“The ColumbusInternships.com blog is committed to providing valuable resources and tools aimed at benefiting employers looking to offer internships and students seeking internship opportunities. Sometimes we learn of stories from within our community that reinforce the value of internships to both employers and students. Additionally, these same stories often provide motivation for students and employers. We would like to share two stories that do just that. Both highlight students at Ohio Dominican University – http://www.ohiodominican.edu/.

The first highlights the internship experiences of an ODU student and provides strong evidence to both students and employers of the immense value derived by students from their internship experiences. For employers, her story also reflects what an engaging and value-added internship experience should look like. For students, note her openness to a variety of tasks, assignments and responsibilities and the value and learnings derived from each.

The second is truly inspirational. It’s a story of perseverance and diligence and again, provides a great message for both students and employers. It could be said that this ODU student committed herself to the mantra of “Never give up on your dreams”. She wanted desperately to secure a highly coveted internship with one of Columbus’ premier Public Relations firms. Her efforts continued for months until finally she landed the internship; dream achieved! For students, its important to note how she went about her efforts, her level of commitment and willingness to do whatever it takes to get herself in front of persons with influence over the intern process. For employers, be excited about the example portrayed in this story of what this new generation of employees brings to the workplace and the path they will take in pursuit of their dreams and passion.

Read their stories here.

ColumbusInternships.com would like to thank Rose Shilling [shillinr@ohiodominican.edu] and Kerri Mollard [mollardk@ohiodominican.edu] for bringing both of these stories to our attention.”