Internships - Age limit?

MarineNav

MarineNav

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Hello Everyone,

Recent threads got me to thinking about internships. I've always associated them with college seniors on Summer break. But is that always the case? Can a middle-aged career changer be an intern as well? Are there any age or educational requirements?

Thanks y'all,

JR
 
I'm sorry. Did you say something? I was looking at Alisha.
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All the internships I really know of require that you be persuing a degree in aviation. Some require that you have your Commercial License as well. It really depends on the airline. Most of the information I got was via my university's career service program. Internships are pretty hard to come by.

Good luck
 
I'm not sure about age requirements for internships. Some internships require a certain GPA or pilot's liscense. As flyn_ace_99 said, it depends on the company.
 
Oh yeah... GPA too! But I don't think I have heard of age... It's mostly academics and flight time. I lucked out and got one based on my academics.

Good luck again!
 
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...I lucked out and got one based on my academics.


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Sounds more like hard work, rather than luck.
Good on ya!
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Thanks for the self esteem boost!... I can always use it
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. I must say I did work hard and consitering I went into the internship without even a private pilot's license
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, it was interesting to see how well I actually did compared to my peers with Commercial or higher raitings. The instructors who taught my groundschool sessions either believed I had my commercial license or under estimated me and came out at the end of the Flight Training Device session in utter disbelief. (hehe) I must say thanks to Embry Riddle Prescott Campus' strong academics in Turbines and Systems and Components... those classes in particular made learning RJ systems extremely easy. Now I am at Airline Transport Professionals (ATP) in Florida earning all my licenses and hope to be back at ExpressJet soon!

Thanks again!
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This is from the Skywest website. They will also take recent grads.

Duration of Internship
Internships generally last a period equivalent to one college quarter or semester. Occasionally, internships can be shorter or longer, depending on the student's schedule.

General Requirements
• Enrolled in an accredited college or university.
• Minimum Grade Point Average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale).

Pilot Intern Requirements • Must be a junior or senior.
• 400 total hours of flight time.
• Commercial Pilot's license
• CFI a plus.

Interns Receive:
1. Unlimited flight privileges on SkyWest Airlines during the course of internship.
2. Opportunity to familiarize themselves with the airline industry.
3. Valuable hands-on experience.

How to Apply
SkyWest looks forward to admitting qualified and motivated students to the SkyWest Internship Program. If this is an opportunity that you have been looking for, please apply when open internships are posted in the Career section, or send resumes to:


SkyWest People Department
Attention: Internship Program
444 South River Road
St. George, UT 84790
 
Let me just say that everyone I know who works for SkyWest loves it. Plus, the corporate communications people are just great.
 
Most, if not all, internships require you be in college with a certain GPA. Possibly also a Commercial certficate and aviation degree program requirement. We have those requirements now.
 
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