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64 TO BE OR NOT TO BE A GRADUATE INTERN

Why should you consider a

graduate internship?

It will enable you to pick up real life skills from This is also the perfect time to ask questions More importantly, being a graduate intern
the sector of your choice. These can range without worrying about looking ignorant as can help you decide if the industry you’ve
from fi nancial and technological processes it is understandable for a graduate trainee to chosen is your cup of tea. Instead of spending
to soft skills such as working in a team or not know everything about the enterprise or years in a dead-end job in a sector you dislike,
internal communication. job scope. this work experience can help you make a
thoroughly informed decision regarding your
Working in a graduate internship will also By proving yourself capable and showing career path.
help you understand company culture and that you fi t in with a company’s culture can
honing your offi ce etiquette. This can range help you fi nd the golden pot at the end of
from simple things such as email tonality, the rainbow. At the end of the day, you may
offi ce politics and understanding the work fi nd yourself hired as a fulltime employee.
systems – all of which can help you secure a If that were not the case, you would have
fulltime job much faster. still gained priceless references for future
interviews. A fruitful graduate internship
Often, a mentor would be assigned to would have netted you several notches in
the graduate trainee for work shadowing your CV that will help bolster prospective
purposes. Networking and building your hiring opportunities.
contacts are invaluable at this stage of your
career. Even if this graduate internship is only
temporary, utilise this opportunity to learn as
much as you can from your seniors.