Do a 3-week internship?
Are you considering doing a 3-week internship and not quite sure whether it is a good idea? You will find a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of such a short-term internship here. This will make your decision a little easier.
3-week internship - the advantages
A short 3 week internship has some advantages for you.
- With such a short internship, you lose relatively little time. For example, you can do another afterwards vacation spend. Of course, this is only the case if you are on vacation as a student or pupil.
- Due to the short duration of the internship, you also have the option of doing several internships one after the other. In this way you can gain a lot of experience in a relatively short period of time.
- Each internship also helps you expand your professional experience. You will have better chances of being hired and you will know what kind of job you want.
The disadvantages of a short-term internship
Of course, a 3-week internship not only has advantages, but also some disadvantages. You should also include these in your decision-making.
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- Three weeks are relatively short to properly familiarize yourself with an operational process. In most cases, you do not get a particularly deep insight into the operation. So you will mostly only "scratch the surface" of your work.
- Independent work is usually hardly possible with a 3-week internship. No sooner have you been trained than you have to leave the company again.
- It can also be difficult to get to know your colleagues in the company properly and to make contacts. If you feel the need for stronger social ties, a short-term internship can be unsatisfactory for you.
- Before starting the internship, it is essential to find out from your university or school whether such a short work experience is recognized as an achievement at all. Sometimes it is possible that a 3-week internship is too short to provide a course or school performance. If you have any questions or problems, your counseling teacher or the student advisory service will certainly help you.
- If the internship is paid, you will earn very little money within three weeks. Especially since the remuneration within such a position is rather low anyway.
As you can see, while a short-term internship has some significant advantages, the disadvantages cannot be neglected either. So don't make light-hearted decisions and carefully weigh the pros and cons.
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