Presentation of the internship service

The ISI internship service contributes to the search for internship offers for students, as well as the search for job offers for new ISI graduates. It is thus a real cornerstone in the professional integration process of ISI students and new graduates.

The internship is a period of activity carried out by a student in a host organization with a view to applying the lessons followed in a professional situation. It is used to acquire techniques and practical knowledge and must justify content that can be directly integrated into the educational logic of the diploma. It can be an end-of-study internship for the final classes or a summer internship for the other levels of training, the latter is compulsory for the second year engineers. The validation of the end-of-study internship is mandatory for the validation of his diploma?

Internships must take place during the academic year, the limits of which are defined by the university calendar.

The end-of-study internships take place during the second semester for the final classes, it generally begins in February of each academic year.

The summer internships, compulsory for the second year engineers and optional for the other levels, take place during the summer holidays, generally during the months of July and August of each year.

The duration of the internships varies according to the training:

For Bac+3 courses (Bachelor’s degrees), the minimum duration of an end-of-study internship is three months.

For Bac+5 courses (Engineers and Masters), the minimum duration of an end-of-study internship is four months.

For summer internships, the minimum duration is one month.

The search for an internship is more and more similar to a job search which requires real preparation from the student:

• Define your aspirations, your centers of interest, your skills, and in particular your future professional project.
• Select the field of the internship, choose target organizations in which you wish to carry out your internship. Give priority to organizations that can give you real responsibilities and interesting missions. Be selective, but also be very responsive.
• All you have to do is seduce the recruiters. Votre CV et votre lettre de motivation doivent donc être clairs et concis. They must highlight the points that will interest the head of the host organization. Remember to follow up on your applications.
• If your resume and cover letter hit the mark, then you need to prepare for the interview. Start by researching the company you are applying to. It will still be important to take care of your image, the first impression is crucial. Prepare your speech well beforehand, without losing your naturalness. Anticipate trick questions (What are your strengths and weaknesses? How do you envision your professional career?…). It is important to show consistency between your application and your professional project.

It is not always easy to find an internship and so that your lack of experience is not an obstacle for you, you must know how to highlight certain qualities, such as your passion, your motivation, your curiosity, your associative experiences , your centers of interest, and know how to be very attentive to please your recruiter.

To maximize your chances, you must diversify your research avenues, and consult all the means at your disposal to find an internship:

• Offers offered by the ISI and its partners,
• Business days at ISI and other universities,
• Forums and recruitment fairs,
• Internship offer sites or social networks (Linkedin, viadeo, etc.),
• Websites of companies that interest you,
• Your network of acquaintances or the network of ISI alumni…

The internship agreement is a contract that specifies the terms of the internship and sets the rights and obligations of the different parties: the student, the host organization and the university establishment.

No, the internship agreement is not mandatory, but it is a contract through which all the parties undertake to respect the clauses of the said contract and which can be very useful in the event of a problem. Some companies require an internship agreement, this agreement is mandatory for internships abroad. If an agreement is not required, the student is required to submit an internship proposal form which he must retrieve from the ISI website. This sheet presents a description of the subject, the host organization and indicates the names of the potential supervisors who will ensure the supervision of the subject.

If the internship agreement is required, the student must sign it and submit it to the internship department, otherwise he must submit the internship proposal form, duly completed. A letter of assignment will be prepared following the submission of the document.

No, the internship assignment letter is not synonymous with validation of the subject, only the internship subject validation commission is authorized to validate the submitted subject and the name of the proposed academic supervisor. Thus, following the comments of the validation committee, the student may be required to make certain modifications to the subject submitted, or, if necessary, to change the subject if the latter is not validated.

No, the internship assignment letter is not synonymous with validation of the subject, only the internship subject validation commission is authorized to validate the submitted subject and the name of the proposed academic supervisor. Thus, following the comments of the validation committee, the student may be required to make certain modifications to the subject submitted, or, if necessary, to change the subject if the latter is not validated.

The validation of the end-of-study project is dependent on the validation of the technical and oral defense. The defense period is indicated in the university calendar. During this period, the candidate is taken to defend his project in front of a jury composed of teachers and the professional supervisor. Following the oral defence, a mark will be given which will take into account the quality of the work carried out, the quality of the report submitted and the quality of the defence.