Internship with Internshala – Entrepreneurship – Gurgaon
Building a start up is very much like raising a child or falling in love. Most of the times it’s pain in the back and you are constantly wondering what the hell were you thinking when you started it. And then something blissful would happen that would make you smile, help forget the pain and you decide to trudge along.
For us those blissful moments are when students write back saying how Internshala is making a difference to their lives (and we are not even an NGO!)
We also believe that one is either born an entrepreneur or not. You can surely teach one to be a better entrepreneur but you can not teach one to be an entrepreneur.
If the above statements strike a chord with you and if you want to give entrepreneurship a spin; this internship is perhaps one of the best (if not THE best) opportunities that you would ever have.
** – The last intern hired for this position is now a full time employee and a member of core Internshala team.
About Internshala: – Internshala is two years old and on its way to solve a problem that is atleast 50 years old – the problem of meaningful internships. Millions of students, just like you, struggle to find an internship every year – we are changing that. Have we been successful? Read some of the student stories and decide for yourself.
About the internship: – An ‘entrepreneurship’ internship essentially means you would get to do everything that goes into making a business tick.
One day you may be building partnerships with the companies; the other you may be handling Internshala facebook page. One week you are in-charge of a national student contest reaching out to 100,000+ students; the other you are writing articles, interviewing CEOs of fortune 500 companies for Internshala editorial section. A night may be spent convincing advertisers why advertising on Internshala is a good idea; another answering student queries on ‘how to apply’ to a particular internship. A fine morning you may find yourself interviewing other future interns, a not so fine morning may be spent fixing a bug on the website or writing a simple automation trick.
If you really want to give the profile a name; its Editorial + Marketing + Design + Social Media + Sales + HR + Finance + (a very little bit of) IT + Operations –whatever makes the business tick!
Who can apply: – Before I get to who can apply; its important to share who can NOT apply.
If you care for a fancy designation, if your dream job is ‘Strategy’ or ‘Consulting’, if you think you have earned your place in history just basis your ability to cram a night before India’s most competitive exam than any actual achievement, or if you think any task is beneath your academic qualification – Internshala is NOT the place where you would find happiness.
With that out of the way, here is who can apply –
- You, if you are an avid reader with impeccable written and verbal communication skills (ideal if you have a blog to show for it)
- You, if you have an impressive academic record; especially your Maths score in 10th standard (Engineers may have an advantage here)
- You, if you have a flair for creativity and have designed stuff before (knowledge of any design making software, including Adobe Photoshop, would be advantage)
- You, if you respect dignity of work (someone who has risen through ranks (Volunteer -> Coordinator -> Core/Secretary) in college cultural/technical fest will have an advantage)
- You, if you can work full time out of Internshala’s Gurgaon office for next 3 months at the very least.
Location: – Gurgaon
Duration: – Minimum 3 months plus it may be converted into a full time job at the end of 3 months depending on mutual convenience.
Start Date: – September’13
Stipend: – Rs. 10,000/- per month + unlimited supply of Maggi, Sandwiches, Tea/Coffee and poker tips
How to apply: – If all set, please submit your application here – all the best!
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