Meaningful internship at Time dot Com to hone skills

Posted by myStarjob.com
Saturday April 13, 2013

Interns at TdC are certainly in for a ride. Or a slide, at this vibrantly-decorated telco which boasts a two-storey high “Lex” slide and magenta capsule chairs.
Head of people Muhd Ramizu Abdul Wahab stresses the importance of making internships meaningful for their interns. “That’s why ours is a structured internship programme” Ramizu says.
Ramizu highlights four key factors that lead to successful internships:



Internship as a Strategic Tool
TIMEdotCom aims to hire for attitude. Not just its employees, but also interns.
“We want interns working at TdC to know what they want.”

Choose Host Company Properly
Interns who choose their host companies well can jump-start their careers because internships provide real work, divided into modules for the interns to learn and achieve different milestones.

Capitalise Opportunities
Interns should take the opportunity to understand the company and learn about the business. This gives them more than a footing into the company and industry.

Prove Capabilities
During internships, it is crucial for the students to prove their capabilities to their host companies. They are supervised and are given lots of support during the internship.It is also an opportunity for the host company to evaluate interns as potential hires when they graduate in the future.

Fadhilah Hana is smart, young and enjoys the camaraderie with colleagues at Time dotCom Bhd (TdC). This Khazanah scholar who is pursuing her Master’s in engineering management is just a month-old intern at TdC.
“In our course, we learn marketing management but here at TdC, I get to plan and execute actual planning of activities,” Hana shares. “There are standards we have to adhere to, starting from product concepts to launching of new products.”

Hana says that the learning curve is steep and she constantly needs to read up on the latest technologies, apply effective time management, multi-task and prioritise her work to ensure that all her deliverables are met.

Despite the workload, Hana is enjoying her experience interning at TdC as it provides her with the necessary exposure to working.