Overall, the experience usually
requires a range of digital tools to
provide more interactive hands-on
experience with plenty of facetime
peppered in. A virtual twist of
the normal internship leverages
a variety of video conferencing
technologies, messaging systems,
interactive websites, and many
more. Students must need a solid
foundational understanding of a
bunch of online platforms and
interfaces to hit the ground running.
They also will be exposed to the
online content through webinars,
zoom calls, and also sessions with
their mentor and supervisors.
Tackling internships has also
become a new kind of challenge in
this virtual era. Some individuals
see the dawn of virtual internship
as refocusing and revaluing of
career development and learning.
Somehow, in a modern plague you
cannot exactly send a virtual intern
out to run errands. Whether they
benefit from a virtual internship
or not, it depends on the goal they
want to achieve after the internship
period. Most software industries can
do well even if the employees do not
meet daily. Marketing related, ITrelated
sectors such as web design,
programming and graphic design,
journalism or related writing
practices, and other fields involving
a range of digital applications are
among those that have introduced
virtual have introduced virtual
internships.
However, this virtual worker
needs more willingness to work as
an individual and need to manage
their time wisely to get organized
and punctual when meeting the
deadlines. Media companies such
as the Malaysian Nasional News
Agency (Bernama) Economic
Services (BES) have agreed to move
to the virtual world to continue their
internship program.
A journalism intern said she
has been pleased that BES has not
scrapped the program, allowing
her to explore the versatility of
working remotely and gain as
much experience as possible. Some
of the interns, nevertheless, are
not so fortunate as their virtual
internships have been canceled due
to the size and complexity of the
program which makes it practically
impossible to carry out.
tasks.
Sadly, not all companies or
professions can use such channels
to fund a virtual internship that is
adequately rewarding. More
minimal or hurriedly designed
virtual programs may rely solely
on traditional patchworks of
communication that can be badly
inadequate. The Upkey app goes
a step further on participation,
providing a layer of gamification
in he form of badges for completed
tasks.
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