What interns want?
December 4th, 2007
Throughout the years, we have batches of intern students from different local Universities and Colleges who come and join us, working for a duration of 3 to 5 months. This job match-making event can be quite dreadful for some, as when they go into companies who make them a slave of BKL and replacement for office boy, without proper training and trust.
We are lucky to have lots of happy interns. These feedback contains no artificial ingredients!
1. Interns are like leeches (they are never enough with blood new things). They have greatest passion to learn.
2. They are not active on working hour, as they always sleep late. Usually takes about 1 week to overcome this jet lag. Good adaptability. Tea break in the first week is a must!
3. They are careless in first the week only (because school teachers never go through their projects/assignments in details while our clients are).
4. They can’t sit here without any work, we have to make them busy - or at least give them MSN or Skype.
5. Last minute internship report is norm (Why report, not Blog from all interns, so knowledge and experience is shared and polished, change!)
6. Lecturer’s visit makes them nervous, so tell them earlier when the date is set.
What else, interns?
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December 4th, 2007 at 6:54 pm
lol earnpin! tea break in first week! :)
actually that’s a good strategy lol but seriously, having tea breaks once in a while is good.. kinda like recharging our intern ‘going-to-be-dead’ batteries :mrgreen:
I think what’s most important when having interns is to give them proper training and lectures. We have to constantly follow up on the intern’s work progress but cannot be too strict on them (ie, give them room to explore freely by themselves but guiding them at the same time). It’s hard but if earnpin can do it, why can’t the other employers out there do it? It’s because of his wonderful lectures and speeches and at the same time, his ‘non-stop’ encouragement which helped us (me and 2 other interns) to have the enthusiasms to work in earnpin’s company :) Other than that, the staff of the company has to be a cheery lot so as not to instill fear into the hearts of the interns. That way, they can blend into the company easily :)
Just my 3 cents worth ^.^
December 4th, 2007 at 7:10 pm
Patience and sharing from collegues and supervisor. Patience in guiding us, sharing new ideas and hang out together. They will enjoy their internship in that way..
December 5th, 2007 at 10:14 pm
sound a little bit like what i have gone through last time you ya, pin. anyway, i believe what they need most are guidance and lessons. anyway, good share there
February 13th, 2008 at 8:48 pm
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March 5th, 2008 at 11:15 am
lol…i thought this is an internship website…btw, do u hv any internship program at any company that needed an IT student inetrnship…thx
March 11th, 2008 at 3:02 am
Hey this sounds interesting…I am a student from sunway university that undergoing my multimedia degree..I would just like to ask if there’s any intern position available? plz do reply to my email thanks!