1 / 3

Internships’ Academic Value: Advantages for Students of All Disciplines and Educ

Internships can also be called work experience in a professional career. Internships are usually an exchange of ideas and experiences between students and organizations. Some interns find a permanent paid program in the organizations where they worked. This is an advantage for the employer as there is no need to look for a new employee as apprentices are trained earlier and are less demanding. <br><br>FOR MORE INFO - https://medium.com/@easyshiksha01/internships-academic-value-advantages-for-students-of-all-disciplines-and-educational-backgrounds-a2e02c195308

easyshiksha
Download Presentation

Internships’ Academic Value: Advantages for Students of All Disciplines and Educ

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Internships’ academicvalue:advantagesforstudentsofalldisciplinesandeducationalbackgrounds Aninternshipisanopportunityofferedbyvariouscompaniestopotentialstudentsorcandidates,so-calledinterns,toworkinthecompanyforalimitedorspecifiedperiodoftime.Theinternshipgivesstudentsalotofexposuretothepracticalworldandofferspracticalexperiencesrelatedtothefieldofstudy.ThisisavaluableexperiencebecauseitallowsustounderstandhowourstudiesareappliedintherealworldandmakesagoodimpressiononourCV. Internshipscanalsobecalledworkexperienceinaprofessionalcareer.Internshipsareusuallyanexchangeofideasandexperiencesbetweenstudentsandorganizations.Someinternsfindapermanentpaidprogramintheorganizationswheretheyworked.Thisisanadvantagefortheemployerasthereisnoneedtolookforanewemployeeasapprenticesaretrainedearlierandarelessdemanding. Internshipexperiencesprovideanopportunitytoapplyclassroomtheoriestotherealworld,enhancingastudent'sacademicandcareergoals. InternshipsinIndiaarecareerspecific,collegeandschoolstudentsoftenchooseaninternshipbasedontheiruniversitymajor. Itisimpossibletoexaggeratethevalueofaninternshipexperience.Employerstodayprefercandidateswhohavecompletednotjustone,butseveralinternships.Byawardingadegreethatindicatesacademicskillinnumeroustheoreticalandpracticalexamplesofhowajobmightbeaccomplished,acollegeeducationwillhelplaunchagraduateintoavocation.Aninternshipputsthestudentinareal-worldworkenvironmentwithreal-lifecoworkerscarryingoutreal-worldprofessionalactivities,whichthejobentails,makingtheabstractideasandlearninginstancesfromtheclassroomconcrete. Therefore,thebenefitofanunpaidinternshipisthatyouwillgainpricelessprofessionalexperiencewhereyoumightnototherwisehaveany,yourself-confidenceandself-esteemgrow,andstatisticsshowthatthelikelihoodthatyou’llbeoneofthepeoplewhofindsajobeasilydramaticallyincreases— which,afterall,isthewholepointofgoingtocollege.Youcangaincreditsforyourdegreesatalleducationallevels.Finally,youlistyourinternshipexperienceasprofessionalexperienceonyourCV. Howcananemployerlooktomakeagoodchangewhenattemptingtoboostproductivityandprofitability?Oneapproachistomakesurenewhiresarecompetentandeffectiveinwhattheybringtothecompany,maximisingtimeandintegratingthemintothecurrentworkenvironment.Thefirmcouldalsostrivetoincreasetheirworkforcebyhiringknowledgeable,motivatedpart-timers.Thirdly,acompanywillwanttomakesurethattheirworkplaceisconstantlybeingrefreshedwithnewideasandpeople,enablingcurrentemployeestoserveasrolemodelsandmentorsforyoungindividualsjuststartingtheircareers.Utilizinginternsmaybethesolutiontoeachofthesemotivatingfactors. Forsomepeople,theprocessofapplyingfor,receiving,andcompletingtherequirementsforaninternshipwillbesimple;forothers,itwillbechallenging. Thetruthisthatcompletingallofthedifferentrequirementsforaninternshipisacomplextask.Anemployerisawareofthisandappreciatesthedifficultiesthatcomewiththeexperience.This,inmyopinion,iswhatmakesstudentswhohavenotjustonebutnumerousinternshipsundertheirbeltsduringtheirstudysuchdesirableandattractivejobcandidates.Astudentshouldstartlookingforaninternshipthesemesterbeforetheinternshipisdesired.Iftheinternshipcallsforittobecompletedforcollegecredits,thestudentwillsignupforthecredit-bearinginternshipcourseatherorhiscollege.

