By ANNA MARIE BORIA
Tanning, beach get-a-ways and eight weeks of pure relaxation are how summer vacation is often looked at in the eyes of teenage students. To others summer vacation is an opportunity to get ahead in the working world.
Internships are a way to be productive and gain experience in the job field of one’s choice. Finance students intern as part of the finance magnet requirement. Senior finance student Samantha Marozzi feels a summer internship is a early career decision worth making.
Marozzi interned at State Farm last summer, where she called people for payments, made appointments as well as answered phone calls. She was hired by the company shortly after completing the summer internship.
“Due to this internship I did I will be a step above everyone else when applying for jobs,” Marozzi said.
Junior Patrick James is interning this summer at the Averett Warmus Durkee Osburn Henning Accounting Firm. He is glad the finance magnet requires each student to complete an summer internship.
“I feel taking an internship this summer will give me a professional outlook as well as a reality of finance,” James said.
Summer internships are a alternative to a summer job or eight weeks of tanning by the beach that will benefit one in the future.