INTERNSHIP: A Chance, A Challenge Or An Opportunity Part I Engr. Abdul Basit Lecturer & Member Continual Professional Development Cell Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of the Punjab, Lahore. www.tiny.cc/cpdc [email protected]1
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INTERNSHIP:A Chance, A Challenge Or
An OpportunityPart I
Engr. Abdul Basit
Lecturer & Member Continual Professional Development Cell
◘ Internship is a system of on-job training for white-collar jobs (office related jobs, administrative tasks etc as opposed to a blue-collar job involving manual work).
internees are usually university students, seeking skills for a new career
◘ Internship is a win-win situation◘ The host company benefits
◘ The university benefits
◘ The internee benefits
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Benefits to industry / Employer
◘ A pre-screening tool for potential employees
◘ Expand the interpersonal, training, and supervisory skills of current employees as they mentor internees
◘ internees can bring specialized and up-to-date knowledge that they gained from university to be applied in the company
◘ Reduces recruiting costs
◘ Decreases training time and costs
◘ Create a ready pool of candidates
◘ Apply the concept “try before you buy”4
Benefits to university
◘ Fulfilling university credits
◘ Indirect partnership with the industry
◘ Exposure to Market needs and demands
◘ Improved reputation of the university
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Benefits to student/internee
◘ Enhanced social skills needed at work;◘ Communications
◘ Adaptation
◘ Team work skills
◘ Opportunity to explore personal interests
◘ Better carrier choice
◘ Opportunities for improvements.
◘ Building and expansion of professional networks.
◘ The internship program will help the internee link what he/she learned at the university with the world of work
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◘ Exposure to latest technologies and Business Procedures
◘ Instill workplace values
◘ Develops Problem solving skills
◘ More prepared for World of work
◘ Résumé builders – project-work
◘ Various financial incentives
◘ Provides an advantage over their peers
◘ Develop resume writing, interview
and job search skills
Benefits to student/internee (contd..)
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GREATER CHANCE TO BE HIRED
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Benefits to student/internee (contd..)
How to be a success?
You, the internee, play an important role in your success and largely determine if you will have a worthwhile experience.
It’s All U
p to You!
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Do your homework/research
◘ Introduction about the company◘ The company, history, structure, people, work, and
your internship
◘ Organizational culture, goals, and strategies.
◘ Size, age, location, history, ownership
◘ Products or services, major competitors, recent development, expected growth.