The importance of Internship during your PGDM and How long should it be?

The key to success as per some is education and to others is experience. The answer lies in the rich combination of Education and Experience. Based on this context, what as per you is the importance of internships? How long should they be? Should you get a stipend? Do internships help in a PPO?

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    Anirban Datta Roy

    3 years ago
    An internship is a short-term work experience offered by companies and other organizations for people usually students. It's basically a great way for students to get involved in the real corporate world & increase practical knowledge to become an industry-ready professional.
    Some importance of Internship in PGDM program are:
    STRATEGIC NETWORKING: As an intern, a student will get a chance to work side by side with accomplished industry professionals and get a pretty good idea of what a particular corporate role might entail. Student will not only gain real work experience, but also meet & learn from the pros. And they will start to build
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    Kavita Jadhao

    3 years ago
    Following are the reasons why everyone should go through an internship?
    1. Application of education and career exploration.
    2. Networking
    3. Professionalism.
    4. Learn how a professional workplace operates
    5. Gain professional feedback
    6. Learn from others.
    7. Figure out what you like and don't like. While everyone probably wants to walk away from an internship feeling excited and passionate about the experience, there's a silver lining to be found if you didn't enjoy the job you'll know what you don't like.
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    Yogesh Gade

    3 years ago
    To sum up, internships play a crucial role in shaping ones career. It not only helps undergraduates and graduates gain real exposure to working environments but also helps them develop the necessary skills required to stand out in a saturated job market.
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    Prakash Dungahu

    3 years ago
    Following are the advantages of an internship which are really important in everyone life.
    1. Internships provide exposure to the real world.
    2. Internships give you a platform to establish critical networking connections.
    3. Internships allow you to learn more about yourself.
    4. Internships equip you with more than just technical skills.
    5. Internships allow you to gain a competitive edge.
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    Deepak Yadav

    3 years ago
    Not only do internships help develop your professionalism, but they also encourage character growth. Many employers even value personal qualities over professional knowledge when it comes to employment. Characteristics like integrity, commitment, and self-motivation are several traits that are learned through an internship. Sharpening one's competence is a major benefit of an internship, but building character in the workplace is an equally great advantage. Internships are the perfect place to learn, test your skills, and grow personally, so you can step out and apply what you know to the real world.
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    Vishal Sable

    3 years ago
    Generally, an internship is a task-specific exchange of service for experience between a student and a business. Within internships, classroom concepts suddenly become real tools of the trade as you interact and learn in a professional setting. Internship experiences are formal, formative, and foundational to your career. Developing your knowledge of workplace collaboration, business etiquette, and strong communication tactics are among the vital soft skills that can only be learned on the job. In this way, internships in your area of study will build your rsum and teach you instrumental, career-developing qualities.
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    Sakharam Navale

    3 years ago
    Sharpening ones competence is a major benefit of an internship, but building character in the workplace is an equally great advantage. Internships are the perfect place to learn, test your skills, and grow personally, so you can step out and apply what you know to the real world.
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    Pramod Lingdhar

    3 years ago
    Internships are foundational in preparing students for the workforce and providing opportunities after graduation. Most employers seek career-ready college graduates who have been equipped with prior experiences and skills in a given field. Internship must be 6 to 9 months long.
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    Pradip Marathe

    3 years ago
    Internships are beneficial because they help develop your professional aptitude, strengthen personal character, and provide a greater door to opportunity. By investing in internships, you'll give yourself the broadest spectrum of opportunities when seeking and applying for a job after college.
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    Nagesh Lingayat

    3 years ago
    The best way to learn something is by going to Gain mentorship means going to someone who is already an expert ATIT. An internship can help students learn from seniors in the firm through questioning and observation. A good mentor to look up to can better life quality and keep one motivated.
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    Jagannath Thombre

    3 years ago
    Etiquette and professionalism Internships help students learn the required soft skills, professional behaviors, and manners. Soft skills are known to be more important for success in a job than technical skills. Learning by doing especially at a young age will ensure great career success in the future.
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    SHIVENDRA PANDEY

    3 years ago
    Internships during PDGM plays a vital role in an individuals life. As it the hand on experience that one is getting and it is quite important in today's scenario. Talking about my PGDM internship experience, it was amazing. Being an engineer For me it was a whole new experience working in the finance company. I got to learn various things but in a different manner. Importance of internship is that one get to how exactly the things are getting done. It helps to understand the work environment and also office work culture. From
    internship we also get to know about how to interact in the corporate world or how to prepare the pitch or abou
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    Arjun Bedwal

    3 years ago
    Internship helps to build network. The best way to get good referrals in the job market is to get an internship and build bonds with everybody in the firm, this helps build goodwill in the corporate space and may help with placement in the same company in the future.
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    Dipali Taware

    3 years ago
    Gaining an edge over the competition Most students do an MBA/engineering/Masters these days so students have to strive to set themselves apart from the rest. Internships help build confidence and gain some contacts which may help them get a job in the same firm or a different one. An internship can show companies that the student was committed enough to work for a firm while studying.
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    Gopal Thakar

    3 years ago
    The internship is a way to apply knowledge Internships are a great way to get practical exposure and apply what one studies in the classroom. One acquires a simulation of real-world jobs and learns skills that can be applied after joining the workforce full-time.
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    Arvind Nawale

    3 years ago
    Internships can vary from 3-6 months generally in the form of Summer & Winter Internships. Good Management Colleges assist students with this process. The longer the internship duration the higher the chance of a PPO.
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    Bhushan Baldota

    3 years ago
    The important of Internship during my PGDM as been outstanding. The internship provided with the SSOM International Foods was a great opportunity provided to me by, my college to gain the practical knowledge and improve our personal skills, Awareness about the functioning of private organisation, the operational things and management system flow in private sector has been increased. The SSOM International Foods has also help me to developed and improve business skills in communication, technology, and teamwork. The company has also help me to meet professional role models and potential mentors such as Government Registered Valuers, Tax
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    Bratati Das

    3 years ago
    Yes, internship is important for PGDM. Internship make candidates more competitive in the job market. It gives students gaining exposure and experience. Basically it is the first step for candidates entering into the corporate or business market. It gives students the right path and provides opportunity. It also builds candidate's resume. This curriculum can help to examine candidate's productivity. It will be good if the time span is 9-12 months. It gives you an efficient time to adopt skill and learn corporate culture. It is always an extra point if one get stipend during internship. But most of the reputed companies does not provide
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  • Shiksha Ask & Answer

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    Sangram Raje

    3 years ago
    Internships are a very critical aspect of a student's academic tenure. They not only help to gain first hand experience working in a corporate environment, but also provide the opportunity for networking. Internships expose you to various domains within an organization and to people with years of expertise. A student can use these opportunities to connect with their peers in the company and to build his / her network. While performance during the internship certainly is the key, how productive you are, and how you use the opportunity to get yourself a PPO is also something to be looked at. At Lexicon Management Institute of Leadership
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    Sarang Sable

    3 years ago
    Internships are very important for learning the thing that we don't know. Internship improves our knowledge, skills. In the internship duration, we get to know about the corporate cultures, How to behave, How to do work under pressure, How to do teamwork, and many other things. So internship is very important. The duration must be 3 to 6 months.

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