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Published July 02, 2008 12:35 pm - How do you get a job without experience? College students get real-world experience at Farm Credit offices Staff report Special to the Daily Times GLASGOW — How do you get a job without experience? And how do you get experience without a job? Nineteen interns who are working for Farm Credit Services of Mid-America this summer are solving this problem by taking advantage of the opportunity to work and learn in a real work environment with mentors and professionals in their fields of study.
Heather DeVries is one of the group of nineteen interns and is working out of the Glasgow office this summer. Heather is a senior at Western Kentucky University and resides in Bowling Green. She is majoring in Agribusiness with a minor in Marketing and is due to graduate in December. According to Ashley Gaslin, recruitment specialist for Farm Credit, the internship allows college students to practically apply the skills they are learning in college. “They are getting a first hand look at what a lending officer does for Farm Credit and can apply what they’ve learned in a real-life situation,” she said. As interns, the students are assigned mentors who guide them through the components of the lending business and helped with their career objectives. DeVries is participating in many aspects of the lending business, attending sales meetings and completing specialized projects, such as identifying prospects for cross-selling and refinancing. Interns also attend an Intern Retreat in July which includes guided tours of three high-production farms and an afternoon of white water rafting on the Ocoee River in Tennessee. “Certainly job experience is one benefit of Farm Credit’s college intern program,” said Beverley Nunn, Financial Services officer with Farm Credit Services who is mentoring DeVries. “But the interns also get the added benefit of interesting research projects, cross-training, and many networking opportunities with other interns through Farm Credit’s four state area.” 
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