed and j...