internship abroad

Absolute Challenge – My Main Takeaways – By Lauren Rath

For the short amount of time I’ve been living in Madrid, life has thrown a lot of different lessons my way. During the last two months, I have been interning with a small sports management consultancy office called ” in Pozuelo de Alarcon". I wanted to share some of these small yet invaluable lessons as to truly attempt to describe my life in Spain.

5 Reasons You Should Intern in Madrid This Summer

Madrid is a special city. Whatever you're looking for in your international internship experience, Madrid likely has it by the bucket-load. Utterly caked in culture, history and cool, the Spanish capital is a hub for industry giants and start-ups alike. We've put together our top 5 reasons to intern in Madrid this summer.

Celebrating International Women’s Day 2018

International Women's Day is an annual global celebration. It honours the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. It also calls for the acceleration of gender equality worldwide.

8 Asian Superstitions You Should Know Before Your Internship

Maybe you worry about breaking mirrors and earning yourself 7 years' bad luck. Perhaps it's crossing paths with a black cat that freaks you out. Or maybe, like me, you avoid the number 13 at all costs. These silly superstitions are nothing much to raise an eyebrow at and seem pretty run-of-the-mill to most of us. Nevertheless, all around the world, what constitutes a bad omen or a lucky charm might surprise you. This couldn't be truer than in East and Southeast Asia, where things get taken to the next level. Asian superstitions upgrade what the West might view as casual myths into culture-shaping ideologies. To help you stay topped-up with good fortune, we've put together an introduction to some of the Asian superstitions you ought to be acquainted with:

5 Ways to Fund Your International Internship Experience

Working abroad is a life-changing opportunity, and having international experience can be the difference between you landing a future job over a competing candidate. Going overseas can be pricey, but that shouldn't stop you from chasing your dreams! Here are 5 ways to fund your international internship with Absolute Internship.

5 Ways to Fund Your International Internship Experience

Working abroad is a life-changing opportunity, and having international experience can be the difference between you landing a future job over a competing candidate. Going overseas can be pricey, but that shouldn't stop you from chasing your dreams! Here are 5 ways to fund your international internship with Absolute Internship.

An Absolute London Summer Internship Experience

Luna Terauchi from the University of Michigan shares her London summer internship experience working in Human Resources as one of Absolute's Intern Heroes. 

Choosing to intern in London was a conscious push to get myself out of my comfort zone. After years of schooling and sustaining a comfortable academic routine, I itched to explore and understand what jobs were like in the real world. Other people might have chosen to intern closer to home, but I wanted to challenge and immerse myself within a new culture and environment. The reason I chose London was because it was a foreign international business hub, but still predominantly English speaking. I wanted a cultural experience, but didn’t want the language barrier to be a difficult obstacle to have to overcome for a one month internship.