A look at a successful Student Internship Program in alliance business school
The Student Internship Program is a project-based course that takes place in
Term IV (April-June) of the Academic Calendar at Alliance Business School.
During this period, students are required to work in a business organization
for six to eight weeks on a project related to their area of specialization.
The internship is designed to integrate classroom instructions, career goals,
and the work-related experiences of the organization. Students are expected to
work on a live project which can either be an organizational study or an action-based
research. Students are assisted by the Placement Office in securing these
internship projects in companies located both in India and overseas. In
2006-07, a group of eight PGP II students of Alliance Business School (from the
marketing, finance, and human resources specialization areas) recently
completed projects in companies abroad. We are happy to bring to you excerpts
of their work-related experiences in a new learning environment.
List of Students who have done their
Internships abroad:
Name: JASPREET SINGH CHAHAL (MARKETING)
Company: Brokers Real Estate Group, Inc., Orlando, Fl. (USA).
“The key learning insights obtained from projects worked on at Brokers Real
Estate Group, Inc, a real estate company based out of Orlando, was gaining
valuable insights into the legal and marketing aspects of real estate markets
in the United States in general and the regional market of Orlando in
particular. I acquired first hand knowledge to process of buying, renting, and
selling of properties in the Orlando region by carrying out a comparative
market analysis for residential properties. It was great fun working in a new
learning environment and I enjoyed the informal work culture of the company
with its emphasis on thoroughness, flexible hours of work and casual dressing.
For me, working in multicultural (American and Hispanic) corporate environment
was a great learning experience in of itself.”
Name: VISHANTH H. (FINANCE)
Company: PricewaterhouseCoopers, Dubai
“My student internship project at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Dubai focused on
a Financial Due Diligence Review which is a must for any investor who is
looking to make huge capital investments like the acquisition of a company or
infusing large amounts of capital into a company over a period of time. This is
an absolute necessity in any M&A situations. It is basically a review of
the target company’s financial statements, internal accounts, its contracts,
and its cost, revenue, and profitability projections. The objective of the
project was to spot various potential issues and bring them to the investors’
notice. An international internship showed me how exciting it is to work in a
multicultural organization.”
Name: SUMITH SUMITHRAN (HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT)
Company: Bank Muscat, Oman
“My student internship was undertaken in the Bank Muscat where I was
assigned a project on the study of human resource policies and procedures of
the Bank. The most tangible learning outcome for me was the understanding of
the working of the individual components of the human resource system of the
Bank and how they correlated with each other to convert human resources into a
strategic human resource for the Bank. An informal work atmosphere along with
the presence of highly qualified and competent colleagues helped to make the
best of my time at the Bank.”
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