iJOBS Panel: Internships and Co-ops in Industry
Event Description
We hear from many professionals that having experience in industry makes your resume stand out amongst the other applicants to your first position after leaving academia. However, PhD students and postdocs are spending years in academic labs so how to get that experience? Doing an internship or co-op while in graduate school is one option and it requires a lot of planning including getting your PI to agree to let you do it. Come hear from 4 PhD students who have recently done internships and co-ops to learn how they navigated the process, including the application, the university paperwork, their thesis research, and what they learned in industry that will help them in their next career move!