The boost in internship hiring could be an early indicator that the job market is improving for college students, especially since many companies offer such programs as a stepping stone to long-term employment, says Andrea Koncz, an employment information manager at NACE.

WSJ: Paid Internship Hiring on the Rise for Summer

Now, I must go through the hiring process, which has fortunately been shortened for me due to my previous internship.

CNN: Student log: Charna-Marie Dixon

On the other hand, young female graduates seem to complain from the absence of or the inappropriateness of career guidance and counseling services, from lack of formal channels of recruitment and objective hiring practices which heavily rely on social and personal connections and favoritism, and from the lack of internship and training opportunities their universities offer them.

UNESCO: Social and Human Sciences