Interning from your sofa becomes virtual reality - CNN.com
source: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/10/19/virtual.internship/index.html#soundoff
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echnologies that let employees work remotely have given rise to a growing phenomenon -- virtual internships.
Businesses are realizing that commonplace Internet technologies like email, instant messaging -- which can also enable video chats -- and social media can be used to free interns from the confines of the office.
For students, new graduates and career switchers looking to work in a different industry, working as an intern can be a valuable way of gaining work experience, and the flexibility afforded by remote working is opening up a world of new possibilities.
Virtual interns don't have to be in the same city as their employer. They don't even need to be in the same country. And the ability to work in your own time opens up the possibility of being a virtual intern even if you're already holding down a full-time job.
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Businesses are realizing that commonplace Internet technologies like email, instant messaging -- which can also enable video chats -- and social media can be used to free interns from the confines of the office.
For students, new graduates and career switchers looking to work in a different industry, working as an intern can be a valuable way of gaining work experience, and the flexibility afforded by remote working is opening up a world of new possibilities.
Virtual interns don't have to be in the same city as their employer. They don't even need to be in the same country. And the ability to work in your own time opens up the possibility of being a virtual intern even if you're already holding down a full-time job.
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