Students’ Speak: A good internship adds value to your resume

Internship is required in MBA as it is a professional course and gives the opportunity to work in your area of interest and organisation that allows you to pursue your career goals.

An internship gives a preview of the roles, responsibilities and the nature of work that you would be undertaking once you study from a business school. Summer internships with a large firm will give you practical exposure in your area of interest. An internship with a good firm will add great value to your resume and will give you an edge at the time of job placement. This is of even greater significance if you do not hold any prior work experience in the field you have chosen to pursue.

Having a good internship is very important as it adds value to your resume.

Summer internships offer the important opportunity to work closely with professionals in your field and to develop knowledge, competencies, and experience related directly to your career goals. If managed correctly, internships will lead to new contacts, mentors, and references. With recommendations in hand from business relationships developed during a summer internship, securing a job becomes much easier.

Apart from that, being an intern exposes you to excellent professional connections in and outside the company. During your day-to-day schedule, you may interact with various professionals at financial institutions, service providers or consulting firms the company works with. Make sure you invite people you meet on the job to join you on LinkedIn and that you ask for references where appropriate. Do not make connections only because they can help you land a job, also look for contacts that can act as mentors or coaches throughout your career.

If you are still not sure about the industry or field you would like to pursue a career in, an internship is an excellent way of finding out if you feel comfortable in a given position with a specific business context. Make sure you gather all the information you need to make up your mind during your internship, talk to peers and supervisors and ask all the questions you need to properly evaluate the pros and cons of your decision. An internship can be a fulfilling experience if you manage to get once since they are scarce compared to regular job openings. Don’t wait too long before you start your summer internship’s search and be sure to tap into social media to up your chances of landing a great one.

Tapmi Manipal provides very good internship opportunities such as in Federal Bank, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, OYO, The Capital Box, Make My Trip and various other companies. Good internship always plays a vital role in getting good placements. Like pre-placement offer (PPO) is also provided by the company if you have done your internship very well.

About the Author:

Priyank Srivastava is a student at Tapmi Manipal, Jaipur, pursuing MBA. He has work experience of over a year as a finance, accounts and taxation executive at Narayan Agrawal & Co.