The phrase "actual internship" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to emphasize the authenticity or reality of an internship experience, distinguishing it from other types of experiences that may not be formal internships.
Example: "I was fortunate to secure an actual internship at a leading tech company, which provided me with invaluable hands-on experience."
Alternatives: "genuine internship" or "real internship".
As for Google's actual internship program, Forbes cites it as one of the best programs in the country, with its engineering interns receiving an average monthly base pay of $6,463 -- an unheard of income for most students learning the ropes of a business.
Perhaps because of the timing of the reflection and reporting on preconceptions (3 wk into the experience), the authors were able to conclude that most of the participants' preconceptions were contradicted by the actual internship experience.
As revealed in the journal entries, the actual internship experience enhanced these participants' awareness that unlike the familiar terrain of laboratory courses, authentic research has creative, challenging aspects and can lead to unexpected results.
Research comparing students stated intentions with their actual career choices during internship is urgently needed as few studies on matched follow-ups are available.
Check out the work world in internships, experiential programs, actual jobs, contact with others in the workplace, and reading about trends in industries.
Of course, he may do so well during this career research phase that he lands a solid base for cultivating letters of recommendation and quite possibly a summer/full-time internship followed by an actual job offer!
We can change labor laws to allow students to work at unpaid work-study internships so they can get actual experience.
My time as an intern was invaluable; I made many professional contacts, vastly increased my geologic knowledge, improved my communication skills, and both internships opened the door for actual paid positions with the National Park Service.
The internship is organized and run as an actual accounting practice in which the instructor serves as the Executive Partner and maintains professional liability insurance though the AICPA carrier.
Of course, for all these reasons, said Sharef, "it is almost as hard to get a paid internship today as it is to get an actual job".
"We are working to provide students not only internship opportunities for completing their ambassador program, but actual credit toward graduation".
