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What is Work Experience

Chapter 9
Handbook of Research on Human Capital and People Management in the Tourism Industry
Is any experience that a person gains while working in a specific field or occupation, but the expression is widely used to mean a type of volunteer work that is commonly intended for young people—often students—to get a feel for professional working environments. The American equivalent term is internship. Though the placements are usually unpaid, travel and food expenses are sometimes covered, and at the end of the appointment, a character reference is usually provided. Trainees usually have the opportunity to network and make contacts among the working personnel, and put themselves forward for forthcoming opportunities for paid work. Many employers in the more sought after professions demand that every new entrant undergo a period of unpaid “work experience” before being able to get paid work.
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Company Internships: Filling the Gap Between University Training and Business Reality
Noelia Araújo Vila (University of Vigo, Spain), Diego R. Toubes (University of Vigo, Spain), Arthur Filipe de Araújo (University of Aveiro, Portugal), and Jose Antonio Fraiz Brea (University of Vigo, Spain)
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 24
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4318-4.ch009
Abstract
Practical experience has increasingly become an important component of university training. Institutions have made efforts to provide students with the opportunity to experience business reality. To many students, a curricular internship is the first contact with the work market. The present work analyses this discipline in the context of the Master in Tourism Planning and Management of the University of Vigo. The research universe encompasses 182 internships, which took place from 2008 to 2014. Data was collected through structured questionnaires, which aimed to obtain information on the students' specific areas of interest within the tourism industry, their level of satisfaction with the internship program and whether they were hired by the host company afterwards. The findings show that both parts—students and companies—are highly satisfied with the experience in great majority of cases, and that curricular internships have been an indispensable tool for preparing these students to the demanding tourism industry labor market.
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Support for Students With Disabilities at Japanese Institutions of Higher Education
Work experiences provided to students with disabilities during their studies to facilitate their smooth transition into post-graduation social life and to deepen their self-understanding.
Published in Chapter: Support for Students With Disabilities at Japanese Institutions of Higher Education; From: Developing Inclusive Environments in Education: Global Practices and Curricula
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