What is an student internship ?

An student internship is an opportunity to participate within an company and combine practical and theoretical skills. Characteristics of an student internship:

<< an student internship could be paid or unpaid;

<< an student internship could be required or optional for your current study;

<< an student internship takes place for a limited period, depending on mutual agreements;

<< an student internship could be fulltime or part-time;

The most important is that the student internship creates a win-win situation. Therefore, we should examine the benefits for both student and employer. Benefits of an student internship for students:

<< Opportunity to work in an professional environment;

<< Provide career awareness for the students;

<< An student internship gives the student the possibility to evaluate and reflect upon a career field;

<< Provide valuable experiences that contributes to future employment;

<< Earning money or credit;

<< An student internship provide professional contacts. Sometimes even a job after graduation;

<< Learning more of practical cases contributes to learning at school and makes it more interesting;

<< Develop self-confidence when making decisions;

<< An student internship could be found somewhere (f.e www.searchjobsabroad.com) and so it helps the student to develop his job search competences;

Benefits of an student internship to the employer

<< After graduating he could evaluate the student for potential fulltime employment;

<< Gives the employer access to good qualified students;

<< Although the student internship could last or only a short period, a motivated student gives fresh energy to the department and company;

<< The financial cost of an student internship are low. On the other hand, the employer should spend time in the student;

Experiences of student internships

<< Barcelona, Spain - Patrick: "thank you for the emails with the student internships. I worked for 4 months in a design studio in the centre of this beautiful city. I have some family living here. I lived for 15 years in Italy. So I was happy to see them now for a long period during this student internship. Within 2 weeks after the inscription at www.searchjobsabroad.com I got the student internship. Now you can see that it can be fast to get a student internship. We did the application by (video)phone"

<< London, United-Kingdom - Vladimir: "many thanks for www.searchjobsabroad.com who helped me to find this student internship. For me it was a long trip, since I originally lived in Russia. I really wanted an student internship to learn more about the European culture. I recommend everybody to register at www.searchjobsabroad.com and apply for a student internship. You will find many applicable student internships"