International Internships
What stack are you in?
Imagine these are stacks of resumes that a potential employer is considering for the job you really want. Which stack do you think is going to get to the interview stage?
What sets you apart from the crowd?
Global Experiences does not just want to give you some work experience abroad. We want to help you be extraordinary.
There is no question that internships provide invaluable practical work experience helping to open doors to your future. As the global employment market grows more competitive and the demand for skills more specialized, it is essential that you enhance your academic experience with some real world work experience and skills training. With over 2.5 million university graduates entering the workforce in the USA alone each year, a bachelor's degree simply is not enough anymore. Employers are seeking out individuals with a well-rounded, comprehensive base of education, including practical skills, prior work experience, foreign language proficiency, and even industry contacts. Those who tick more of these boxes get the best jobs and have the most choices.
Why should I work with Global Experiences to find my internship?
We encourage you take the following into consideration:
Guaranteed Internship
We will not accept you into our program if we cannot guarantee you an internship in your chosen career field. We have access to thousands of companies, organizations, non-profits, and government agencies in our global destinations, allowing us to not only find the best match for your expectations but also second and even third options should your internship not work out for any reason. This is a guarantee that you cannot likely provide yourself and one which other providers will not afford you.
International Placements
Finding an internship is one thing but finding one in a foreign country can be quite a challenge as you might imagine, including:
- Finding a company in your respective field and ensuring its legitimacy
- Having them agree to take on a foreign intern for less than 6 months
- Assuring the tasks and responsibilities within the internship will match your expectations and career goals
- Ensuring the health & safety of the work environment
- Finding your own accommodations near your workplace
- Support if something goes wrong with the internship or your experience generally
- Having a second or even third option in case the internship does not work out
Our Matching Process
Global Experiences prides itself on its matching process. We do not place you in any old company but rather take the time to get to know you, your personal and professional expectations, and carefully identify the company that will provide the best overall experience for you. There is no other organization that does this as well as Global Experiences.
Accommodations
Finding quality housing abroad in a safe, good location can be very difficult. Given that so much of your time will be either spent there or traveling to and from, it is essential to find a place that best meets your needs. We do all the heavy lifting for you.
Support, Health & Safety
We provide on location support and 24/7 emergency contact in all of our internship programs. We also provide travel medical insurance ensuring you are well cared for and have access to all of the health and safety provisions you will need while abroad.
All work and no play...?
Of course not! After all you are traveling to an amazing destination abroad, and we will help you assimilate to the local culture and visit some of the 'must see' places. We typically arrange regular happy hours or social events, excursions, and other events during your program.
We do not put you in a bubble!
Though we provide all of the essential program components to help you live and work abroad; we do not believe in putting you in a bubble with other participants and walking you around the city day and night together. You are free to be independent, live your life in Florence or Sydney or wherever you go while still having a number of group activities to keep you connected to the group. Many study abroad programs put students in a bubble which does not allow them to really immerse in the local culture and get the most out of the experience. We are always here for support but believe you are capable of living your own life while abroad.