9 reasons ‘summer camp counselor’ is better than ‘intern’

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Every summer college students suddenly have three months of free time, and there’s often an overwhelming amount of pressure from colleges, parents or professors to get an internship and gain some work experience.

But what if sitting at a desk isn’t your ideal way to spend a summer? Is any other option juEvery summer college students suddenly have three months of free time, and there’s often an overwhelming amount of pressure from colleges, parents or professors to get an internship and gain some work experience.

But what if sitting at a desk isn’t your ideal way to spend a summer? Is any other option just a waste of a potential resume builder?

The lessons that one learns working at a summer camp can prepare students for that big scary “real world” in ways that one might not expect.

Here are nine reasons why working at a summer camp will give more experience, a stronger skill set and better preparation for life after college than an internship with a local company.

st a waste of a potential resume builder?

The lessons that one learns working at a summer camp can prepare students for that big scary “real world” in ways that one might not expect.

Here are nine reasons why working at a summer camp will give more experience, a stronger skill set and better preparation for life after college than an internship with a local company.

 

by Maddy Longnecker

 

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