12 salient reasons why students should do an internship?

• How about a few extra bucks adding to your pocket money?

Doesn’t it feel proud to start earning in your teens, well it definitely does, no matter how much it is? Of course, this is not the foremost reason to follow an internship, but it is the motivating/groundbreaking/triggering thing to get initiated.

• Why be jobless when you have something interesting, like your passion to work on?

Yes, an internship is a really good opportunity for students who get a quality time of the academic/curricular activities which go unnoticed when done nothing. Doing an internship not only helps in gaining experience but also improves one’s technical abilities

• No more getting bored at home

Holidays usually meant to be spent at home. I agree, but a week is okay but prolonged holidays are boring. Don’t be a caterpillar ever, come out of your cocoon and fly high like a butterfly to your dreams.

• Gain work experience, technical knowledge, and hands-on experience in practical problems.

Let’s say, you are someone who always dreams big like, to be an Entrepreneur or a Stock Broker in WallStreet and if you bag an internship to work in Stock Exchange Company, can anything be more amazing?

• Helps to know the workplace and people around better

Hear it out; the workplace is not much similar to a classroom, you hardly find people who would let you copy their work. It is the place where you need to invest your own efforts to achieve success and to matter your presence. Unlike in college, the workplace has strict deadlines and real clients involved. Knowing the workplace beforehand and partially understanding life at work will help in planning a better career.

• Just Experience

Experience professional Life from dressing to living, everything matters.

Explore new places, meet new people, befriend, and make memories.

Internships are like goodies, they are short but sweet.

• Get a PPO

An internship is like a coin: One side you can work hard put your best efforts in and bag a PPO(Pre-Placement Offer). Most of the companies prefer to hire interns and turn them into full-timers rather than hiring freshers. On the flip side, internships always pave the way for a better job. They help in building your interpersonal skills, communication skills which will fetch you a full-time opportunity earlier than expected. 

• Make your resume worthy

A resume is what speaks for you and about you. The experience of an internship makes your CV more appealing and may win your interview at times.

• Get back to college and brag about life at work

Internships are not monotonous or boring. Since they last for only a short duration, you always have the opportunity to go back to college and take time to make a career choice. In the meanwhile, you can brag about the awesome stuff you have done being an intern, which may boost your morale.

• Earn References & Recommendations

Not just for future jobs, the references you earn at an internship also help to pursue higher studies

• Make contacts, Grab an opportunity, and Give it a shot!
• Before signing off, be confident, and stay strong in what you believe.