An accounting internship offers benefits no other experience can rival.

Experience is always an advantage when seeking employment. An internship provides a relatively nurturing environment for enhancement of your accounting ability as well as professional experience to list on your resume. An internship will provide an introduction to organizational politics and culture. You will come to appreciate more fully the importance of teamwork, exceeding expectations, personal alliances, professional demeanor, professional appearance, mentoring, and personal commitment to excellence. Contacts made during an internship will often serve as your best leads for full-time employment later.

When you see the real-world relevance of your academic work, it brings focus to subsequent academic work. While lectures on controls, systems, cycles, etc. are useful, such lectures and exercises are more meaningful when laced with workplace images. A predominant number of students returning to classes after completing internships report an enhancement of their ability to master academic accounting material. They also greatly enrich class discussion with their knowledge of how textual material applies to the workplace.