If you are one of those people who get tense before an exam and can't deal with difficult situations, working in a professional environment will ensure that you learn to deal with a little stress and competition. Meeting deadlines and impressing your boss are going to be the tough jobs that you will have to handle. But the sense of achievement, if you do a good job will be worth it.

Most importantly, remember that internships look great in the 'work experience' section of your CV. In other words, they add immense value to your resume. Future employers would be impressed if you would have done a couple of internships and if they happen to ask you anything about your experience, you will have enough to say and assure them of the fact that you are the right person for the job.

Confidence, self-belief, clarity about your career, contact building and networking-all these and many more are incentives that should influence you and persuade you to take up an internship. It's a good thing if you are paid, but a personal tip would be that if you go for an internship-don't go for the money, go for the experience! Sanmitra Gupta, a graduate in English Literature from Ramjas College, Delhi University says that he joined Rock Street Journal as an internee, in order to gain the experience of working for a magazine. He mentions that money was never a criteria for him.

Be it working as an assistant in a PR agency or writing for a website- any internship in a good organization will ensure that you gain immense experience and evolve into a more confident and professional individual.

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