Contribution of large businesses directly in education is a social responsibility among many others and Traveloka Indonesia has been in the forefront towards achieving this aim due to its well acclaimed internship programs for students. The idea emerged out from the principle belief that the company which has seen excellent boost to its fortune by becoming one of the leading travel and flight booking company in the whole of Indonesia as well as abroad, must also do something for the society in turn.
The organization started to implement this unique idea with the firm belief that this would act as directly beneficial to the students, colleges and institutions as well as the Traveloka Company. This would be in the form of placement jobs with the college and university students enrolling themselves in the company’s internship program.
The dual incentive which the company has been able to create, that both the company and the students gain out of it, has been greatly appreciated throughout the country. The idea has been muted with the hope that students who are majoring in IT and businesses would be able to fill the gap that existed earlier between the theory taught in the institutions and the ground reality of the market.
The Traveloka of Indonesia hence would be providing the common base to help bridge this divide.
Benefitting all sides
There is little doubt that the students along with Indonesian Traveloka Company would benefit greatly with this internship. The company would immensely benefit as it would be creating a huge pool of skilled manpower for its own use as well as for other industries thus raising its goodwill. As for the colleges and institutions are concerned they shall be getting enthusiastic pupils regularly for the enrolling students would surely love to join the internship at no extra cost.
The students would get simultaneous training from the company’s program and the implementation of the theory that they will be learning at their institutions. This will make them more efficient in the actual world and their work life would show remarkable improvement. Further, they needn’t get confused as to which kind of job they should choose as they would have made that choice earlier during their formative stage at the business school.
One of the best things about getting internship certificate is that the students can proudly show that they have good experience for the job they are applying. Although only some students may get jobs at Traveloka Internship Indonesia the rest would however have no problem in getting good posting in other organizations showing this prestigious internship certificate.
Graduating properly
The direct effect of Traveloka Indonesia company’s internship program is seen in the colleges or the institutions as most of them would like their students to get some kind of practical training before graduating from their schools. It gives their resumes the stuff that other businesses are looking for and an experience like this counts a great deal in the job market. The students also take some self reflection as to which type of job is best suited for them or whether they ought to go into business of their own.
The most important point about the internship is that the students are given a free atmosphere wherein they can bring to the table their own creative ideas which the company can make use of. Such practical ideas may not be possible if the students simply graduate without relevant practical lessons even if he or she gets an A in all the subjects.
Above all, students are more motivated as they do not face job uncertainty which makes this program Indonesian based Traveloka Company’s biggest achievement.
