Master internship
With the current job market for recent graduates being more competitive than ever, employers increasingly want to see work experience from the new graduates that they hire. Therefore, the Faculty of Economics and Business offers students of all MSc programmes (except for the Research Master) the possibility of doing a Master Internship (MI).
Next to 15 ECs on top of your Masters Degree, the MI offers you the opportunity to gain work experience, combine theory and practice and explore your career interests and skills. As soon as you started your MSc programme, you will be added automatically to the Master Internship nestor course, where you will read about the procedures and deadlines to do an internship in your second semester.
What our students say
Jasmijn Staal was one of the first students participating in the FEB Master Internship, who found an internship at Bike New York. At the company, Jasmijn owned a project on how to attract more international cyclists to Bike New York's events. She created a social media strategy and manual, generated content for the different social media channels and was responsible for taking photos at events and classes. "Through the Master Internship I have been able to experience working life and the business culture of New York City. I applied the knowledge I’ve gathered during my MSc Marketing to real life situations in a non-profit organization with relatively limited resources. This was a great and interesting challenge! And, to top it all off, I’ve lived my dream of calling New York City my home for a while."
Maarten Vennix did an internship at Travelbird during his Master Technology and Operations Management. "I have developed a view on my role in the labour market and am now more confident in deciding which next step to take professionally. A Master Internship is a perfect way to explore what you want and what you're good at. I'd recommend it to anyone who doesn't have a specific occupation in mind."
Tips from Maarten:
- Ask for feedback: everyone else is coming to work for their salary; your salary is your supervisor's feedback
- Be vocal about what you want to achieve during your internship: from developing specific skills to working with many disciplines to finding out what suits you best, as an intern you shouldn't be afraid to make this experience about you'
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