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Role of Internship in Projection of Employability Potential
As one enters into the most crucial
year of B.Tech i.e.exit year, it becomes important to plan well before
proceeding ahead. The final year is a period of academic life, wherein a
student will be expected to showcase his knowledge, skills, attitude to the
outside world.
In simple terms, one will analyze
situations and circumstances; apply skills and knowledge; and project
oneself and his/her strengths to prove his/her employability potential.
And luckily, it is not rocket science
... It is all possible with right thinking, planning, and right action at the
right time. And, cracking Interviews will not be like cracking the code of
the Human genome. It will be much simpler, provided we understand
ourselves first, develop a plan of action and enjoy building our own career and
life... through a mix of passion, hard work and common sense.
Our resumes will speak about
us...project our skillsets...create promise and expectation about us.
Hence, one needs to acquire skills
and experience so that the resumes can create the right impressions about a
student or job seeker.
In the changing job scenario, gaining
functional experience is quite critical to career success.
Every company will expect a student
(future employee) to have gained some practical insight into work,
technologies, application of tools.
In this context, internship and
project work will be the best and most significant opportunities to learn and
enhance employability.
It is critical to focus on making the
best utilization of one’s internship experience.
Why Internship is so important?
1. It is crucial for
skill building as it offers the best practical learning atmosphere.
2. It provides direct access to real time work... Observation
of the work process will enhance practical understanding of technologies,
application of tools, and will help to develop problem solving (so important in
engineering).
3. It will improve analytical abilities when one observes how
a concept is being applied in real time.
4. It can enhance interpersonal skills when one observes
how people in industry work, how they behave, act and react to situations and
to people.
5. It can improve communication skills- how language is
used, both oral and written, body language, etiquette, smartness and energy
levels of employees.
6. It is the first chance for a student to observe and experience how
corporate sector works in real time. This experience will help in understanding
the corporate world as well as the expectations of future employers. Accordingly,
one can prepare and develop skills.
7. When we watch successful people work, observe their style and
smartness, we will be inspired to achieve
something big in life.
All our skills
and strengths cannot be built in a single day or two... They require persistent
efforts and observation. Similarly, our employability potential will be built
over a period of time... through small steps and efforts... Hence, one must focus on gaining a good
experience of internship and showcase internship achievement or experience
suitably in the resume and later in job interviews.
Things to remember...
1. Must know something
about the place/organisation/their status /work. This will help one to get
along well with the process and people.
2. Make note of all observations - about
tools, technical concepts, about behavior, soft skills, anything. Maintain a
diary.
3. Demonstrate punctuality and
sincere interest to learn.
4. Behave well with other interns and instructors
5. Interact with instructors and must
not hesitate to ask for clarity and understanding.
6. When one shows genuine interest to
learn, the instructors and others in companies come forward to help.
7. Respect for the rules of the
company or place of internship work.
8. Speaking well about friends,
co-interns and teachers and the college.
9. One must behave gently and
professionally.
10. One cannot forget to have fun... one may visit places,
monuments so that stress can be reduced and gain complete understanding and
information.
Interviewers usually ask candidates about the place of internship, experience,
etc.
Checklist...
1. College Identity card (In proper
condition)
2. Official letters of allotment/permission
3. Carry other Id. Proofs ( Aadhar, PAN or
Driving license etc.)
4. Diary/Notebooks
5. Laptops, Smart phones or any other
gadget
Finally, It is important to
focus on the right areas for success in a career and use the great power of communication
to combine our ideas, knowledge and skills so that all help each other grow and
get better.
However, internship is not
everything, but, one must not miss the point that it is a critical building
block of the employability profile of a student. It helps a graduating student
to gain confidence to impress interviewers.
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