Internships and Apprenticeships

Talent Acquisition

Experiential Learning for a New Era

Just as education has evolved from the strict confines of a classroom environment to more flexible and learner-centric models of remote, classroom and hybrid options, the experiential learning concept of the internship has also come a long way. At DeVryWorks, we’re embracing this change and working with our employer partners to look for new ways to help them offer experiential learning opportunities to students and entry-level talent.

Unconventional Programs for Today’s Unconventional Student Population

Employers, employee learners and students on the pathway toward entry-level employment can all feel good about the evolution of internships from our parents’ generation. According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, following a 9.1% increase in 2022-2023,1 intern hiring is expected to remain stable in 2024, and 60% of employers report their interns will be working both in-person and virtually this year.2

Traditionally, students in their junior and senior years of four-year college programs have been prospects for internships. At DeVry University, we’re extending these opportunities to students at earlier stages of their educational careers. 

Tangible Benefits for Students and Employers

Employers are eager to connect with entry-level job candidates. Career-minded students are looking for well-defined career pathways. Both can reap substantial benefits. 

Benefits for students and employee learners

  • Strong connections: Internships connect them with high-potential, career-focused students.

  • Flexibility: Virtual internships allow working adult students to be fully engaged with experiential learning without having to relocate or commute to an office location.

  • Confidence-boosting: For non-traditional working adult students, an internship program can provide an emotional lift. 

  • Networking: Students can begin to build their professional networks earlier, developing student and employer contacts who may support them at this stage or later in their careers. 

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The Pre-Internship: More Than a Resume-Builder

In partnership with Internship on Demand, DeVry is helping students in bachelor degree in Computer Information Systems, Software Development or Cybersecurity and Networking programs connect with pre-internship opportunities. What’s a pre-internship? In the past, a traditional college-to-career path may have consisted of three steps – College, internship, then career. In today’s hyper-competitive economy, a fourth step, the pre-internship, allows experiential learning to occur earlier on the career pathway, helping students get a closer look at careers before making a full commitment.

 

“Pre-internships are allowing our non-traditional students to be proactive, rather than reactive. As they’re doing their internships leading up to graduation, this becomes a huge confidence-booster, not just a resume-builder.”

 

Kathaleen Emery

Mgr., Employee Relations & Internships

DeVry University

Helping You Connect with Our Students and Alumni

At DeVry University’s Career Services, our Employer Relations team can help connect our diverse talent with your opportunities. We have several ways for you to engage with our nationwide student and alumni population so you can get to know each other and connect when the time is right. A dedicated Employer Relations Advisor will help you find the engagement opportunities that work best for you and your employee recruitment priorities.

 

1 2023 Internship &Co-Op Report,” National Association of College and Employers. March 2023.

2 2024 Internship & Co-Op Report, National Association of College and Employers. April 2024.

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