How to do Internship While studying abroad?

According to Forbes magazine one of the biggest mistakes students nowadays are making is start working late and continuation of their pursuit of academic credentials with no work experience at all.

Delaying of work can cause a lot of career blockades for Pakistani students in terms of not being able to adjust as quickly to the working environment, being unable to absorb and deal with the work pressure. Internship programs are one good method of acquiring work experience without much fatigue.

A Pakistani student studying abroad can take part in internships and reap the benefits of the same latter. Internships can prove as a good practice session before a real full time job.

1. Not losing sight of the goal:

The Pakistani student who is studying abroad must keep in mind the goal and achievements they want to have before entering a job scenario. The number of internships the Pakistani student wants to take up and they fields in which they want to acquire practical knowledge.

The Pakistani student must keep in mind that an internships could also mean exploration of interest or what a student is actually good at.

2. Flexible course selection:

The Pakistani student while selecting a course must choose the course that leaves them with enough time in order to pursue a scholarship. While studying abroad and gaining an internship too can prove as plus point later on.

For example if a Pakistani student wants to pursue MBA abroad they must apply for executive MBA instead hence leaving them with enough time for an internship.

3. Internships online:

Not all courses are flexible enough to leave enough time for the student to meet up the internships needs in that case the Pakistani  student can acquire online internship for companies in countries in different time zone.

4. Professional profile:

Keeping an updated and achievement filled professional profile on sites like LinkedIn can help a Pakistani student in acquiring internship.

It can help a Pakistani student get into more and more internships during their academic tenure. More internships means more experiences.

5. Internship as a part of curriculum:

In many courses as technical last semesters of the course have an internship programs, Pakistani student can take up courses from such universities abroad. This leaves a Pakistani student with enough time during their studies to gain experience. This gives a student push to excel professionally.

6. Profile on job portals:

A Pakistani student must make profile on the job portals during the very first year of their academic expedition abroad, with all the in hand skills they have learnt till then.

7. Internship in relevant field:

The Pakistani student must pick their field of internship carefully as this would be added to their achievements as professional experiences. More relevant internship opportunity is most definitely easy to avail rather than going behind the pursuit of what is not as related to the course the Pakistani student is studying.

8. Apply in companies directly:

It’s not necessary that a Pakistani student would wait for a vacancies in companies but they must apply directly on company portal or physically submit their CV. Many companies offer unpaid internships, money comes secondary when it comes to gaining experience. Set up an interview with such companies, the internship may turn into a full time job opportunity.

9. On campus internships:

The Pakistani student must not wait for a placement drive instead they must seek internship opportunities on the university campus itself.

Taking up an internship while studying abroad would increase the chances of employment in the same country or in home country by a great extent, what else good reason does a Pakistani student need?