The Global Virtual Internship Program
Helping Connect Community College Students to the Global Workforce
- The Global Virtual Internship Program (VIP)
The Global Virtual Internship Program (VIP) is a completely virtual instruction that provides students with supervised experience in conducting client-orientated research and business strategy execution. During the internship, students will work collectively to scope the problem and identify gaps for their client, analyze consumer trends and behaviors, and develop ideas to address the client’s needs. Students will produce interim reports throughout the internship to track progress and receive mentor feedback to develop their skill set throughout the program.
The Global Virtual Internship Program (VIP) was recognized on WayUp’s Top 100 Internship Programs list for 2020
Learning Objectives
- Professional Practice in Global Trade. Students will conduct research and analysis on consumer trends and behaviors to develop a strategic consumer analysis.
- Client Relations and teamwork. Students will develop the interpersonal skills through interaction with the client and their team. Students will manage teamwork and create a constructive and professional working relationship to address client’s needs and discuss expectations.
- Technological and Digital Tradecraft. Students will strengthen their skill set and gain a better understanding of the role of digital media and marketing for businesses. Students will identify best practices in digital marketing, utilize data to create a strategic plan, and establish their personal brand through the process.
VIP Career Training Paths
Social Media Marketing
Global Marketing Analysis
Global Advertising
Data Analysis
Digital Badges
Google: Start Your Resume
Google Sheets
Work and Internship Success
Supply Chain Software
Digital Strategy
Global Springboard
The Global Trade Springboard is a virtual showcase that pairs local ecommerce businesses with local community college students. It is designed to show what can be accomplished by students in a relatively short period of time with a few essential digital marketing skills.
“Getting the additional eyeballs on it allowed us to continue to serve our audience with clever and creative things. This project enhanced MagnetPAL’s overseas presence and a new distributor relationship in New Zealand was established based on search engine optimization recommendations made by the interns."
MagnetPAL Case Study Video
What Students are Saying
Tod, International Business Student at Moorpark College VIP
“The Virtual Internship Program with Limoneira really prepared me for what to expect in the business world and it gave me an opportunity for self-realization; I was able to identify ways in which I could improve.”
Kharina Miramontes, Palomar College
Kharina Miramontes found out about VIP through an advertising class and completed an internship with Jinx, a San Diego-based company that creates clothing based on video games like Minecraft and The Witcher.
“The classes I was taking really paralleled everything that the company needed so I was able to apply everything that I learned. We were able to give a lot of key insights to help them determine how to reach people our age. I continue looking at marketing internships because I enjoyed what I did with Jinx so much and it really resonated with me.”
Danielle Jackson, Santa Barbara City College
Danielle Jackson was part of a team that designed a marketing plan for Tenikle, a company that makes nautically-themed phone holders. She and her teammates drew on their own experience to help the small team expand the scope of its social media audience and content strategy.
“Virtual is the way to go in the future. It brings people such flexibility when it comes to jobs. I could pick when I wanted to work on my projects, which gave me the room to study and perform my internship in the best way possible. I would highly recommend the VIP program not only because having an internship is a great way to explore a field of work but also because it has been a wonderful opportunity to learn more about global trade.”
Troy White, Moorpark College
Troy White’s VIP experience required him to make lemonade out of lemons as he worked on new social media marketing strategies for Limoneira, a citrus wholesaler in
Ventura County. The company is looking to expand its direct-to-consumer business and
the interns helped identify target markets and strategies for reaching those audiences.
“A lot of different cultures use lemons for different reasons, so we tried to tailor our posts to that to reach different audiences and get their brand out there. They have wellness benefits and you can use them in recipes … we just tried to think of everything you could do with a lemon and how people could attach themselves to the lifestyle of consuming lemons,”