List of Internship Places for Communication Majors, Communication Students Must Note!

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Towards the final semester, almost all study programs and majors require students to participate in an internship program. The internship program, followed by students, aims to apply the competencies gained during lectures and professionally understand the system of the world of work.

One of them is the communication major. Communication is a major that studies how to convey messages effectively through the media to the message’s recipient. It’s not just speaking; communication is also closely related to the world of writing to produce reliable journalists. The task is to be able to process information and present the information in an informative and communicative form.

Communication students have the opportunity to intern in several places. Starting from the media industry, television, print media, digital media, radio, or even in government agencies. Communication majors have job prospects related to documentation and public relations because they are inseparable from media publications and documentation. 

If you are looking for an internship and are a communication major, this article is perfect for you. Here is a list of internship places for Communication majors that you can refer to.

1. Government Agencies

Government agencies are one of the places that often need communication majors because government agencies need people to manage the flow of internal and external communication.

Generally, if you intern at a government agency, Communication students will be placed in the Public Relations Division or Government Protocol. Here, you will learn various things about the ins and outs of organizational communication, government public relations, and even journalism.

Some government agencies you can apply for as an internship are the Ministry of State Secretariat, the House of Representatives (along with the factions in it), the Provincial Government, and the Regional Government.

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2. Event Organizer

Communication majors also have the opportunity to intern in the event organizer department. In addition to interning as journalists or in media-related industries, communication students can also intern in event organizations. An Event Organizer is the manager of an activity or event.

Every activity that is held aims to benefit both parties, both organizers and those present at the time of the activity. Moreover, an Event Organizer needs communication skills to build relationships with organizers, clients, and participating vendors.

3. Media Industry

One of the wishlists of internship places always targeted by Communication majors is the media industry. Opportunities for Communication students to intern in the media industry are very large. Several companies in the media realm open internship opportunities for Communication majors. Here you can intern in various divisions, whether it be working in the field or behind the scenes of an event program, because every division in a media company needs someone who is an expert in the field of communication.

4. Advertising Agency/Company

Furthermore, you also can also intern and become part of the marketing, public relations, and advertising divisions that prioritize publications from a communication expert. Advertising companies are an excellent place for internships for gaining work experience and the opportunity to learn more about communication-related knowledge, such as publications.

If you have exceptional communication skills and feel comfortable talking about the merits of your favorite brand or product, a career in PR might be for you, usually in the advertising industry.

PR specialists usually work for advertising agencies, public relations firms, or large companies with in-house PR teams. They design and execute media strategies to keep their company’s products and services trending.

5. Startup

This is an area that young people love and opens many internship vacancies for Communication students. Most start-ups utilize communication media such as social media and the internet as their platform, so the skills of Communication students in managing messages are needed.

Some types of positions that you can take if you later intern at a start-up include Digital Marketing, Visual Designer, Product Development, Creative Writer, Editor, and many more.

Also read: Get to know The VCD Major and Its Tuition Fees at UMN.

That was the information about the list of internship places you can try. Hopefully, it will be useful for you!

By Reyvan Maulid | UMN News Service

English translation by Levina Chrestella Theodora

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