If you’re pursuing a career in the construction industry, what better way to get a foot in the door than by proving your metal in an emerging market? Life might be a little bonkers in some of the world’s most frantic new cities, but the experiences you’ll gain will put a wall between you and your peer group, making time spent interning abroad the most invaluable step on the career ladder that you can take.

On the flip-side, working alongside impoverished communities will be hard-hitting, and your interaction with the frontline of poverty sometimes difficult to swallow, but the construction projects you’ll help to complete will be life-changing for local communities. Gaining career-enhancing experience by working in challenging, complex conditions, while having a tangible impact, will make the hard work all the more worth it.

Whatever your focus, you’ll find yourself establishing links across the world through construction internships abroad. Experience living outside of your comfort zone will also undoubtedly alter your perceptions on what the globe has to offer, shaping future choices and providing you with the skills and experiences to pursue your chosen career.