Informe de práctica empresarial – oficina comercial de la embajada de México en Colombia, Proméxico.

Abstract

As part of the process of professional training of the student, Santo Tomas University offers among its options of degree the possibility of carrying out internships, with the aim of applying academic knowledge in a more real and everyday context. Although the academy prepare students with the necessary knowledge to perform in certain areas, the experience makes it possible to obtain the most important skills for the working world. Taking into account the current globalized world, the choice of internships for a career as International Business is more relevant, because yo can know about the negotiation processes, market trends, consumer needs of cultures, among others. Likewise, the transition from the university to the world of work represents changes and difficulties for the student, because it have to confronts realities such as the fulfillment of a fixed schedule, the development of activities in a time limit and the compliance of orders by a boss. According to the foregoing, professional internships were performed for the first time in the Commercial Office of the Embassy of Mexico in Colombia-ProMéxico, where it was developed in activities pertaining to different areas of foreign trade and where not only experience in the field was acquired, but also in personal growth.