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Although there are many misconceptions and stereotypes about internships, your first internship is an experience that truly paves the path for your career.

Although there are many misconceptions and stereotypes about internships, your first internship is an experience that truly paves the path for your career.

Minnesota High Tech Association (MHTA) is leading a coalition of technology-based employers to find solutions aimed at closing Minnesota's IT skills gap. There are an estimated 2,700 IT jobs in the Twin Cities alone, that remain unfilled - the IT Action Alliance is working to address this gap. The alliance is divided into workgroups to address 4 key objectives: ■ Launch a ten-year marketing campaign to deliver high-quality candidates for every open IT position ■ Increase re-employment of displaced IT workers through training opportunities ■ Utilize internships as a tool to place two and four-year college graduates ■ Promote IT careers in grades 6-12 to increase the number of high school students entering post-secondary programs.

If you are interested in developing your technical skills in a variety of IA-related disciplines, take a look at the opportunities available through the IA mission at NSA.