Student Internships Overview
For both high school and college students, BEC internships help in making informed career decisions and curriculum choices consistent with their interests. The BEC handles all the details—from recruiting to matching, interview scheduling, new hire orientation, payroll, employee management and progress monitoring.
What are Internships?
An internship is an in-depth, hands-on experience for high school and college students, including graduate level students, with an emphasis on personalized learning. As an intern, students will get the chance to work alongside professionals in the workplace, getting a taste for what it means to work within their field of interest and see what kind of career path they can follow.
What Types of Internships are Available?
The Business Education Compact offers only paid internship experiences.- determined by each business for each internship experience
- dependent on skills and education levels required for the internship
- college interns are paid a higher wage rate based on increased education
Hourly Wage Rate
- varies according to the business need
- internships may span 3 to 18 months
Length of Internships
- dependent on business need and student school schedule
- summer internships are typically full-time - 40 hours per week
- school year internships are part-time - between 10 and 30 hours per week
Working Hours
Internship Rewards
There are many benefits to being involved in an internship. It answers the question, "What do I want to be when I grow up?"
Make Learning REAL
Once students are involved in a personalized, hands-on experience in a career field of interest, they begin to see how what they are learning in school relates to being successful in the workplace. Seeing this connection makes being motivated to excel in the classroom much easier!
Apply and Develop Skills
Internships provide students with the opportunity to utilize their skills, talents and abilities in new and interesting ways. They develop new skills specific to the career field they are interested in and "soft skills" such as teamwork, communication and problem solving
Build Resume with Relevant Work Experience
Employers want to see that applicants have some experience under their belt when applying for jobs. Internships provide the opportunity to pack a resume with relevant experience that help to get a job in the future.
Great Pay for Interesting Work
Not only will students have the opportunity to develop a world-class resume with experience, they'll get paid for doing it! The Business Education Compact works with large and small businesses from a variety of sectors including sales and marketing, high-tech, financial and utilities. The work is interesting and the pay is an added bonus!
"My internship gave the extra skills and confidence that I would not have received by going to school alone. It has given me and my career a huge jumpstart, and I have the BEC to thank for it."
Jesse Wolfe, BEC Intern
Oregon Institute of Technology