Don’t ignore internship

Jun 06, 2010

MOST job-seekers complain that employers ask for experience when they advertise positions. “Where does one get the experience from when they have just completed university?,” they ask.

Insight with Paula Kyabaggu Mukama

MOST job-seekers complain that employers ask for experience when they advertise positions. “Where does one get the experience from when they have just completed university?,” they ask.

But it is important to have some experience to get a job. This is how internship comes in handy.

Internship is a supervised experience where you work in a particular setting under the supervision of someone already established in the profession that you want to pursue.

Getting internships and placements can be difficult, but it is necessary if you want to have some experience on your resume to impress future employers.

Internships are good for a number of reasons. The enable students at all levels getg experience in a specific field or work, or people seeking the necessary experience in business without having to work full-time.

Intern students are usually hired as replacements and work for lower pay than full-time employees. A person who wants a change in his or her career can also take up an internship.

Besides, full-time internships are paid for most of the time and they give you first-hand experiences of what life is like in the field.

Internships offer a lot of learning, education and experience on a certain field that you can add up on your resume.

Deciding the kind of internship you want to have is entirely up to you, although some internships have certain requirements that should be met by the applicants.

You might want to take up an internship, but the internship can’t make you a qualified applicant because of the certain requirements you cannot give.

Working on a full-time internship has better benefits than you working on part-time one, though it may vary from the kind of internship you have.

Full-time internships are paid most of the time and they give you first-hand experiences of what life is really like on the field.

Working as a part-time internship only becomes beneficial when you are not getting paid, it gives you an opportunity to find a job that will.

The other job will become your major source of income while the other one will be for future use. Internship to a student is like a taste of what it feels like to work in the real world, giving them an idea of what kind of job to look for when they've finish up school.



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