Advantages and dis advantages of captl intencive progress
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First things first, every internship is going to be different, regardless of company size. The good ones will typically have a project to work on throughout the internship, offer exposure to different facets of the business and levels of leadership, and create learning opportunities on a structured basis…and they’ll pay.
That said, you’ll often find that large companies tend to have more established internship programs than smaller companies. This means they are more likely to understand how to create a program that benefits both the company and the intern. A large company, because of its size and complexity, will often offer more specialization in the internship and more opportunities to do something directly applicable to your field of study. As well, with different levels of management, you’re more likely to be able to interact with different roles. A big bonus is name recognition. Because larger companies are more likely to be known the company’s name will mean more on your resume when recruiters are scanning through quickly. The downside is that because they’re more regimented and specialized you may not get as much exposure to other areas you’re interested in. As well, there’s likely less flexibility in the program overall, so if you want more room to really shape your own program from the ground up, it may not be a good fit. They also tend to be far more competitive, so they’re more difficult to get in the first place and there may be less of a chance of you being able to get a job from the internship.
Small companies are less likely to have formal internship programs but offer more access to senior leadership and more opportunities to engage on other kinds of projects. Because the company is smaller it’s easier to get exposure to all the areas of the business. As well, you’re likely to be able to really shape the program however you want to. But, there are some significant drawbacks, too. In a smaller company that doesn’t have a formal program, you may find that many managers you may be working with don’t really know what to do with an intern so you could end up doing busy work or the clichéd fetching coffee. With a smaller company, the projects you end up working on could offer more responsibility than you might get at a larger company, but it’s also just as likely that the responsibilities will be really random if there’s no set project and they’ll just treat you as a fill-in, which may not be as fulfilling. Smaller companies won’t have the same name recognition usually, so the work you do will really need to be something that stands out well on a resume or you can speak to in an interview since the name won’t get you as far.
Bottom line, at a larger company you’re more likely to get a structured, proven internship program. But it may be overly-prescribed and highly competitive. At a smaller company you’ll have more flexibility and opportunity to experience all parts of the business, but there’s more risk that you won’t get a fulfilling experience out of the internship unless you have a manager who knows how to craft the right opportunities for the intern.
Either way, make sure you find out how they’ve run the programs in the past, what they imagine the responsibilities to look like (if they say we customize it, ask them for an example of what a prior intern did), and be honest with yourself about how proactive you’re willing to be about shaping the program to suit your needs.
That said, you’ll often find that large companies tend to have more established internship programs than smaller companies. This means they are more likely to understand how to create a program that benefits both the company and the intern. A large company, because of its size and complexity, will often offer more specialization in the internship and more opportunities to do something directly applicable to your field of study. As well, with different levels of management, you’re more likely to be able to interact with different roles. A big bonus is name recognition. Because larger companies are more likely to be known the company’s name will mean more on your resume when recruiters are scanning through quickly. The downside is that because they’re more regimented and specialized you may not get as much exposure to other areas you’re interested in. As well, there’s likely less flexibility in the program overall, so if you want more room to really shape your own program from the ground up, it may not be a good fit. They also tend to be far more competitive, so they’re more difficult to get in the first place and there may be less of a chance of you being able to get a job from the internship.
Small companies are less likely to have formal internship programs but offer more access to senior leadership and more opportunities to engage on other kinds of projects. Because the company is smaller it’s easier to get exposure to all the areas of the business. As well, you’re likely to be able to really shape the program however you want to. But, there are some significant drawbacks, too. In a smaller company that doesn’t have a formal program, you may find that many managers you may be working with don’t really know what to do with an intern so you could end up doing busy work or the clichéd fetching coffee. With a smaller company, the projects you end up working on could offer more responsibility than you might get at a larger company, but it’s also just as likely that the responsibilities will be really random if there’s no set project and they’ll just treat you as a fill-in, which may not be as fulfilling. Smaller companies won’t have the same name recognition usually, so the work you do will really need to be something that stands out well on a resume or you can speak to in an interview since the name won’t get you as far.
Bottom line, at a larger company you’re more likely to get a structured, proven internship program. But it may be overly-prescribed and highly competitive. At a smaller company you’ll have more flexibility and opportunity to experience all parts of the business, but there’s more risk that you won’t get a fulfilling experience out of the internship unless you have a manager who knows how to craft the right opportunities for the intern.
Either way, make sure you find out how they’ve run the programs in the past, what they imagine the responsibilities to look like (if they say we customize it, ask them for an example of what a prior intern did), and be honest with yourself about how proactive you’re willing to be about shaping the program to suit your needs.
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