Archive for February, 2009
Posted by: admin on February 27th, 2009
Thinking about responsibilities that comes with an international internship is usually overlooked with the flurry of preparation and activities. Students forget that as they study abroad a very big responsibility is being given to them as an adult and as a student and worker at the same time.
Studying abroad means being immersed in a new culture and environment thus with it comes our responsibility to be able to mixed with the foreign culture. It is our duty to know and understand the culture that we are entering. It is an insult to these people when we come with prejudiced mine in their place.
Let us try not to compare how they behave, react, do things, think, etc. to our own way of thinking. For these people are molded to be as they are due for so many different reasons and factors.
Studying overseas should not be viewed as manna from heaven to the host country but instead internship in any part of the world is a give and take relationship both of the intern students and the hosting company or country.
I stumbled upon a published article about an internship in Africa. It was about an overseas study program about the economic and social issues in the country that would be a great help to the students in practicing the theories learned in the classroom. And in return the community will benefit from the study for free.
Besides Africa which is the most favorite place of international internship from college student in the Western countries; Cairo is also a very interesting place for internship. The Birqash Camel Market is one of the many examples of the must-see places in Cairo. It is the largest market in Cairo and not for the faint hearted. It is full of activities during 7 am until 10 am.
Posted by: admin on February 26th, 2009
Indulging in the internship program is an experience worth to remember especially if you ventured it abroad. Internship occurs before the student’s graduation. Most of the objectives why internship was established is to help students sharpen more their capabilities and skills. The students are given the chance to choose where they would want to spend the remaining months or year for the internship program. Most of the students chose to venture it abroad because internship abroad is unique, interesting and truly worthy. There would be lot of things students could learn out from spending internship abroad.
One of the countries that offer the best internships is Spain. The country is not just a perfect destination for holiday vacation, but it is as well the best place to spend internships or study abroad program. If you try to spend some time interning in Spain you will get some benefits it offer such like;
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Getting the opportunity to develop your Spanish language skills since you will be talking the language in your daily conversation with the locales.
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If you were a good intern your employer would recommend you as a good employee to his/her friends to work in their company and have great jobs abroad.
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Venturing your internship in Spain would broaden your point of view about the world.
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You will have the chance to join and learn the country’s cultural activities.
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Having the chance to have a lot of friends not only from Spain alone but international students coming from the different parts of the world who were also spending their internship in Spain.
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Spending your internship in Spain away from your parents would strengthen your self confidence. You will learn to decide for yourself and learn how to live on your own ways.
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Internship in Spain could be your work experience that you could add in your resume when applying a work in your locales or abroad. It would have a big impact towards the employer.
Posted by: admin on February 22nd, 2009
The internship program is consisting of learning activities, mentoring and a broad exposure to your field of areas in a certain company. The quality of the assignments will allow opportunities to exercise your creativity that provides practical and a challenging work experience.
At this point of the year, internships offers are more useful achieving a permanent employment. Procter and Gamble is now sticking in hiring employer for about 80 percent who have interned at their company and the same routine with some companies. The director of Harvard University complemented that some companies give an extravagant offers to some juniors who have just finished their internships at their company. Internship is even more a stepping stone to have permanent jobs. One important thing is also needed in an internship into a full-time jobs is hard work.
Tips in Turning your Internship into a Permanent Job
Show your interest and sincerity in the company. If the company has a lot of works to be done then you should come early and if possible stay late if you’re still undone like other regular employees.
Take every chances to talk , ask further question if there is work that need a clarification and at your workplace try to impress your senior people. Senior people is working in the company for a longer time than you so try to attempts to amaze them through your ability that unmatched the understanding of the industry may boomerang on you. In doing so, just merely express your interest and opinion in the work that you have been working and talk something interest aside from work.
If you receive any comment from some of the junior or senior people for some who get jealous, then try to ignore if it doesn’t help you in the future but if it’s applicable then try to learn from it.
Do great to turn your internship into a permanent job. With this, after your internship the head of the company will probably ask you to return to their company for a permanent position.
