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The article discusses the need for employers to be more aware of their internship programs. Topics covered include the importance of carefully classifying interns and how they structure internship. Also mentioned is the benefits that the programs offer to interns who are looking to have more experience in the corporate world.

The article offers a guide on forming partnership between career services office and faculty to promote college students success in the U.S. It notes the importance of alumni connections as resources for accreditation advice and job hunting. It states that networking with employers can improve academic curriculum and employee recruitment. It also suggests that career service office and faculty should create a database for internship.

The article focuses on an internship advising model developed to assist career counselors in preparing college students for an internship experience based on the findings of a 2011 academic study on internships in the trading floor of a global investment bank. The study adopted sociocultural learning as a research framework. It relates the ways by which interns learned the practices of a workplace setting. It outlines the multiple purposes of internships for employers.

The article looks at current job-interview practices. The author observes that students' experiences did not match what the experts suggest they should expect in the job interview. It discusses job-interview characteristics. It describes the internship program in the English department at North Carolina State University. The author concludes that by exposing students to the variety of interview and question types, they become aware of the wide diversity of techniques that exist in a range of workplaces.

The article discusses ways how to incorporate career services into academic affairs. Topics covered include the placement of experiential education professionals in academic departments to offer career services to students. Also mentioned is the need for universities and colleges to prepare students for the career world.