Introduction
When you are newly stepping into your career, you need all kinds of ammunition at your disposal to sustain and thrive in it. You need a blazing profile, stacked with experience and accomplishments. You also need charisma to demonstrate your employability and adaptability to a new workplace. For all these to be in your arsenal, you primarily need an internship experience.
Remote internships are more than just the luxury of working from your bedroom in your pajamas or working from a cafe sipping matcha. Remote internships blend the prospect of international opportunities with the flexibility to work anywhere and fit work according to your schedule.
Regardless of whether you think working from home is your dream job or a nightmare, it undeniably brings high value to position yourself for better outcomes for your onward career journey. If you are on the brink of getting your first remote internship wrapped up, this blog can help you leverage your remote internship experience to carve out a blooming career opportunity.
Implementing Your Experience on Your CV and LinkedIn
Your internship deserves more than just a one-line entry. Particularly as an early-career individual, your internship has the potential to showcase the value you generate and the areas in which you excel, rather than merely listing the activities you have engaged in.
What to Include:
- Add your job title, company name, and internship duration
- Explain your primary responsibilities and where most of your involvement was spent.
- Add quantitative statistics to suggest your impact within your role. This could be achievements and accomplishments, or even feedback from supervisors that can be measured.
- Include your tech stack, i.e, the tools you have used during your internship tenure. Potential recruiters look for familiarity with the tools they use in their company, so you need to showcase the tools you are familiar with.
How to Word It:
Use action verbs + quantifiable results. Example:
“Led a market research project that helped refine the company’s expansion strategy into 3 new regions, increasing engagement by 22%.”
Avoid passive descriptions like:
“Responsible for helping with research and reporting.”
Securing Referrals or Full-Time Offers
Now for the piece of the pie. The greatest advantage your remote internship can offer you is bringing you closer to your first full-time job, maybe even within the same company! Internships can provide you with a head start on practical knowledge, industry experience, networking, and more. But here is how you can play your cards right.
Gauge the Opportunity
Within the same organisation, you can lay the foundation for staying on. You can ask about potential openings in the future for your role and express your interest in staying on. Your intention has to be articulated, and you have to be specific. Try something like “I have enjoyed working with your company. Are there any opportunities for continued involvement?”
Show Continued Value
During your final weeks of internship, you can share a list of your contributions or performance highlights with your supervisor or team. Not for bragging rights, but for clarity on your involvement. This can also be an affirmation of your enthusiasm towards the company’s vision and objectives and can lead you to continued employment.
Timing Matters
With the right attitude and actions, you can be on top of their list even if there are no opportunities at the moment. Don’t wait till your internship is over, but stay on with your efforts even after your departure.
Conclusion
Although remote internships are a temporary affair, something that is permanent about them is the value they bring to the individual. Your remote internship may have only lasted a couple of months, maybe even weeks, but you can use it to spawn the right momentum towards your profile and further employability.
Capital Placement offers remote internships that create an impact on your profile. We aim to leave a mark with an undeniable value, rather than just adding on as something that is a phase of your life.
