Kerry Willigan

Kerry Willigan the internship director at Georgetown University's Career Center, says the number of students interested in gaining pre-professional experience before graduation has surged in recent years.

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Kerry Willigan, associate director for the MBNA Career Education Center at Washington, D.C.'s Georgetown University, agrees that internships can help students confirm or eliminate their interest in a field.Regarding their impact on employability, Willigan said, "Internships are almost a requirement for employment in some fields.Public relations is one field that comes to mind in that regard."

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"More employers today are viewing an internship as a long term interview," noted Willigan.
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Whyte said the Washington Center's internships generally offer "some financial assistance," and Willigan said "50-60 percent of the internships she sees at her school provide a stipend or hourly wage."