Media24 Grad24 Internship

Advertiser: Media24
Location: Johannesburg

Sector: Entertainment, Business Management, IT, Retail, Technology
Job Type: Contract

Feeling like things in your career are a little... ho-hum? We know what you mean - we'd feel the same way if we had to leave the thrilling world of newspapers, magazines, broadcasting, the internet... Which is why we want you to join us! Whether you studied accounting, computer science, retail management or fashion design we've got space for you.

We want to give 10 deserving students a 1 year internship at some of our leading publications!

All you need? To be in your final year of any degree. Yup, anything.

How does it work?
- Send us your details, confirming that you've completed (or are in your final year of) an undergraduate degree or diploma with good academic results.
- If you're one of the 10 selected graduates you'll head to Media24 to work in multi-disciplinary teams on challenging business projects, offering innovations and solutions that will boost our business.
- Impress us enough, and our business will become your business: the crème of the crop will enter the Media24 Internship Programme, working in the relevant business units across the company.

Ideal Graduates in Media applicant should:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills (English and / or Afrikaans will be considered)
- The ability to work under extreme pressure and to strict deadlines
- Impeccable attention to detail
- Good people skills
- Persistence and resilience
- Questioning and listening skills
- The ability to work independently as well as in a team
- Initiative
- Commercial Knowledge
- The ability to work in a team

Apply online and upload your CV together with a Letter of Motivation / Cover note (why do you want to join the Graduates in Media Programme, and what do you have to offer?).

NOTE: Please note that NO applications will be accepted without the most recent copy of your academic results (ensure that this is on the last page of your CV attachment).

Reference number: Grad24Intern_Op2013

Closing date: 16 August 2013

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Definitions:

Internship:

There are basically two types of internships:

  • The Undergraduate Internship: Usually with bigger organisations that pick undergraduates to attend the internship. It often takes places during the holidays and the average durations is a few weeks. In most cases the intern will receive some sort of stipend or salary and this type of internship may lead to a job offer to the intern once he / she is finished with their studies.
  • The Graduate Internship: This type of internship could be paid or unpaid and it is to gain practical work experience after the qualification has been completed and in a job related to the qualification. It could be from a few weeks or even one or two years long. This type of internship could also lead to permanent employment.

Learnerships:

A learnership is an occupational qualification and it consists of theory and work-based experience and practical skills, with formal assessment and a qualification. At the end of the learnership the candidate may be offered permanent employment.

In-service training:

In-service training is to gain practical work experience during studies. It usually takes place after a few years of theory has been successfully completed. It is essential work experience that is part of the qualification and the in-service training is necessary to achieve the qualification. It could be paid or unpaid.