INTERNSHIP REPORT FORMAT
FONT STYLE/SIZE/SPACING
Font: Times New Roman
Size: 14 points bold for main headings
13 points bold for sub-headings
12 points for all other text
Spacing: 1.5 Line Spacing
Pages: 20-30 pag
CONTENTS OF THE REPORT
Title Page (Specimen Provided)
Page for supervisory committee (Specimen Provided)
Scanned copy of the internship certificate (provided by the
organization)
Table of contents
Acknowledgement Page
Executive Summary
Chapter 1: Introduction of the Report
Chapter 2: Overview of the Organization
Chapter 3: What I have Learned
Chapter 4: Analyses
Chapter 5: Recommendations and Conclusion
CONTINUED
References (Write in APA format, all the sources consulted in
the making of your report)
Appendices (Financial Statements, Supporting Documents etc.)
Acknowledgement
This report has been prepared for the internship that has been
done in the (Name of Organization) to study the practical
aspect of the course and implementation of the theory in the
field with the purpose of fulfilling the requirements of the
course of (Name of Program).
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to (Supervisor at
Department, Manager/Director/HOD of the Organization
worked in, other employees, staff members etc.) for their
support and encouragement.
Executive Summary
An executive summary is a brief section at the beginning of a
long report, that summarizes the document. As a 30-second or a
one-minute version of the entire report
Briefly, what is this about?
Why is it important? [or] Why was it undertaken?
What are the major findings or results?
CONTINUED
An executive summary outlines the following information:
The purpose
The methods
The results
The conclusions & recommendations
Chapter 1: Introduction of the Report
This chapter includes basic information regarding the process of
preparation of report. This chapter should not be more than 4
pages with the following topics:
• Background: Basic information (without unnecessary details
and descriptions) regarding topic of stud
CONTINUED
• Purpose: Purpose may be to study an organization from
Marketing/HR/Finance/Accounting perspective, to understand
the working/operations, to analyze the organization using
SWOT, PESTEL, Ratio, Common-size, Index, Trend analysis
techniques, whichever is applicable.
CONTINUED
• Data Collection: (Primary/Secondary)
• Scope: As it is impossible to cover all the departments of
organization in 8 weeks’ time, therefore the internee should
mention the major focus of his/her work or the specific
department attended.
Chapter 2: Overview of the Organization
This chapter should not be more than 5 pages, and covers the
most relevant information about the Main organization, with
special focus on the branch/office of work.
• Brief overview
• Major activities, products, hierarchy, organogram
Chapter 3: What I have Learned
This is an important part of your report. Your activities during the
period of internship. Your job responsibility, in how many
departments you were placed, what have you learned in those
departments etc.
• Duration of internship
• Departments assigned
• List of activities performed and How have your performed
• Conclude by compiling your overall experience
Chapter 4: Analyses
Financial Analyses (Ratio, Index, Common size, Trend)
SWOT analysis
• List the firm’s key external opportunities.
• List the firm’s key external threats.
• List the firm’s key internal strengths.
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• List the firm’s key internal weaknesses.
• Match strengths with opportunities and develop SO Strategies.
• Match weaknesses with opportunities and develop WO
Strategies.
• Match strengths with threats and develop ST Strategies.
• Match weaknesses with threats and develop WT Strategies
Chapter 5: Recommendations and Conclusions
Based on Strategies developed in SWOT
Should not be Vague, Abstract, Idealistic
Should be Specific, Concrete, Practical
Internee should concentrate and focus on the quality
CONTINUED
• Internee should concentrate and focus on the quality of
recommendations. They should not be unclear, ambitious and
general.
• Your recommendations should be directly relevant to your
place of internship and should be implementable for bringing
improvement.
• Conclude briefly by summarizing your main points of the
report
