INTERNSHIP ROLES IN TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPEMENT OF STUDENTS

Abrudan Denisa (), Lazar Mihaela () and Munteanu Anca-Ioana ()
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Abrudan Denisa: Universitatea de Vest din Timisoara, Facultatea de Economie si de Administrare a Afacerilor
Lazar Mihaela: Universitatea de Vest din Timisoara, Facultatea de Economie si de Administrare a Afacerilor
Munteanu Anca-Ioana: Universitatea de Vest din Timisoara, Facultatea de Economie si de Administrare a Afacerilor

Annals of Faculty of Economics, 2012, vol. 1, issue 1, 986-991

Abstract: Romanian specialist`s studies show a harsh reality: Romanian universities programs have only theoretical value, creating specialists but not for real life, but for a more abstract environment. Our university graduates are doing very well in a stable economic and institutional environment that offers relatively easy material and financial resources, with a set of skills and professional skills which fail to meet harsh reality of the labor market. An effective solution for professional skills development is the accumulation of work experience during college in the environment and on the job we have in view by following an internship program. As a form of practical education through work, internship meets young people, particularly students keen to gain experience through practical work in a job within a company or institution chosen, giving them the opportunity to translate theoretical knowledge into practice and to develop skills and experience of labor market activities that waits for them. This paper is an original applied research conducted in the West University of Timisoara, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration. It aims to identify whether there is a need for specialization Management students to acquire work experience before graduating, to what extent they are able to assess their skills and work in a company and especially the role of internship programs in professional and personal development of students. The results show that participation in an internship program is beneficial not only for students but also for employers. Leading to increased competences and to training and professional skills and personal development, internship becomes a more attractive alternative for young people because it gives them the opportunity to be “a ringer" of an employee on the position you have in view. Without being employed, students can gain practical experience in a certain position they sought in a company or institution on the labor market, practical experience they need so much and they can also learn what responsibilities and tasks the job entails and whether or not they are suitable for that position.

Keywords: internship; professional development; practical experience; gained confidence; applying faculty knowledge (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A20 I23 J23 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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