Once companies get the hang of digitalising their internship programmes for interested candidates, they will start to see the many benefits of connecting with global interns. Training them will become easier and interns will get the best start to their careers.
The only difference between a virtual internship and an office internship is that the interns in a virtual internship don't come to the office. Instead, they work with you from afar.
There are students who, due to below reasons are unable to attend internships in person.

• Lack of commuting sources,
• An appraised university schedule,
• Disability status (in specific cases) or due to other reasons

The current scenario of pandemic definitely calls for increase in virtual working. Then, as a company, you can look into this way to keep your internship programme going and attract great people. In today's world, where everything can be connected through the internet and technology, this start will give your business a new boost and bring you other benefits.
Those benefits are mentioned below, so you know what you can gain by implementing virtual internships. Let’s take a look.

1.    Savings:
With candidates getting connected over internet rather than having their own space in the office, it is a great saving for the company. How? You can use that space for other things. Similar savings happen when you don’t have to employ your own equipment. New hires use their own laptops, furniture, stationary or other devices. So, the online crowd is much more cost-effective, and that makes virtual internships a better option.

2.    Justified Payroll:
As per various researches, people working from home are found to be more productive as compared to the ones working from office. The level of socialising, taking various breaks, water cooler talks, get reduced when working not from office. Hence, interns who get their training online don’t have much scope to engross in such activities. That also justifies the payroll they are being put on. Remote workers more aware of their billing hours and take lesser breaks than needed, producing more work.

3.    Less Distraction:
Coming from the second point, it becomes clear that interns taking training remotely are a lesser distraction for trainers. It allows the trainers to answer their questions later. Once the online session finishes, the trainers can focus on other tasks. They can revert with the virtual interns’ queries after a while without impacting their training. It’s possible that those students may have to wait a while longer. But if we think about the trainers, they get more time on their hands to complete their priority tasks.

4.    Increased applications:
When you open the option of virtual internships, you get applications from all over the world, instead of only the local lot. That expands your candidate pool. If you are offering paid internships, this doubles up. You hold the luxury to interview and select only the best candidates for your internship program.

5.    Brand value:
A company’s brand value no doubt increases when it expands globally. That helps students know more about your company, its culture, perks, and benefits and want to start their career with you eagerly. This empowers you and makes you realise that providing the best internship facilities and training will benefit you lots.

6.    Easy Availability of Interns:
When interns connect for virtual internships their availability also gets better. They are getting connected to everyone from their comfortable workplaces, or are close to their universities. They feel comfortable and more willing while working from their home space. Plus, its gets convenient to train them even on weekends or off days.

With so many benefits of providing internships online, companies can take their internship programs to next levels. You can utilise the young talent as competently as through the interns at your office. Have them all interact and communicate with each other. They may come up with better ways to complete your projects and train well. Virtual internships can happen all year round, increasing your business productivity, getting better talent, and improving your company’s overall status in the market.