Posted by: admin on February 19th, 2009
There are different types of internship abroad program. Most of these programs offer placements in a particular job either it is paid or unpaid. For your information the work abroad program is limited in length which mostly last for about two weeks for short term, six months for summer internships and a year or two for long term work abroad. Most of those interns who took the long term work abroad programs are teachers teaching language or other subjects. On the other hand, there are four types of internship jobs abroad.
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The Short-Term Paid Work abroad—this type of work abroad mostly are working in the restaurants, childcare, farm work and temping. This is a work jobs abroad which is ideal for students and recently graduate students. This is one of the best ways for them to earn a reputable job abroad. Most of these programs can be found in places like Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Europe. Typically, the duration takes about six months.
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Teaching abroad internship program—this is a long term type of jobs abroad or internship abroad. Mostly, the teaching abroad program teaches subjects such like teaching English or other foreign languages. This program takes about one to two years. The participants are required to have a college degree. Another thing to remember is that, the job requires the participants to have a teaching experience.
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The International Internships—this internship program typically takes during the summer season or semester. It offers the most international careers connection. Most of the international internships can be found in the U.S. which has an international organization.
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And the Volunteering Abroad—this type of work abroad starts from volunteering. This is a good steeping stone to gain good work abroad. The voluntary work abroad literally live together and work together with the local community. This is also a good start for those who want to work in developing countries.
Posted by: admin on February 18th, 2009
I am a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Accountancy with flying honors. It was tough, I got to admit. I missed so many travels abroad with my classmates for I got to catch up and be on top of almost everything I do. They went to Thailand for a study in culture for our sociology subject while I went to a far flung place in our city to get the data. They went to enjoy Bangkok shopping and slept in one of the Five Start Hotel; they went to bask in the glory of Samut Sakorn, Ratchaburi, Prachuab Khiri Khan, Samut Songkram, Chachoengsao, Phetchaburi, and Sa Kaeo.
It was in our third year in college that the opportunity knocks so loudly on my door that all of my friends were gleefully jumping up and down, hugging and congratulating me before I even know why. I was a candidate then for the highest awards in college and I was chosen for an international internship for Europe. Guess where?
France, Germany, Spain. Yes. I spent two months each in these countries for my international internship. I packed my bag after a year’s preparation and interviews and visa preparation with the envy of my classmates. The burning of midnight candles and the missing of some nightlife and travel with friends indeed paid off with a big bang.
France. The country is beautifully cared by history and time. I visited the ‘City of Lights and the Grand’ Place, Cote d’ Azur, Loire Valley Castle and tasted wines and cheeses while gazing at the busy Paris street.
Germany. I this country Berlin enticed my heart. I had a great time gazing at their architecture and also took time to taste Berlin’s nightlife. No other city best described and portrayed its history.
Spain. The country of sunshine! I never experienced such glamour in sun bathing and beach combing only here in this country. A beautiful masterpiece of nature; Sagrada Familia is beautiful in pictures but it is magnificent in person.
International Internship opened opportunities for me.
Posted by: admin on February 12th, 2009
Internships are the stepping stone for students who want to have a greater work after studies. It mostly happens to graduating students. Before they can graduate they passed the internship program first. Some of the students are dreaming to venture their internship abroad. And some of their wishes had been come true. If you were one of those students who were wishing to do your interns abroad but you can do it during your regular class, you can make it during summer. There are a lot of organizations abroad that offer summer internships program. The island of Catalina is just one of the places that have organizations that cater on summer internship program.
In Catalina Island the summer internship program was established to give a hands-on experience which focus on conservation. The intern students will be exposed in the native plant propagation trails program, invasive plant program and the interpretive education programs. When you opt to spend your summer internships in Catalina you have to keep in your mind that you should have a Bachelor’s degree or you have already finished the course that you have taken. And it is advisable for all intern students to have an individual driver license.
The students will be the one to provide the services, while the organization will be the one to provide the other benefits to manipulate the intern’s needs. Before the interns can do their individual tasks, they will be trained in their specific task or area of interest. Each of them will experience hands-on and at the same time contributing to the environment of Catalina Island. All of the interns here in Catalina are given individual assignment to perform while in Catalina. So if you were planning to venture your summer internship abroad, the best place to venture it is in Catalina Island.
Posted by: admin on February 11th, 2009
Internship Job Offers are oftentimes advertise; it is only fitting to look for Web designers interns in the internet. So, I stumbled upon this information.
