Internship Do's And Don'ts

Your career experience will be great because it will give you connections to people and the industry you might be working in. Please keep these do's and don'ts in mind.

 DO

• Network
• Be honest and ethical
• Display energy and enthusiasm
• Maintain professionalism
• Dress to impress
• Arrive on time every day
• Speak in a professional manner
• Keep busy
• Ask for additional work when your assigned tasks are completed
• Ask questions
• Take initiative
• Assert yourself
• Take your position seriously, whether paid or unpaid
• Complete menial tasks quickly and ask for more challenging work
• Ensure that all work assignments are accurate and completed in a timely manner
• Try to schedule regular meetings with your supervisor
• Be open to learning new skills
• Send a thank-you letter to your supervisor at the end of your experience
• Keep in touch with coworkers and include them in your professional network
• Remember you are representing the company whether you are at work or not, so act like it

 

DON'T

• Say no to assignments
• Be late or absent from work
• Do homework on the job
• Make personal telephone calls, email, text
• Wait for someone to give you assignments
• Gossip
• Pass up an opportunity to have other on-the-job experiences that will allow you to learn more about the company or industry
• Be afraid to ask questions
• Burn any bridges, even if your experience was not the best
• Log into Facebook or MySpace while on the job
• Chew gum
• Say "that's not my job"

 

 

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