“From Graduate to Employee in One Day” |
| From Graduate to Employee in One Day Posted: 14 Dec 2010 04:48 PM PST Hello there! This testimonial is about my experiences with the internship program whilst studying at James Cook University, Brisbane. I was pretty tense regarding my job prospects after graduation. Though I had a fairly good GPA (Grade Point Average) of 6.80, employers in Australia stressed having relevant work experience. Being a recent graduate, gaining experience in the relevant field, in my case, IT, was almost impossible. This is where the Internship program of the University came in. This program places students as Interns in big companies where they work for a semester. This gives us the invaluable experience that is so sought after. I was selected for the Internship Program and was placed in a company called Urban Executive. My internship experience was so good, and I learned heaps. As a matter of fact, no matter what, real world work experience cannot be compensated. My mentor at the company was Mr. Steven Asnicar, who was also the CEO of the company. Though he was the CEO, he was always very friendly and supportive and always approachable. This was the part I most liked in him. During the internship, I worked on managing LMS (Learning Management Systems) and also developing iPhone applications. Hence I was working on so many different technologies. This environment is not available in other companies where each employee is trained on only a specific platform and has to work all the time on that. But here I learned so many different technologies, like Microsoft ASP.NET, Apple iPhone Programming, SQL Server 2008 to name a few. My employers were happy with my work and offered me full-time employment. It was like a dream come true for me. It was my aim since beginning my Master degree to be employed the straight after graduation. Thanks to JCU Brisbane I have now achieved this aim of mine. The two years of my stay here at JCU Brisbane and in Australia have given me a new way of life, a new discipline in me; I have learned how to think outside the 'box'.
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