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What to know about virtual internships?

posted on: November 03, 2022

During the pandemic many organizations switched to work from home mode. Coronavirus made it mandatory for all organizations to function from home only but this idea got so successful among some companies that they decided to switch to this mode permanently. This brings a lot of elasticity and comfort to the employees and saves a lot of cost as well. Internships are now also available for work from home mode. Here are a few things that you must know about work from home Internship-

  • For work from home Internship you need a stable internet connection. It should be your Wi-Fi or mobile data but make sure that you have a perpetual and internet connection because you won't be able to work from home without it.
  • You must understand that NGOs and start-ups or other small organizations will most likely not pay you or pay you very less. It's generally the big companies that give the students a good amount of money for work from home.
  • As a virtual intern you will be working on real projects that are of value to your recruiters and clients that you work for. It's almost like working from the office only in terms of the work that you get.
  • A lot of famous companies and organizations like Amazon, Bloomberg, Clifford Chance, Hogan Lovells International LLP, IBM, Lloyd’s, Macquarie Group, Marsh & McLennan, Schroders and Sky are currently offering virtual internships.

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