Being a part of the COVID scenario, has left students with no other option than applying for online internships but it still remains as a persistent doubt whether online internships have the same value as offline internships.
Contribution and Value Added to CV
It is a true fact that an offline internship indeed adds a lot more value to the CV than an online internship but since it is a pandemic situation now, recruiters do understand that there is no other option at the moment and treat online internships at the same footing for the time being. Once situations resume, the choices of recruiters will also resume back to normal and offline internships will surely have an edge over online internships.
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Experience Gained
Out of personal experience, the experience gained in an online internship is at par with an offline internship. In fact, in online internships, genuine work is assigned via online media on a daily basis and the work is more as compared to offline internships.
Many offline internships as those in some law chambers only require interns to observe lawyers arguing a case or accompany the lawyer with files and reports without doing any practical work as such.
Hectic Schedule
It is almost needless to say that the time management in an online internship is always easier than an offline internship. The deadlines can be easily met in online internships. Moreover, offline internships are also accompanied with distraction since there are many peers around or in a different city to cope with along with work.
Expenditure
Offline internships are mostly hosted in offices outside your hometown or college town and there are expenditures like accommodation, food and transportation. Even when internships provide stipends, the stipend amounts almost match up to the amount spent on the exposure or are lesser than the expenditure. On the same line of argument, online internships have 0 investment. Internet charges are the only consideration.
Thus, choose the type of internships which you’re comfortable with according to your circumstances and environment. You don’t have to work about your working experience anymore.
