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Are you looking for practical experience? Try doing an internship at a startup company to gain experience in applying and developing academic knowledge in professional practice, to create new value and to discover future career opportunities. 

Curious? Here’s how Tyrone and Janneke experienced their internship.

Tyrone, third year bachelor student informatics

I’ve always been interested in entrepreneurship, so in my second year of university I decided to apply for the minor Entrepreneurship. That’s where I met Erik van Vulpen, who is one of the workgroup teachers. After meeting with Erik and his co-founder Nando I started my internship at their company Analytics In HR. In my opinion, marketing is a very important aspect of entrepreneurship so I wanted to gain more practical experience on that subject. Analytics In HR is a small company with six employees. Through our HR Analytics Academy with online courses for individuals and companies, we help HR professionals and data experts to get started with analytics.

I wanted to combine my study with the internship, so that’s why I made the choice to complete the internship in seven months. I like that it’s very flexible – once a week I’ll meet my colleagues at the office in Rotterdam, but other than that I’m free to work at home. After these seven months, I got offered a job at Analytics In HR! I even started my own business in fashion with my brother, where I’m also planning to do the marketing. Being my own boss is definitely important to me. I would recommend doing an internship at a startup for those who are looking for some professional practical experience

Janneke, third year bachelor student Liberal Arts and Sciences

I made the choice to specialise in Sustainable Business and Innovation, but felt I was lacking practical knowledge. After a short period of looking for sustainable startups, I found the perfect fit. At the moment, I’m doing a two-month internship at SunCycle. The company specialises in converting solar radiation into electrical and thermal comfort. It caught my attention because of the innovative concept and sustainability. I picked out six subjects to do research on. Every week, I finish one subject and hand it in.

Even though I am doing research, I still learn about the ins and outs of working at a young startup. I see what problems they encounter and that’s really informative. Eventually, I have to hand in a case study and give a presentation at SunCycle about my results to complete my internship.

In the future, I want to help small startups to elaborate their concepts and introduce it to the market. My internship at SunCycle definetely gave me a more realistic view on entrepreneurship and owning a startup.