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The Impact of Undergraduate Internships on Employability - An Empirical Study

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Last updated: 05 Jan 2025

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Human Recourses

Abstract

This study aims to reveal the benefits of internships for students and their impact on interns' employability and personal growth. Primary data were collected from the final and pre-final year management students at MSA University using a mixed methods approach, including qualitative and quantitative data through self-administered closed-ended questionnaires. A total of 284questionnaires were distributed among the four majors, with participants selected through convenience sampling. T-test and ANOVA were utilized to test research hypotheses, both of which were accepted, indicating that undergraduate internships impact employability and personal growth. This research formulates effective strategies and curricula that promote internship programs. By integrating practical experiences with theoretical learning, business students can graduate with comprehensive skills. The study also provides implications for companies to design and implement impactful internship programs that can assist companies in reducing recruitment and training costs.

DOI

10.21608/ajccr.2024.236890.1083

Keywords

Internships, Employability, Interns’ Personal growth, Convenience sampling, Mixed research approach

Authors

First Name

Marwa Muhammad

Last Name

Hassouna

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Affiliation

Faculty of Commercial Studies and Business Administration, National Egyptian E-Learning University, Egypt

Email

mhassona@eelu.edu.eg

City

Giza

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First Name

Zeinab Abas

Last Name

Zaazou

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Affiliation

Faculty of Management Sciences, MSA University, Egypt

Email

zabaas@msa.edu.eg

City

Giza

Orcid

0000-0003-4792-0384

Volume

4

Article Issue

3

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50656

Issue Date

2024-09-01

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2023-09-16

Publish Date

2024-09-30

Page Start

24

Page End

47

Print ISSN

2805-248X

Online ISSN

2805-2498

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https://ajccr.journals.ekb.eg/article_382912.html

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2,025

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Publication Title

The Academic Journal of Contemporary Commercial Research

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https://ajccr.journals.ekb.eg/

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The Impact of Undergraduate Internships on Employability - An Empirical Study

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Created At

28 Dec 2024