By now, you should
be around the halfway point of your internship. Congrats! You made it
this far, and now all you have to do is make sure these last few
weeks are meaningful.
One way you can do that is by learning
something new or doing something that you have yet to do at the
office. Let’s say that you are working in the financial industry,
but aren’t sure how the stock market works. Ask someone (when they
don’t look too busy) if they can give you a brief overview of how
it works, and maybe some tips on investing. Or if you work in the
advertising industry but aren’t the greatest at Adobe Creative
Suite, ask someone if they can give you some tips. My point is if
there is something that you would like to know about the industry
that you are interning in, ask someone. Chances are someone may give
you advice that you won’t be able to find in any textbook.
On the other hand,
if there is something that you like to do, or a skill that you
possess that is relevant to what happens in the office, ask your
supervisor if you can do more of those tasks. For me, I prefer making
PowerPoint presentations and doing more hands on tasks, so I let my
mentor and supervisor know, and now I am able to do more of those
tasks. As you can tell the theme of this post is about speaking out
and making your internship about more than just doing mundane tasks
and to treat it as a learning experience.
Many students complain that
they didn’t learn or do anything significant during their
internships, and that’s because they didn’t reach out. So now
that you know this information, go ahead and make the rest of your
internship worthwhile!
Good luck and, as always, if you have any
questions, feel free to leave a comment or tweet me using the hashtag
#workandplay
Tia James is a student
at the University of Missouri, studying Strategic Communications. She
is passionate about helping others with branding, job search, and
career development, which she received training on from her school’s
Career Center. In her spare time, Tia loves watching movies and
YouTube, and making crafts. One day she hopes to own her own agency
that focuses on branding and advertising. For more advice, check out
her blog at tiajames.wordpress.com
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