AIFS Overseas Interns Share Digital Internship Expertise

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Adapting to the ever-changing world of labor, AIFS Overseas launched a digital internship program in response to a necessity from our college students, college companions, and employers. We’re so grateful for the digital interns who helped us be taught and develop together with them these previous couple of years.

Try critiques from these digital interns about their distant internship expertise:

“Nice Internship!” 

“I first joined the [program] with the intent to intern overseas, however attributable to COVID that clearly couldn’t occur. The [staff] have been superb in serving to me to navigate what was taking place, discover an amazing and significant intern placement regardless of being digital, and provides the identical instructional assets that have been initially a part of the in-person program. It is a incredible firm that’s motivated that can assist you succeed! You probably have the prospect, do an internship with [AIFS]. They’ll all the time be joyful to assist and discover you an internship and firm that matches your persona. There are such a lot of private {and professional} experiences that [I’ve achieved], I already miss my internship!!” – Kristin M., Valparaiso College 

“Adaptability at Its Best!” 

“As everyone seems to be nicely conscious, the onslaught of COVID-19 all over the world threw everyone’s plans apart and left college students questioning how they’d be capable to discover actual world-work expertise whereas being confined to our houses. […] I used to be in a position to safe an internship with an organization in Eire and acquire real-life sensible abilities from dwelling. I had an unimaginable expertise and the employers that [the program works] with clearly care concerning the intern’s growth and assist us to develop the instruments and the abilities essential to achieve a real-life office atmosphere. I can’t thank [the team] sufficient for his or her professionalism and it’s extremely spectacular that they have been in a position to carry this solely new program to life in a matter of months. I’d extremely suggest a digital internship […] whether or not there may be nonetheless a pandemic occurring or not!” – Jacob R., Massachusetts Maritime Academy 

“World Fluency” 

“Clearly, it’s a must to, like, handle your time higher since you’re doing it [an internship] all from the consolation of your individual dwelling, however you’re additionally getting that international fluency and […] work expertise, so I feel it’s a nice, nice alternative!” – Sydney Ok., Charleston Southern College 

“Nice Expertise!” 

“This was my first expertise working from dwelling, and it was one to recollect! I signed up final minute as a result of my in-person internship needed to be canceled as a result of international pandemic. I used to be barely nervous as a result of I didn’t know what to anticipate, however [the organization] made it simple. With out a lot discover, they discovered me an organization to do a digital internship with. I feel that was significantly tough as a result of I used to be trying to work in Human Sources. It was not the simplest job to put somebody in for a digital alternative in a foreign country, however they did it! The corporate that I used to be positioned with was terrific. They have been variety and really versatile as a result of circumstances. I realized about HR, however the firm additionally let me have just a few different tasks to work on, like organising their social media. On the finish of every day, I’d spend a half-hour speaking with my coworkers about how our cultures are completely different/comparable. It’s so fascinating to see how different individuals stay. I’ve undoubtedly gained just a few pals from my internship firm. (When the pandemic is over, I’m completely going to go to them!!) I had weekly check-in conferences with [AIFS Abroad}, where all the interns would meet and talk about what they were doing or express any questions/concerns. They also did a cooking class and a virtual tour of cities all over the world. I even had a one-on-one with the program advisor, Carmen. She gave me very useful professional advice. I really looked forward to our meetings every week and seeing everyone’s smiling faces. It was motivating, and I could tell the [advisors] needed us to have one of the best expertise potential. That is as shut because it will get to being there in individual, with out being there in individual. Take this chance. You’ll not be dissatisfied. In case you are like me and wanted to have an internship to graduate, that is the proper method to full that whereas staying secure and socially distancing.” – Kassandra S., Salisbury College 

“A terrific different when in-person journey isn’t potential” 

“What most impressed me about this program was [the team’s] skill to adapt to the rapidly altering COVID-19 pandemic. Shortly after my in-person program was cancelled, I used to be excited to obtain an e-mail that I’d nonetheless be capable to full a global internship, even when it was from dwelling. Considered one of their representatives helped me discover a new internship alternative that was work-from-home pleasant, and lots of crew members labored collectively to create orientation occasions and displays earlier than my internship even began. I appreciated [their] flexibility as a result of it allowed me to realize precious work expertise relatively than letting my summer season be a waste due to the worldwide pandemic. This program is a good different to conventional experiences for a wide range of causes, together with the elimination of journey bills and the pliability of working remotely.” – Anna T., Texas A&M College 

“Superb expertise that modified my life!” 

“The appliance course of could be very simple for everybody. The factor that units [this organization] aside to me on this side, is their flexibility. They all the time labored with my schedule and labored in the direction of making the internship round my wants. Throughout the internship, they created an amazing cultural expertise. Despite the fact that it was solely digital, I nonetheless felt a way of neighborhood with the [team] and different interns.” – Alex A., Miami College of Ohio 

“All of this information that I’ve gained is data that I’ll hold endlessly!” 

“So, being an intern just about has been numerous enjoyable. […] Over the course of the final couple months I’ve been capable of finding a rhythm and a schedule that works for me, however that additionally labored for my employers and for the group […] Collectively we’d all the time discover methods to assist me acquire extra relevant expertise, assist me get extra publicity to completely different workers, completely different settings, completely different age teams even. […] So I’ve been in a position to simply collect some extra abilities, collect extra consciousness about myself — [for example] what I like what I don’t like and simply turn into extra self-aware. […]These are all these components of myself that I’ve not been in a position to perceive or know or study even previous to the internship, however via the internship, via the teaching, via the conversations with my employers, via the interviews, via each work that I’ve completed, I’ve been in a position to turn into extra conscious of who I’m, turn into extra conscious of the kind of work that I want to do. […] All of this information that I’ve gained is data that I’ll hold endlessly [and] that may assist me to turn into higher as an worker, as a scholar, as a buddy.” – Steffy M., Carleton College 

“Finest Internship!” 

“The employees listened to what I hoped to get out of the internship and located the proper placement for me. All through the digital internship, [the team] gave me a way of neighborhood by having weekly digital conferences with different interns [and] gave digital alternatives for skilled progress, in addition to tradition. Not solely did I really like my internship placement however I beloved that [they] had a holistic strategy. There’s nothing I’d change about this superb program!” – Morgan H., Miami College of Ohio 

“A digital internship modified my perspective” 

“My digital internship was nothing greater than successful. [This organization] affords a lot greater than an internship alternative. Together with the internship, I had the prospect to construct my skilled connections, make pals, and even discover ways to use my work abilities efficiently within the office. If I may redo this expertise, I’d do it in a heartbeat.” – Dylan W., Wilkes College 

“They made one of the best of a really tough scenario” 

“When my in-person internship was cancelled [because of COVID-19], I used to be skeptical concerning the idea of a digital internship, but it surely ended up paying off in methods I by no means may have anticipated. I couldn’t have designed a greater internship than the one I bought.” – Gerret M., Concordia College 

We’re so happy with our digital interns and are excited to just accept the subsequent class! 

Able to have the identical expertise and make your resume stand out to employers? Apply for our digital internship program in the present day!