Notice Period: The time you must keep working after you resign, or that a company gives before ending your role. In interviews, it also means how soon you can join.
Example
HR asks, "What is your notice period?" As a student, you can say you can join after your final exams on a specific date.
Why Notice Period matters for IT interns
It comes up in almost every HR conversation. For students, a clear joining date is usually the right answer.
Where you will hear it
You will come across this term while searching for internships, reading offers, and talking to recruiters or your college placement cell. If someone uses it and you are not sure what they mean in your project, it is completely fine to ask; every team uses terms a little differently.
Related terms
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- Joining Date: The date you officially start the internship or job.
- Off-Campus Placement: Applying for internships or jobs on your own, outside the college placement process — through career pages,…
- Onboarding: Your first days or weeks when the company sets you up: accounts, laptop, access, policies, team introductions…
- Paid Internship: An internship where you receive a monthly stipend for your work.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Notice Period?
The time you must keep working after you resign, or that a company gives before ending your role. In interviews, it also means how soon you can join.
What is an example of Notice Period?
HR asks, "What is your notice period?" As a student, you can say you can join after your final exams on a specific date.
Why does Notice Period matter for IT interns?
It comes up in almost every HR conversation. For students, a clear joining date is usually the right answer.
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Dhaivat has 16+ years of experience in the IT industry, working on AI and cloud technologies, project delivery, and engineering leadership. He has interviewed and mentored many interns, wrote The Lost Intern, and runs the non-commercial Career Impact Initiative, mentoring students for free.