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My Marine Biology Virtual Internship Experience
Vast Opportunities for Contribution Before I started my virtual internship, I assumed I would be placed with an organization to complete tasks off a checklist. However, I was immediately accepted as an equal contributor to the overall progress of the lab. My ideas and work were incorporated into current essential projects even with the limited […]
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When Passions Align | Virtual Intern Blog
I love kids. I’ve been a babysitter, camp counselor, and daycare volunteer for years, this summer I even had a full-time nanny job. There’s nothing more fun than playing pretend or coloring and getting to experience life through the eyes of a child. I have always loved community service. It is something I have always […]
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Turning Cultural Differences to Learning Experiences
Back in January, I began to think about what I wanted to do this summer. Research? An internship? I knew I didn’t want to go abroad due to the pandemic. However, I found out about the Virtual International Internship experience offered by CIS Abroad through my school’s Study Abroad Office. Once I read into the […]
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Abroad While at Home: Why a Virtual Internship is Still Impactful
Childhood Dreams Crushed… Coming into my senior year, I was ecstatic to study abroad. Even with COVID-19 raging across the planet, I was ready to jump into another country and see what it had to offer me. Unfortunately, my school had other plans. Months before I was supposed to hop on a plane to depart […]
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What Might Surprise You about the Remote Internship Experience
If you are considering a virtual global internship, you have probably taken some time to reflect on the gaps you have in regards to your industry knowledge, your portfolio of skills, and your current abilities. This self-knowledge will really help you clarify the personal and professional goals you have for your internship experience. Sometimes, the unanticipated […]
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How Virtual Internships Actually Work
While virtual internships (sometimes called remote internships) are a bit of a new concept, they are growing in popularity both domestically and internationally.  Students are able to work for companies around the world that they might never have had access to before.  Employers are finding that this internship model provides them with the ability to […]
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Connecting Study & Internships Abroad to Career Readiness
We can all agree that the current job market poses… unique challenges. Jobs that have existed for decades now look and feel completely different. For this reason, the need to switch to a virtual workplace- temporary or permanent- means that employers are facing new challenges. They’re looking for candidates who stand out and are able […]
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My Summer Impact | Virtual Intern Blog from Ecuador
Like most people, my summer plans were thrown completely off course because of the coronavirus I am going to be a junior at Stevens Institute of Technology, where I study Biomedical Engineering, and this was going to be my summer to figure out if I actually like engineering as a potential career path. I thought […]
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