As a new set of job seekers prepare to sift through the rubble of this job market, they're learning a harsh truth. "You need experience to get a job and you can't get a job without experience." The LACCD Interns program can help with both and often while one is still a student.
The Interns Program provides professional opportunities through all nine Los Angeles Community College campuses. Private firms contracting with the bond program offer internship prospects and real world work experience to students pursuant to their business activities. In many cases, the positions are paid. Through these opportunities, interns gain exposure to a variety of occupations and personal career development in full and part-time positions.
Disciplines in which students can find internships include: architecture, engineering, computer technology fields, marketing, management, customer service and clerical.
"Students can gain relative work experience while they are still in school," said Delicia Nahman, Sustainability Coordinator for Build-LACCD/PV Jobs. "This way they can get one more foot in the door as they graduate and attempt to enter the job market."
The student uploads a profile to the LACCD Interns website and then works with a personal counselor. PV Jobs provides a personalized matching service between qualified students and employers. Students can also search the database and call their counselor to express interest in a position. The counselor then verifies and submits the candidate.
"Internships and part-time jobs also help students transfer," Nahman said. "You're learning in school and applying that knowledge in the professional world. Admissions Committee see the academic and professional connection and find that valuable when considering students."
Students can obtain more information and enroll in the service at http://www.laccdinterns.org.
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