Virtual interns communicate with their employer online through various means including email, Skype, WhatsApp, instant messaging, phone conversations, webinars, project management tools, SMS messaging, etc.
According to career experts, although virtual internships are currently rare, they are growing in popularity due to improving technology and the growth of social media.
[1] A rise has been reported in virtual internships — most of which are unpaid — especially from small ventures and start ups seeking additional help.
[7] Students who do internships online underestimate their contributions when employers rate them as valuable.
[10] Preaсtum[11] is the first company in Russia to do a virtual internship[12] Currently, they have launched a program to train retail business managers for Otkritie FC Bank[13] and an introduction to the various departments of Russian Post.