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Internship 101
Standing Out
What They Don't Tell You
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100
You do not demonstrate that you are responsible, dependable, and care about your work
What is do not show up late or miss deadlines?
100
No one expects you to know everything. You'll learn as go, and as long as you work hard you'll do just fine
What is pacing yourself?
100
Whether you're making photocopies, getting coffee, or filing treat each project like you're doing your dream work
What is excelling at the small stuff?
100
You need to be on time for everything
What is punctuality counts?
100
Take your internship seriously- it is the first impression you make on a potential future employer
What is internships often turn into job offers?
200
You do not take the time to observe common company practices
What is ignoring company culture?
200
Companies may or may not have a strict set of rules, but you need to follow them to the letter
What is strictly following the rules?
200
Dress for the position you want, not the one you have
What is dress for success?
200
Aim for excellence, no meter how mundane the task
What is busy work?
200
Clean up your every day vocabulary
What is learn the company lingo?
300
You are intimidated to ask questions or seek ways to improve
What is never asking for feedback?
300
Handle your mistakes gracefully. Apologize when necessary. However, you can only say sorry so many times.
What is learning from your mistakes?
300
Your work will have an impact on the organization
What is treat your internship like a real job?
300
You're not going to know everything and you're going to botch things a time or two
What is it's ok to make mistakes?
300
Sitting in an office meeting chomping on gum or food
What is learning office etiquette?
400
A co-worker takes time to answer all of your questions or helps you enhance your project and you just walk away
What is missing the opportunity to express gratitude?
400
When you have free times you should ask for more work
What is not wasting free time?
400
If you can learn to be adaptive, you will broaden your opportunities considerably
What is being flexible?
400
One of the reasons companies like to have interns in the office is because they provide a fresh perspective
What is speaking up at the job site?
400
Get excited
What is get pumped up?
500
Every chance you have you're on social media
What is you're going to be fired?
500
Make sure you know the dress code and if need be, go shopping beforehand
What is knowing the office dress code?
500
Take the opportunity to build as many quality relationships in your internship as possible
What is networking?
500
It's important that you keep your boss in mind when running errands
What is keeping your supervisor in mind?
500
The face-to-face impressions you make are crucial
What is communicating is key- no matter who you're speaking to?