Internship Experience: An In-Depth Interview among Interns at a Business School of a Malaysian Private Higher Learning Institution

With greater acknowledgement that learning takes place beyond the confines of a classroom, more emphases have been placed on internship in an undergraduate course. Interning with a reputable and large corporation provides the opportunity for students to gain first-hand experiences in the day-to-day operations of a business organisation. They not only get to be in the “thick of the action” but are given opportunities to contribute to the organisation. These enable students to put to practice the lessons and theories learnt in the classroom. This in-depth interview study was conducted with a small selected group of final year business students at a private university in Malaysia who had undergone a ten week internship at various Malaysian companies. The findings of this research will provide rich insights on internship experiences which in turn will benefit the stakeholders involved namely students, employers and educational institutions.