Essay On Right Internship

Right internship: Pathway to a great career “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.”
-Arthur Ashe

Even a capitalist society we live in has made it quite complicated for undergraduates to establish their careers. Fortunately, not only was I able to complete my internship during the last year of my graduation but I also discerned and enhanced my skills. An internship qualifies you to attain the desired position in your career. To opt for the right internship in a company is not easy, you have to analyse yourself and determine what you are expecting from the internship. While there are many companies offering internships, only a few are concerned about the quality of the internship program they are offering. An ideal internship program would have experienced people with whom you can clarify your queries, a good atmosphere to intern, and endow the intern with the responsibilities to be accomplished. In this blog, I have shared my (intern) expectations and the expectations of the manager hiring you. Hope this would be useful.

Guiding principles, for the right internship:
 Buttressing Skills:
“Developing skills is as important as training. A larger effort is needed to create a skilled workforce with employment potential.”
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An employer is more concerned about the knowledge and experience you have gained from the internship than where you completed it. Whether an established or an emerging company, both have their pros and cons. An established company may have experienced people, with whom you can clarify your doubts, but the environment would be exceptionally competitive and may be uneasy to adapt. Internship in an emerging company may endow you with a pleasing environment to learn and a good experience. Interns should thus not go by the brand name while choosing the company for intern instead, opt for an internship in a small or emerging company if the internship program is