externships

noun

plural of externship
as in internships
a period of undergoing practical instruction in one's job or career prior to graduation from the culinary school he had served an externship as a sous chef at a high-end restaurant

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Recent Examples of externships High school students will have access to a catalog of internships, externships and volunteer opportunities statewide. — Hope Moses, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026 Additional internships, externships and hands-on work, these schools say, could better position their students to land jobs after graduating. — Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 18 May 2026 The Impact Fellowships program supports doctoral students doing summer externships with public-interest companies working in criminal justice reform, climate change, public health, and similar arenas. — IEEE Spectrum, 24 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for externships
  1. internships
  2. apprenticeships
Noun
  • Doctoral students, who will be co-advised by academic and industry supervisors, will also spend a year in industry internships in their fourth year.
    — Lucas Laursen, IEEE Spectrum, 2 July 2026
  • Data reveals 46% of Gen Z workers have landed jobs or internships via the platform, with nearly half of all consumers now using it as a search engine.
    — Colleen Batchelder, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of internships
Noun
  • Many of these skills take years to develop, so apprenticeships will be key to the long-term sustainability of the enterprise.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026
  • Bloomberg Philanthropies announced a $90M effort to train 15,000 high school students in the building trades with a goal of advancing 2,000 into apprenticeships.
    — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of apprenticeships

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