Extern

Professional Experience Anytime, Anywhere.

Extern is a business in consumer based in San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote.

Profile

At Extern, we’re solving the experience gap. Extern created the remote Externship, a skill-building work experience that is easier for students to access, and easier for companies to run, than an internship. Our mission is to help anyone discover and launch their career through professional experiences available anywhere at any time. Since 2020, we’ve created and powered Externships for over 50,000 students on behalf of companies from Fortune 500s to startups.

After spending $100K on average for a 4-year degree, graduates find that almost 40% of entry level jobs on Linkedin required 3+ years of work experience. Internships are how many college students get this kind of experience, but the demand for good internships outstrips the supply. Internship programs are difficult to scale, they favor students who already have social capital, and they’re time-consuming for employers to run.

Externships are short, online, project-based work experiences that employers can offer to hundreds of students using less resource and employee time than it would take to support an intern. Extern makes the complex process of running an Externship completely turnkey with software and industry experts which in turn makes professional experience more accessible to more students.

By making work experience more accessible, Extern is driving the rapid mobility and upskilling needed for a new

Its activity falls under consumer; the profile below is assembled from public directory data.

San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote is where the company is located.

It is recorded at the Winter 2017 stage.

Recorded headcount: 30 employees.

Website: www.extern.com