How to Prepare for Your Summer Internship

How to Prepare for Your Summer Internship pixabay.com Starting a summer internship? There are some things you should do to prepare yourself (and the company) for your presence over the next few months. Google search yourself It would be wise to see what lies in the search results. Your soon-to-be coworkers are bound to do it. Check your Facebook, too. You dont want anything wild showing up as your first impression, do you? Privacy settings are real and important. It would behoove you to check on that  before  you show up for your first day. Review the companys website Dont look like a doofus when you show up and know nothing about the companys online image. Itll be important for you to be familiar with  all  parts of the company. Trust me, read up on what the company stands for. Never say no Whether its making coffee or copies, your job as an intern is to learn  everything.  Walk into this internship knowing that you may have to do some things you dont exactly want to. But itll be important for you to show a strong work ethic and do it anyway. Prepare yourself to leave a positive, lasting impression on your employer and coworkers. Write some thank you notes Anyone who helped you land this internship deserves a hand-written note from you. Itll make you look good and respectable if you take some time to be sincerely appreciative. A little bit of work can go a long way. Prepare yourself for some major kissing up If theres any ounce of you that wants to turn this internship into a job afterward, prepare to do some major impressing. Towards the end of your internship, itll be important for you to express how interested you are in becoming a true part of the company. Make some good connections and anticipate staying in touch they might be your connectors to your dream job in the future. Make a bucket list Likely, there are things you want to learn or accomplish while at your internship. If you sit down beforehand and make a list of all these things, itll be much easier to assess how youre doing in the middle of the summer. Make a note on your calendar to review this bucket list. After all, you want to get the most out of your internship, dont you? Assess your wardrobe This is especially important for the first few weeks of the internship. Youre making an impression. Make sure youre showing up to work in something thats appropriate and respectable. Basketball shorts and a tank? No thank you. Connect with your mentor After all, thats what theyre there for, right? Ask them what you should expect and what you need to do/know walking into your first day.