Internships have been known to play an essential role in helping students bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application. They can help students get hands-on experience related to the work before they get associated in their particular fields. For hospitality management students, an internship stays an essential part of the curriculum that may help in future career prospects. A satisfactory internship can be beneficial for both the student and the organization to be joined as students can effectively utilize their skills and the organization can benefit by getting sincere employees. Thus, it may help in the effective career development of the students. Hence, the goal of the present study was to find whether a significant relationship existed between Internship Satisfaction and Career Development among Students pursuing hospitality management. To analyze this, online surveys were conducted related to Internship Satisfaction and Career Development among a sample of 114 students from different universities pursuing Hotel Management. The data was collected only from those students of hospitality management who had undergone or were undergoing their internship training. As a result of the study, Internship satisfaction wasfound to be significantly correlated with Career Development (r = 0.80). The study also highlights certain factors that may help in the process of career development among hospitality students.

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