Internships Are Harder to Land Than Ever. Do You Know Your Worth?

In a recent Wall Street Journal Article published last month, they touched on how “internships are more crucial than ever – and even harder to find.”

Internship postings are down 16% this year, according to early-career job platform Handshake. Competition is up sharply — the average internship posting drew 109 applicants during the 2024–25 academic year, nearly double the number from two years prior.

For students who do land a spot, the stakes at the end are higher than ever. Employer conversion of interns to full-time hires reached a five-year high of 63% in 2025, per the National Association of Colleges and Employers. That means the offer matters, and so does knowing whether it’s competitive and in line with market data.

Private company compensation data is notoriously hard to find. Salary ranges posted online are often pulled from public company filings or self-reported aggregates that don’t reflect what private life science and tech companies actually pay. For students entering the private sector, that’s a real gap – and that’s without even touching on the equity component.

That’s where Complander comes in. Built for entry-level to manager-level employees to benchmark, evaluate and understand the compensation at a privately held company. Real benchmarking data, specific to the private capital market. Free to start.

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This post was written by jthelander