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High school student internships are available to students as early as their freshman year.
One of the biggest reasons high school internships have not become more common is that students and parents are unaware of the benefits of high school student internships for college admissions. Here are the three main benefits of interning at the high school level.
Meet the 8 career readiness competencies required by both employers and college admissions officers.
The National Association for Colleges and Employers believe eight key competencies make high school students likely to succeed in academia and beyond.
The 8 key career readiness competencies are:
- Self-development
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking
- Equity and inclusion
- Leadership skills
- Professionalism
- Teamwork
- Technology
The most important of these which many students are lacking is communication skills. So much coursework is done electronically, even when students are attending school in person. High school students may have very good writing skills but completely lack interpersonal communication and oration skills. High school internships strengthen these competencies, which clearly show through during college admissions interviews.
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