Students across the country are discovering that they can earn much more than cash as a camp counselor — they can obtain résumé-building experience or even academic credit.
In today’s world, a degree as well as several internships are nearly necessary to land that job, and while competitive internships may just result in filling the boss’s coffee, there are more than 2,400 American Camp Association (ACA)- Accredited camps across the country hiring right now.
There is approximately 1.2 million camp staff in the United States today, and camps are increasingly hiring interns for academic credit. A camp job or internship is quite different from a traditional job or internship as it provides students with the opportunity to gain résumé building skills, while working with children in the great outdoors — what may be a welcome environment compared to a cubicle.
For more information, visit www.ACAcamps.org.
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