Many students are making one last push to find an internship around this time of year as they head back to college, so we thought it would be interesting to take a look at the skills that employers most commonly require. Just as with other types of employees, Microsoft Office and related programs are in high demand. With tech being a hot career right now, it's not too surprising to see several technology and programming skills listed here. Anything stand out in your eyes?
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Adobe Photoshop
- Microsoft Word
- Graphical User Interface design (UI)
- Website development
- Microsoft Excel
- Project Management
- Work ethic
- Software development
Also, here are the top 10 titles for interns (other than "Intern"). This gives you some insight into the fields you are most likely able to get an internship in with high demand, or fields that are most likely to see a lot of competition for intern candidates.
- Marketing Intern
- Pharmacy Intern
- Engineering Intern
- Information Technology Intern
- Human Resources Intern
- Management Trainee Intern
- Finance Intern
- Accounting Intern
- Sales Intern
- Software Engineering Intern
What intern positions are you recruiting for at your company? What skills do you require of interns? Let us know in the comments below!
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