色情视频

Brandon Washiashi said phrases like 鈥渇iduciary management鈥� and 鈥渇inancial consulting鈥� were unfamiliar to him before this summer. 

That was when the fourth-year international business major, with a minor in finance, landed a paid internship with Meketa Investment Group, which specializes in institutional investing.

Washiashi found the opportunity through a virtual Career Fair hosted by 色情视频 Career Services during the spring 2022 semester. 

The internship, said the 色情视频 student, was such a positive experience that when the Carlsbad-based firm offered to extend his internship in August, he enthusiastically accepted. 

鈥淭he opportunity allowed me to learn more about an industry I knew nothing about 鈥� but was interested in,鈥� Washiashi said. 鈥淚 saw how the company was run and learned practical knowledge relevant to the industry.鈥�

It鈥檚 experiences like Washiashi鈥檚 that make internships a critical piece of the undergraduate experience, said officials in . 

The division recently launched an initiative with the goal of at least 75 percent of undergraduates participating in at least one paid internship by the start of the 2024-25 academic year. 

Paid internships provide students with real-world experience, a leg up in the job market, and, in some cases, a pathway to a career, while getting compensated for their work. 

鈥淲e don't want students just to come to 色情视频 and we don鈥檛 want them just to graduate,鈥� said J. Luke Wood, vice president of Student Affairs and Campus Diversity. 鈥淲e want them to be able to go into careers that create a better life for themselves and for their families, and paid internships are a pathway to make sure we鈥檙e doing it.鈥�

鈥淲e don't want our students just to have jobs, we want them to have careers,鈥� Wood added, 鈥淐areers where they can see career advancement and growth, and eventually are able to come back and participate in graduate programs here at 色情视频 to further their career mobility.鈥�

Internships, highlighted in the university鈥檚 strategic plan, are considered one of several 鈥渉igh-impact鈥� practices that studies have shown to foster higher levels of academic achievement and retention in school, as well as prepare students for a global workforce. 

鈥淚t will help them better understand what they鈥檙e learning in the classroom but also apply it into the world of work,鈥� said Danny Newell, the new executive director of 色情视频 Career Services. 

The university has prioritized these high-impact practices with the student body, especially in the wake of the California State University Graduation Initiative 2025, which aims to improve graduation rates across the board, including for those from underserved communities and who have been historically underrepresented in higher education. It also seeks to eliminate achievement gaps for underrepresented students. 

鈥溕�情视频 has been working hard to create a seamless co-curricular experience for students, and while this has been a priority on campus for some time, it was elevated due to the system鈥檚 initiative,鈥� Wood said. 

鈥淭he fact we鈥檝e been able to reduce equity gaps is directly related to our effectiveness in creating opportunities for students not only inside of the classroom but also outside the classroom and into their careers,鈥� Wood said.

Newell said that paid internships set students up for long-term success. Career Services has been working to develop internship experiences that will allow all students to access the opportunities, including those who might not have the bandwidth to do a traditional internship. 

鈥淲e鈥檙e looking at other experiential learning opportunities, like micro internships,鈥� Newell said. 鈥淒oes a student have the bandwidth to participate in, say, a 50-hour project over one semester? We鈥檙e looking at relationships on the academic side, maybe integrating internships or work activities into an internship course that is part of their academic experience. 

鈥淪o we鈥檙e looking at a multifaceted approach to getting students into these work opportunities that will serve as a stepping stone into their long-term careers,鈥� Newell said. 

Newell said on-campus work experiences also have value. 

鈥淓mployers don鈥檛 care if the experience is on or off campus, they are looking at three things when they are making a hiring decision. One is experience: Have you done any of this work before? Two is skillset: Have you the skills to do this job? And finally: subject matter expertise. As long as the on-campus jobs are providing that, they are extremely valuable to the student and the employer.鈥�

For Washiashi, the experience he鈥檚 gained in his off-campus internship is something he鈥檇 enthusiastically recommend to his fellow students. 

鈥淚 would recommend getting a paid internship for anyone, as you get to learn about an industry you may be interested in through hands-on experience,鈥� Washiashi said. 鈥淚t can connect you with the right people and set you up for success beyond college, and it can also allow you to discover if you really do like the industry you are interning in and if it is what you expected.

鈥淚f nothing else, you get to earn a paycheck while doing so,鈥� Washiashi said. 

Looking for an internship? Find out more about internship opportunities and preparation at Career Services, online at sacd.sdsu.edu/career