Freelance Interns are needed by Mahogane Management LLC. The two interns they were looking will have an opportunity to learn valuable expertise and will widen their portfolio with trainings under the development and web design team. The two interns should be willing to take initiative on new projects with high level of cognitive problem solving capabilities and has an inclination to software with a strong written and verbal collaboration and communication skills.
The two interns responsibilities consists of modifying and building software; a grasp with Javascript, PHP, XHTML, PHP, MySql and the skill to change code without WSYWIG HTML editors; using of Web 2.0 social technologies/ networks like Facebook, LinkIn, Twitter and with a personal blog; skills in the Open source software, application software, Technical and system, Business software, security software and web software; the company prefers if you have a database optimization, Joomla experience.
Mahogane Management would award this Internship Job Offers to interns with these attributes or attitudes: self starter (initiative), timely (punctual), team member based, direction/goal oriented, and meticulous (detail) oriented.
The qualifications are: studying toward a BS/BA/MS degree; very high interpersonal skills, strong CSS, XHTML, Javascript coding skills and PHP and the skill to modify code; the intern students must have a 2.8 GPA.
Internship Job offers such as these are rare opportunities for students. We got to admit that sometimes the job that you do on your internship has nothing to do with the skills we would like to acquire.
Internship which gives 40% of knowledge of the actual work is considered as a gem by many instructors. Web related courses like web designing and Information Technology courses would be practiced best with hands-on practice through internship.
Posted by: admin on February 9th, 2009
International Internship is a significant element of the career preparation and search. It is a significant part wherein to test your particular area field of interest and a boast of your career path which you gain a job experience abroad. This International internship opportunities offer you with an important work experience and at the same time grows your cultural understanding. It also helps you to gain friends and grow contacts in the community of global business. In today’s competitive job market, to gain an international work experience will give you an edge to compete in a work opportunity. One thing to remember in getting work experience abroad is a life changing experience which you have to endow in adjusting your life without your family and friends.
In London it offers an International Internship for field-based experience and pre-professional. This offers and provides an educational experience which goals are to enhance professional to their career consciousness, cultural skills and personal growth. It widely provides interns an opportunity to experience working life and face challenges in another country which indulging in a professional world and engage into another cultures. The London internship provides staff to intern within 24 hours in a week in assisting interns to adjust United Kingdom capital city and the most famous city located in European Union. London is famous for International internship for it is recently Finance International leader and became a global city for it contribute much involvement in entertainment, politics , fashion , arts and media and politics.
On the other hand, London also offers a summer internship programs which is intended in providing included learning experience of the high academic standard which includes a study of a Modern British Culture which combines a classroom study and credited a 9 semester for internship placement. This internship program immerse student to participate and experience in intercultural learning, international and friendships, develop strengths and personal skills and gain more self-confident on the near future of employment opportunities, opportunity to involve yourself in a career networking opportunity and able to work and adjust in another culture.
Posted by: admin on February 5th, 2009
International internship is very challenging. It does not only cater one student but millions of students from all over the world who wants to venture their internship abroad. Competition arises every year, more and more population of students is craving to apply for the said program. But only a few of them are being accepted. Applying for an internship abroad is never essay; there are many things that you should consider, so if you were among those students who filling up forms today you better follow some of these tips because it might help you a lot in applying internship abroad.
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If you have already started a volunteer abroad program you should start with your study abroad coordinator. Your coordinator will be the one to help you organize things that you needed for your internship abroad. They can help you find the best program that you were interested in. If ever you don’t have a contact to a coordinator, it would never be a problem since they can hasten your application.
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Try to apply in the companies which is not really popular or you have not heard yet before. These companies would help you land in countries which are not really famous for the said program. It would be hard for you to apply in countries which are popular for volunteer abroad program since it is more competitive.
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Search for an international association. There are various organizations abroad such like in the U.S. that offers interns various job opportunities.
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Negotiate for a friend or alumni who were living now abroad. If you have friends abroad, it would be easy for you to access for the said program because they could help you recommend from the program you were applying in.
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Browse some information about internships which does not necessarily ideal for international students. Try searching internships also in internship listings and local jobs and apply to them.