{"id":1429,"date":"2014-09-25T13:59:32","date_gmt":"2014-09-25T17:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/~career\/blog\/?p=1429"},"modified":"2014-09-25T13:59:32","modified_gmt":"2014-09-25T17:59:32","slug":"internships-vs-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/career-center\/internships-vs-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Internships vs. Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/~career\/images\/Blogimages\/InternshipsResearch.png\" alt=\"Intern and Researcher Collage\" width=\"398\" height=\"224\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>The line between an internship and research can sometimes be gray.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Internships and research are both valuable experiences that can build your resume, and students often ask about the differences between these two options.<\/p>\n<p>Both research and internships are supervised experiences that allow you to gain knowledge, skills, and abilities in a particular field. Each offers the opportunity for reflection and evaluation of the information learned. These experiences will allow you to build your resume, explore your interests, and build connections that may be important for your future career. They can also help you develop &#8220;soft&#8221; skills, like critical thinking and problem solving, flexibility of mind, as well as allowing you to gain &#8220;hard&#8221; skills, such as grant writing, using databases, manuscript creation, using GIS, or printmaking.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s where they differ:<\/p>\n<p>An internship is experiential learning that combines classroom learning with work in a professional setting. Internships:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Are      career-related work experience<\/li>\n<li>Can be in      nearly any field<\/li>\n<li>Apply      classroom theory to real world applications<\/li>\n<li>Allow you      to learn career related skills<\/li>\n<li>Can be a      chance to \u201ctry out\u201d at a company or organization, which may decide to hire      you after graduation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In contrast, The Council on Undergraduate Research defines research as, &#8220;An inquiry or investigation conducted by an undergraduate student that makes an original intellectual or creative contribution to the discipline (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cur.org\">www.cur.org<\/a>)&#8221;. Research:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Allows a      student to be involved in the planning, conducting, and (ideally)      reporting of a research project that leads to the creation of original      knowledge in the discipline<\/li>\n<li>Can      happen in any academic field<\/li>\n<li>Can be      good training for graduate or medical school, getting your first job or      the one after that<\/li>\n<li>May allow      you to publish a paper, have your own art show, or write a thesis<\/li>\n<li>Can let      you strengthen connections with faculty mentor (which may also lead to a      letter of recommendation)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Interested in learning more? Come to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/260992657431768\/\">Internship Hop<\/a> on October 8 from 1:30-4pm to hear about both research and internship opportunities. You can also check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/%7Ecareer\/?Page=internships.html&amp;SM=internshipssubmenu.html\">internship page<\/a> on our website, or take a look at the website for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/ugresearch\/\">Office of Undergraduate Research<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>~Amanda<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The line between an internship and research can sometimes be gray. Internships and research are both valuable experiences that can build your resume, and students often ask about the differences between these two options. Both research and internships are supervised experiences that allow you to gain knowledge, skills, and abilities in a particular field. 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