Macquarie Business School has partnered with Forage (formerly InsideSherpa) to connect you with top employers and provide access to a range of company endorsed virtual internships.
Boost your resume, develop career-ready skills and experience what work is like with companies such as Deloitte, BCG, Accenture, Citi Bank, ANZ and more.
FAQs
What is a virtual internship?
A simulation of the work professionals do at leading companies.
Regardless of your degree, prior career experience, location or year group,virtual internships replicate what it's like day-to-day in a career, enabling you to gain valuable career building experience and skills, and apply your MQBS academic learning to real life projects and tasks provided by some of the world’s top organisations.
Why do a virtual internship?
Virtual internships are a terrific way for students at all career levels to build confidence, skills, industry know-how and experience with online flexibility.
100% online, you can do as many as you like, work at your own pace and in your own time, wherever your laptop takes you.
Virtual internships are perfect for exploring what it might be like to work in a particular company or area, or if you are weighing up a career change, provide first-hand insights to assess and prepare for a different type of work or organisation.
Not only will you understand and build up the practical skill set employers are looking for, but upon completion, you can put your experience on your resume and LinkedIn profile.
Also, you’ll have the opportunity to gain direct feedback on your tasks/projects and could potentially be recognised by recruiters at these organisations.
How does it work?
These Virtual Programs provide custom, self-paced experiences, and take less than 10 hours to complete.
Get briefed online – do work that mirrors real life.
- A virtual internship contains modules of tasks from the different divisions of the company you choose.
- View video instructions from actual employees.
- Access curated resources to help you in the task.
- Submit work that reflects actual day to day tasks.
Upon completion of each program, you’ll receive a personalised certificate as proof of your achievement.
How long does it take?
It takes approximately 5 - 6 hours to complete one program.
Is there a cost?
No, these virtual internships are provided to all students free of charge.
Getting started
Please read through the Forage FAQs and then register your account and enrol in a program/s through the MQBS Forage Page.
Get support during your Internship
Once you have registered your account, the Forage team is available to answer any of your questions.
If you’d like to know more, or discuss how these virtual internships could assist you, please contact Macquarie Business School Careers via MQBS-Careers@mq.edu.au
For career advice or help with marketing your internship experience, please visit Employability Connect to access career workshops & events, career consultations (or Executive Career Coaching appointments or MBA students), MyMQ Career Zone (interactive careers centre) and other career resources.