Virtual Internships with Experienced Bilingual Business Professionals (June/July)
Timeline
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June 15, 2020Experience start
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June 16, 2020Internship Diary
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July 14, 2020Self-evaluation
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August 1, 2020Experience end
Timeline
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June 15, 2020Experience start
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June 16, 2020Internship Diary
The internee must keep a succinct diary of accomplished tasks, together with personal reflections on the experience and knowledge acquired during the period of the internship. A brief interim report (3 or 4 pages) must be submitted to the Project Coordinator halfway through the internship.
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July 14, 2020Self-evaluation
At the end of the internship, the student must submit a brief report which should essentially consist of a self-evaluation of the tasks accomplished during the internship experience.
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August 1, 2020Experience end
General
- Certificate
- 20 learners; individual projects
- 144 hours per learner
- Dates set by experience
- Learners self-assign
Preferred companies
- 1/1 project matches
- Anywhere
- Academic experience
- Any
- Insurance, Business services, Government, Banking & finance, Marketing & advertising, Business & management, Human resources & recruitment
Categories
Skills
Project timeline
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June 15, 2020Experience start
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June 16, 2020Internship Diary
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July 14, 2020Self-evaluation
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August 1, 2020Experience end
Timeline
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June 15, 2020Experience start
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June 16, 2020Internship Diary
The internee must keep a succinct diary of accomplished tasks, together with personal reflections on the experience and knowledge acquired during the period of the internship. A brief interim report (3 or 4 pages) must be submitted to the Project Coordinator halfway through the internship.
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July 14, 2020Self-evaluation
At the end of the internship, the student must submit a brief report which should essentially consist of a self-evaluation of the tasks accomplished during the internship experience.
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August 1, 2020Experience end
Overview
- Learner goals and capabilities
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Benefit from the skills and experience of one of our bilingual (FR/ENG) business students at the Glendon Campus of York University! We are currently inviting organizations with exceptional reputations seeking bilingual talent for roles in business, finance, administration, human resources, marketing and project management to host experienced, internationally educated, Glendon-trained professionals for a paid or unpaid virtual internship.
Students will work on one or more projects of your choosing over the internship period, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools.
Students are available for 144 hours of placement (4 weeks full-time or 8 weeks part-time). These virtual student placement opportunities are for June/July 2020.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, student placements will only occur virtually.
- Expected outcomes and deliverables
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Deliverables will vary depending on the scope of the project. The student should complete 144 hours with your organization.
Project Examples
Virtual Internship Opportunity
Students can complete a substantial project for your organization over the placement period. We suggest providing a starting project, but as the placement goes on there may be other duties or projects the student is asked to complete as well. Providing a central project creates structure for the internship, and gives the student (and company) a tangible goal.
This internship is the final module in our Bridge Training Business Certificate Program for Internationally Educated Professionals and gives our participants the practical opportunity to apply their learning from our program, in the Canadian workplace. The courses they have completed in our program include English in the Workplace, Business Communication, Project Management Fundamentals, Workplace Culture and Success, The Strategic Employee and Advance Your Career.
Ideally, an internship with your organization would be for four weeks full-time or eight weeks part-time, for a total of 144 hours. Students are looking for placements in business, finance, administration, human resources, marketing and project management. By taking on one of our students, you will have the help of experienced, internationally educated professionals, who are building their Canadian work experience, but who also bring bilingual core competencies from a wide variety of academic disciplines and international experiences as well as skills from our program.
Types of organizations that could be a fit include:
- Banks
- Insurance companies
- Accounting firms
- HR and recruitment agencies
- Tech companies
- Consulting firms
- Engineering companies
- Micro-credit institutions among many more.
Students are bilingual, with professional fluency in French and English.
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.
The host institution accepts to supervise the internee and to submit a short report on the internee’s overall performance, notably on her/his learning and problem- solving ability, adaptability to the new environment, and relation with the host organization’s personnel and clients.
Placements are unpaid, for-credit experience for students, but honorariums are welcome if your organization is able to provide a stipend for the student.
Provide a dedicated contact who will act as the student's primary supervisor over the duration of the virtual placement. A secondary contact should be provided as a backup. Students will interact virtually with their primary contact on a daily basis, or as needed.
Timeline
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June 15, 2020Experience start
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June 16, 2020Internship Diary
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July 14, 2020Self-evaluation
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August 1, 2020Experience end
Timeline
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June 15, 2020Experience start
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June 16, 2020Internship Diary
The internee must keep a succinct diary of accomplished tasks, together with personal reflections on the experience and knowledge acquired during the period of the internship. A brief interim report (3 or 4 pages) must be submitted to the Project Coordinator halfway through the internship.
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July 14, 2020Self-evaluation
At the end of the internship, the student must submit a brief report which should essentially consist of a self-evaluation of the tasks accomplished during the internship experience.
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August 1, 2020Experience end