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Benefits of Internships

For Students:

• opportunity to assess insurance career possibilities
• opportunity to preview a future fit with your agency
• opportunity to develop job-related skills and train under both academic and mentor supervision
• enhancement of employment opportunities
• enrichment of classroom instruction experience
• opportunity to earn money for educational expenses
• opportunity to acquire training in agency management systems and operations

For Agencies: 

• aids in recruiting and selecting future full-time employees
• reduces the cost of recruiting and selecting full-time employees
• provides a source of temporary employees
• provides benefits from an injection of new ideas from students and faculty
• increases the profile of your organization in your community and at the university
• provides an opportunity to influence the structure of the university’s curriculum
• experimentation with new positions or functions without having to make long-term commitments

For Association:

• Developing younger members earlier in their career
• Early engagement for Emerging Leader opportunities, events, etc.
• Introduce interns to potential benefits, events, leadership opportunities the association offers 
• Attendees for a pre-licensing class if offered