{"id":510,"date":"2025-01-02T22:23:34","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T22:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/careercenter-s\/?post_type=stories&#038;p=510"},"modified":"2025-01-02T22:23:34","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T22:23:34","slug":"offering-virtual-internships","status":"publish","type":"stories","link":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/careercenter\/news\/offering-virtual-internships\/","title":{"rendered":"Offering Virtual Internships"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Choose The Best Platform For Online Collaboration<\/h4>\n<p>Virtual interns need a place to share documents, assign tasks, and communicate regularly. An\u00a0online collaboration\u00a0platform ensures that everyone is on the same page. Ideally, there should be Video Conferencing and\u00a0Project Management online tools in place to aid this process. Interns can also use these online platforms to clarify tasks and ask questions. Here are some that you can look into.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Zoom<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft Team<\/li>\n<li>Asana Task Manager<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Incorporate Group Projects and Activities To Build Practical Experience<\/h4>\n<p>Projects, case studies, scenarios, and online training examples give virtual interns real-world experience in a supportive online setting.<\/p>\n<h4>Schedule Weekly Web Meetings<\/h4>\n<p>Weekly web meetings give interns, managers, and coordinators a chance to touch bases. They can discuss the virtual intern\u2019s progress and create a plan to help them improve.<\/p>\n<h4>Incentives<\/h4>\n<p>Many internships involve some sort of compensation. However, you can further motivate students by adding bonus incentives. They don\u2019t necessarily have to be monetary, but it\u2019s preferred.<\/p>\n<h4>Offer Ongoing\u00a0 Support And Feedback<\/h4>\n<p>One of the biggest mistakes you can make is leaving your virtual interns to their own devices. You cannot simply set the ground rules, give them a list of tasks, and then send them on their way. Virtual interns need ongoing online support\u00a0and feedback\u00a0so that they can continually improve.<\/p>\n<h4>Other Resources<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"https:\/\/www.naceweb.org\/talent-acquisition\/best-practices\/best-practices-for-supporting-students-remotely\/\" href=\"https:\/\/naceweb.org\/talent-acquisition\/internships\/best-practices-for-virtual-internships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">Best Practices for Supporting Students Remotely\u00a0<\/a>\u2013 By NACE<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/naceweb.org\/talent-acquisition\/internships\/challenges-to-account-for-with-virtual-internships\/\">Challenges to Account for With Virtual Internships<\/a> &#8211; By NACE<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/naceweb.org\/career-development\/internships\/what-do-students-think-of-their-virtual-internships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What Do Students Think of Their Virtual Internships?<\/a> &#8211; By NACE<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Choose The Best Platform For Online Collaboration Virtual interns need a place to share documents, assign tasks, and communicate regularly. 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