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Internships Are More Valued in Europe than America—Here’s Why

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Internships are very different in North America and Western Europe, and this explains why they are a lot more popular among young Europeans…

TL;DR

  • The legal framework around internships is more protective in Western Europe than it is in North America
  • Three in five Europeans would rather do internships / apprenticeships than go to university, while young North Americans are evenly split
  • In turn, more European Gen Z and Millennials are doing internships than in North America—and recommending the experience to others
According to YPulse’s recent Gen Z in Their Job Era trend report, a majority of Gen Z and Millennials in both North America and Western Europe consider their career to be the main focus in their life, or think it will be in the future. So, these gens in both regions invest a lot of...

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