If you are
starting to follow the path of your professional career, we have a question for
you: have you already considered doing internships abroad?
The option
to make a job exchange exists and here we tell you why you should consider
doing one. Follow us! To realize a program of professional practices is an
important stage in our professional formation and generally it is the first
contact that we have with the labor market.
In Europe,
it is very common for universities to require that the student spend a season
in another country working in a foreign company as a requirement to graduate. In
Latin America, doing an internship abroad is still little known, which can make
it difficult for more people to do one and even understand how much this
experience can help you both professionally and as a person.
We live in
an increasingly competitive environment … and increasingly demanding. Knowing
new cultures and learning from them has become an obligation to grow, to mature
and even to achieve our professional goals. Asia Internship program is diverse and were created in
partnership with the best European companies so that students and professionals
can have an unforgettable experience. Knowing other cultures beyond allowing us
to enrich our curriculum will allow us to learn how to treat colleagues from
other countries, to be more respectful, more tolerant and to acquire new
customs and habits.
Knowing how
that type of program works is the first step to start discovering that this is
an incredible opportunity! Therefore, first let’s tell you a bit about that
international experience and then we will present some benefits of doing your internships
abroad.
WHY DO INTERNSHIPS ABROAD?
The idea of
doing internships abroad is basically the same as doing one in your country:
you will spend a season working in a company or organization with the aim of
learning and acquiring professional experience in your training area. With
globalization, companies all over the world have become more and more willing
to accept foreigners to work with them through this modality. It is something
that adds value for both the professional and the company in question.
Many people
do not consider this type of experience simply because they do not know how it
works and there are some who may be afraid to do an internship abroad because
they think it is expensive, that the selection process is very complicated or not
worth spending. A season outside of your country.
So, here are
some benefits of internships abroad for
career. So you can
be inspired and start organizing to soon be able to work in a new country.
IMPORTANCE FOR THE CURRICULUM
If doing a
student exchange is already an incredible experience that greatly improves your
curriculum, then imagine how important it is to spend time in another country
working in a totally new context! Sometimes it can be a little complicated to
get a space in the job market when you are just graduated, so having a resume
with an international work experience will surely open doors and increase your
chances of success in the selective processes.
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH
When doing
an internship abroad you will know a new country and work in a culture
different from yours. This will teach you a lot about how to be tolerant and
adaptable, as well as learn to see things and face challenges from different
points of view.
In addition,
in more practical terms, you will obtain work experience in your training area
and you will be more prepared and qualified for future job opportunities that
you will have.
INVESTMENT
If you think
that doing an internship in another country is beyond your financial reach, we
have good news: with the growing popularity of this modality, there are
increasingly more options that do not require much investment to carry out this
type of program. In addition, many companies offer remuneration and pay enough
for you to live in the country of destination during the period of your
internship.
WEATHER
Many people
do not consider doing their internships abroad because they think they do not
have enough time or that they will even “waste time” if they perform
this experience.
First, you
will NOT lose time if you make an exchange, whatever it may be. On the
contrary, you will gain a lot of time. Yes! This is because in a short period
of time that you spend in a new country, you learn more than if you had spent
years in your country.Regarding the period of time of the practices, there are
programs of one month, two months or even more time, like a year. So if you can
only go on vacation, for example, you can still live this experience.
You can do
the internship while you are still in college, on your vacations, or you can
even do it after graduation. Many programs accept people who are not exactly
recent graduates. So you have options to leave when it’s best for you.
NETWORK OF CONTACTS AND REFERENCES
Doing a professional practice is an excellent
opportunity to create contact networks in the labor market. It is very good to
have contacts in other parts of the world, mainly when we consider the global
context in which we are. Especially if you are interested in pursuing an
international career, doing an internship program abroad can be the first step
to achieve this goal. In addition, you will have employment references of contacts
abroad that can support you in future selection processes.
