# Internship

Concept · [Talent and hiring](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/talent)

Also called: internships, intern, interns, summer intern, summer internship, paid internship

A short stint of work, usually paid, for a student or recent graduate, often over a summer. The intern gets experience, and the company gets help and a look at a possible future hire. US labor rules limit when a for-[profit](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/profit) company may leave an internship unpaid.

**For example:** A startup hires a computer science student as a summer intern to build an internal [dashboard](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/dashboard), then offers part-time work during the school year.

## Connects to (5)

- [Work-integrated learning](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/work-integrated-learning): Education that formally combines a student's studies with real work in a workplace, for example co-op terms, internships, apprenticeships…
- [Campus Tulsa](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/campus-tulsa): An internship program for college students in Tulsa.
- [STEM Intern Partnership](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/ocast-stem-intern-partnership): An OCAST program that helps Oklahoma companies pay science and technology students to work as interns on innovation projects.
- [Talent](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/terms/talent): The skilled people a company can hire or work with, such as software engineers and designers.
- [Apprenticeship](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/apprenticeship): A paid job that includes structured training, so a person learns a trade or skill while working under experienced staff.

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