Internship experience
According to Leibman (2010) internships demonstrate initiative, Every employer (or graduate school) wants “go-getters.” Given that internships are usually not required in college, such experience will prove that you are proactive about career development. Internships help you learn more about yourself, Through an internship, you can gain clarity on your strengths, weaknesses, and interests. Equally important, you can also learn what you don’t enjoy doing. Internship experience helps you overcome that obstacle also. Internships increase your professional confidence, By interning, you can confront and overcome the “fear of the unknown” that you may have about what it’s like to work in a professional environment. Internships …show more content…
It is the opportunity for a student to take what she has learned in the classroom and apply it in the real world. Prior to the college years, many young people have part-time jobs like babysitting or yard work, but few have exposure to the professional office environment. The internship is the first opportunity to know what it is like to work in an office, to learn how to dress and perform in a professional manner, and to apply professional skills and talents. It is a chance to develop communication and interpersonal skills, to build your knowledge base about a specific field, and to practice a higher level of responsibility and confidence. There are clear advantages to having an internship under your belt, particularly in today’s highly competitive job market. Completing an internship not only bolsters your resume, but allows you to acquire essential professional skills that will help you succeed in your career; gives you stronger credibility in a job interview; sets you apart from other applicants when it is time to secure a job; and gives you the opportunity to network and make useful professional connections (University of Colorado, …show more content…
For international students and supervisors alike misunderstandings can occur as issues such as variations in speech, facial expressions and other non-verbal cues (e.g., eye contact, nodding or shaking of heads, touch) are misinterpreted. And The physical space that individuals in social situations find comfortable to maintain between them often varies from culture to culture and, sometimes, for different sexes within the same culture. Students from cultures who stand and converse at a closer distance than their supervisors are comfortable with may feel puzzled, possibly rejected, by their supervisor’s embarrassment and attempts to avoid the violation of their own sense of personal
According to Leibman (2010) internships demonstrate initiative, Every employer (or graduate school) wants “go-getters.” Given that internships are usually not required in college, such experience will prove that you are proactive about career development. Internships help you learn more about yourself, Through an internship, you can gain clarity on your strengths, weaknesses, and interests. Equally important, you can also learn what you don’t enjoy doing. Internship experience helps you overcome that obstacle also. Internships increase your professional confidence, By interning, you can confront and overcome the “fear of the unknown” that you may have about what it’s like to work in a professional environment. Internships …show more content…
It is the opportunity for a student to take what she has learned in the classroom and apply it in the real world. Prior to the college years, many young people have part-time jobs like babysitting or yard work, but few have exposure to the professional office environment. The internship is the first opportunity to know what it is like to work in an office, to learn how to dress and perform in a professional manner, and to apply professional skills and talents. It is a chance to develop communication and interpersonal skills, to build your knowledge base about a specific field, and to practice a higher level of responsibility and confidence. There are clear advantages to having an internship under your belt, particularly in today’s highly competitive job market. Completing an internship not only bolsters your resume, but allows you to acquire essential professional skills that will help you succeed in your career; gives you stronger credibility in a job interview; sets you apart from other applicants when it is time to secure a job; and gives you the opportunity to network and make useful professional connections (University of Colorado, …show more content…
For international students and supervisors alike misunderstandings can occur as issues such as variations in speech, facial expressions and other non-verbal cues (e.g., eye contact, nodding or shaking of heads, touch) are misinterpreted. And The physical space that individuals in social situations find comfortable to maintain between them often varies from culture to culture and, sometimes, for different sexes within the same culture. Students from cultures who stand and converse at a closer distance than their supervisors are comfortable with may feel puzzled, possibly rejected, by their supervisor’s embarrassment and attempts to avoid the violation of their own sense of personal