  2. Findoutwhatyouwanttodoandwhatyoudon’t Ifyouthinkyouknowwhatkindofjobyouwantafterstudying,takeitforatestdriveduringyourinternship.Butmakesureyoumatchyourcareerinterestswiththetypeoftraining.Let’ssayyouwanttoworkinfinance.Youshouldinternatafinancecompanytomakesurethatyourperceptionofworkinginfinancemaynotmatchthereality. Also,findingajobyoudon’twantduringyourinternshipcanpreventyoufromacceptinganill-fittingjobaftergraduation. LearnbyObservation Oneofthebiggestbenefitsofaninternshipisthatyougetaninsideviewoftheindustrythatcannotbelearnedfromanyarticleorclassroom.Skillsandknowledgecanbeacquiredsimplybyinteractingwithcompanyemployees. Souseyoureyeballstogaugewhatthecompanycultureislike.Doemployeescollaborateorworkaloneonprojects?Howmanyhoursdopeopleusuallywork?Howdocoworkerscommunicate? Anotherwaytolearnbyobservationistoparticipateindepartmentalmeetingsorconference/videocalls.Thiswillgiveyouabetterunderstandingofhowthebusinessworks. GetProfessionalFeedback Asastudent,you’vebeengradedoncollegepapersandexams,butyouprobablyhaven’treceivedfeedbackfromsomeonewhoactuallyworksinthefield.It’struethataskingamanagerforconstructivecriticismcantakesomeeffortonyourpart,assomemanagersarehesitanttoofferfeedbacktotheirdirectreports. Gettingfeedbackonyourperformanceduringtheinternship(read:don’twaituntiltheend!)willhelpyoudevelopandimproveyourskills. Makevaluableconnections Whatisaninternshipifnotgreatnetworking?Takeadvantageofit!Donotmissusingtheinternalnetworkwhenyouareatwork.HostingaZoommeetingwithanewteam?Introduceyourselftopeopleyoudon’tknow,thensendoneortwoindividualemailstoaskmoreabouttheirwork.Oraskyourbosstovirtuallyintroduceyoutoemployeesinotherdepartments. Alsospendtimebuildingrelationshipswithyourco-workers.Theyarelikelytobecomeindustrypeers. Stayintouchwithyournewconnectionsafteryourinternship;otherwise,youmaybeoverlookedwhenvacanciescomeup.

  3. Applyingyourtheory Internshipoffersstudentstheopportunitytoimplementwhattheyhavelearnedinarealenvironment.Thiswillhelpyoubetterunderstandthetheoriesandstrategiesyoureadabout,reinforcelearningandhelpyoufocusmore. Knowtheworkenvironment Forstudentsexploringtheircareeroptions,aninternshipisgreat!Byjoiningtheteam,youwillhaveamuchbetterideaofwhatitisliketoworkinacertaincompanyandyouwillgetaclearerunderstandingoftheindustryitself. Thisinformationwillhelpyouinyourfuturejobsearchesandgiveyouabetterideaofthejobsyouwant-andperhapsmoreimportantly-thejobsyoudon'twant. Increaseyourself-confidence Ofcourse,doinganinternshiphelpsyoulearnabouttheworkenvironment,butalsoaboutyourself. Youhaveamuchclearerunderstandingofyourstrengths,weaknesses,likesanddislikes.Mostimportantly,knowingthatyouhavepracticalexperiencewillgiveyoumuchmoreconfidencewhenapplyingforjobsandgoingtointerviews.

More Related