Further Benefits to Employers

In additon to the benefits illustrated in the employers section, New Zealand companies overall benefit widely from the interns’ academic and cultural diverse backgrounds.

Interns are usually very well trained academically in their specific field of study. They contribute a different academic outlook as well as International business experiences to a New Zealand corporation and enrich a companies’ character. The intern students are dedicated to applying their theoretical knowledge and to gain skills in specific business processes and are not satisfied unless they learn practical things for their studies and their career. They are usually extremely eager to contribute to the projects’ or business’ success.

Another benefit lies within a rather cost effective employment of trainees. During an internship, students are happy to work very hard, as long as their work contributes to their educational purposes. As students are used to work during studies (as part of financial self-support), an internship abroad is not likely to be their first work experience. Students generally pick up new tasks quickly and soon can add value to the business.

A further positive outcome is the possibility to select potential employees through internship engagements. Demand for traineeships abroad is not only an issue for students during studies but also after graduating.

According to a recent study, 50% of German tertiary graduates are not in a full-time position one year after graduating. The majority of these graduates do internships to bridge the gap as well as to get more high-quality work experience which they believe will help in finding a highly reputable position. Due to a difficult German employment market, this effect has become an inherent part of postgraduate career entry. There is a clear trend towards one to two traineeships after graduating. Graduate internships are accomplished in order to set a foot into highly regarded companies for possible employment.

Interns may choose to work in New Zealand after graduating from university and are likely to seek employment at companies where they have had positive experience with in the past. A returning intern would not have to be trained in internal procedures from step one when entering the company again. Interns also contribute to New Zealand’s economy when doing business in or with New Zealand after graduating. The economic value and the supplementary effect, which an international internship entails, is immense.