Assessing the role of internships in the career-oriented employment of graduating college students

Education + Training

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 82-89

  Callanan, Gerard ^a   Benzing, Cynthia ^a  

^a WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Careers; Socialization; Students; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986064610     PISSN: 00400912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00400910410525261     Document Type: Article

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