and experience I gained from interning is tremendous and has helped me prepare for my future as a public accountant. Interning was very hard work, but I knew if I kept striving to do my best, my hard work would pay off. Despite a few obstacles, my internship proved to be very rewarding. While interning, I was able to observe how an accounting firm works, compare my knowledge from classes to my work, and gain valuable experience as a staff accountant. Critical Thoughts: From my observations, I think
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Media Release 16 August 2013 HK129 PolyU student scores top internship Over the summer many students travel around the world, but one Polytechnic University student gained work experience overseas in Australia, interning for eight weeks at the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) in Sydney to help foster relations between Hong Kong and Australia. Second year Engineering/Physics student Ricky Tsui has been working with the public relations department, helping promote Hong Kong to an
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1st Briefing CHM4901 Internship 7 December 2012 DKD Info • • • • Coordinator Room Tel No Email : Norhazlin Zainuddin : 417 : 8946 6800 : hazlin@science.upm.edu.my Info • • • • Duration : minimum 8 weeks Date : 24th June to 16th August Managed by : Pejabat TDA, Fakulti Sains. Person in charge: Cik Nurul Dalila Sazali (6609) Learning outcomes At the end of this course, the student should be able to : • to use and support the knowledge obtained from the university during the training
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and Job Performance at the Internship Level Miles Smayling Minnesota State University, Mankato Howard Miller Minnesota State University, Mankato Industrial psychologists and management theorists have been examining the linkage between job satisfaction and job performance for at least fifty years. The results have been, at best, tenuous. The effects of age, gender, personality and environment have been considered without yielding concrete resolution. Since an internship or similar work integrated
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Unpaid Internships Since recently being added as a requirement for many college degrees, internships have seen a huge increase in the number of participants. According to the research firm Intern Bridge, it is estimated that “undergraduates work in more than one million internships a year, an estimated half of which are unpaid”(Greenhouse). Unpaid internships have become a huge debate over the past couple years. There have been many cases in which interns have gone to court, suing their employer
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Field Study Journal #5 The last week of my internship has been a very busy and at times stressful week. Two of the current interns are leaving the company, including myself, and two new interns are joining the company. Most people might envision their last week at a job as being very laid back and relaxing with not much work being done. My last week has been a very hectic and busy week compared to what most people imagine. One of the new interns began working less than two weeks ago and I find myself
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Living independently is not easy, especially for Tina since she did not even have a job. Thus, Tina had better keep doing her job for another short amount of time. While working as an intern there, she should actively continue looking for other internships and job opportunities. She also might want to do job researches at home to avoid her coworkers or her boss to see because that could cause trouble for herself. Obviously, Tina’s job doesn’t make her a bad person, it is just a matter of time. She
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seeing a sign advertising internships for senior citizens, he decides to apply in the hopes that he can find a new purpose in life Ben feels that learning more about technology and working with young people feels like just the challenge he needs to occupy his mind and his time. He applies, via a terrific self-made video (the company's requirement), and sits through a series of amusing interviews with company employees young enough to be his grandchildren… and he gets the internship. JULES OSTIN is the
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Work experience/internships/placements are becoming increasingly popular with graduates/school leavers. Having a work experience can land graduates their “Ideal” job by helping them differentiate themselves from other candidates. It is difficult to take sides on whether young adults should opt to take an internships or a placement because they are evidences stating exploitation by employers whereas there are also some statistics that have demonstrated the benefit of doing an internship or a placement
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International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications January, February, March 2012 Volume: 3 Issue: 1 Article: 13 ISSN 1309-6249 THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF INTERNSHIP PROGRAMMES IN AN ODL INSTITUTION: A CASE FOR THE ZIMBABWE OPEN UNIVERSITY Richard BUKALIYA Zimbabwe Open University, Mashonaland East Region, Marondera, ZIMBABWE ABSTRACT Several studies done elsewhere have indicated and concluded that a gap really exists between the quality of graduates produced and
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