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Treats by Team Supervisor #internship #treats #lifeonanintern #blessed (at OCBC Centre @ Raffles Place)

Monthly treat from division #treats #internship #lifeonanintern #blessed (at OCBC Centre @ Raffles Place)

#christmas #gift #internship #lifeonanintern #blessed (at OCBC Centre @ Raffles Place)

#christmas #treats #internship #lifeonanintern #blessed (at OCBC Centre @ Raffles Place)

I thought I was awkward and then I met this woman

She's more awkward than me and I'm an intern 😭

No no, I’m still here. The thing is that I have started my internship at SYBO Games in Copenhagen and it is going really well. Have a doodle of a mech inspired by the view from my work space - and have a nice day :) 

I've been here more than a week and I can't believe I'm only posting this now.

But then again, figuring out the bus routes, getting to a rhythm has taken some time. Here I am. For an internship I've always wanted to do.

Interning at NLSIU! (I don't go here btw)

Last day tomorrow. #internship #byehighschool #seeyah #nomorehighschool #freedom #imadeit #ididntdie #survivor

A Letter for my Cooperating Teacher

Ma’am, 

I’ll start this letter with a sorry. Sorry for being the least of what an intern should be.

I’m sorry for being the least of the past interns you have.

I’m sorry, for tainting the class you have.

I may have disappointed you in different ways, I am very sorry for the struggles I have brought with me.

You are the woman who values everything and tends to keep everything inside her head. You are and epitome of a woman. You are the best in the things you do and the things you are ought to do.

You have done the best and I thank you for that, Ma’am. I was able to learn different things, and love different things. 

You are the best in what you do, and as I was staying on that room, I have come to realize why a person would want you as their teacher.

I hope there are a lot teacher who would follow your path. 

and to the next intern, give him/ her my regards. 

To that person: you will have the best lesson of your life.

I'm still working on my internship. I have to help my mentor redesign a logo he's been working on. Right now he wants me to make pencil sketches of ideas for the redesign. I had made 4 sketches. I'll send them to him and see which ones he likes the most....or if I might end up making more sketches.

Personally, my favorite is the third one but I'll see which one he likes the most. These drawings are mine and I don't want anyone taking credit for them.

I made more progress with what I need to do for my internship. I did have to resketch the logo but I made changes my mentor asked for, which involved combining different parts from my first 4 sketches.

The second drawing is the whole page that the logo is going to be on. So I also had to redesign the page as well. This is all done in pencil and was cleaned up in Photoshop. I'm going to color it on Photoshop as well.

I just completed my internship. This is the final version of the logo and the page it had to be on which my mentor wanted me to design. 

If you want to see the WIPs & sketches for this project, they can be found in my archive.

I had a school internship for two weeks at a professor's work/research group, and the day before my first day, the master student that was taking care of me returned from vacation.

She was in the lab for approximately 15 minutes, having only slept 3h and just met me, and the prof came to her and was like

"heyyy so how about you hold this report about your research on that meeting in two weeks? Alright thank you bye!!!"

and disappeared and she just stared at the door, at the calendar, at me, and sighed deeply.

"Yeah alright I dunno how I'm gonna do that but anyways, here's the protocol for transfoming cells-"

and I was barely able to hold my laughter but at the same time I felt so sorry for her XD

Follow my experience in Washington D.C. for the spring 2012. 

More tips for internships? What should we focus on, how do we know what to look out for, how can we maximise success?

Here are my general tips:

Go in hyper-prepared: First impressions count more than anything in internships and if you step in on day one without understanding everything about the industry you're in and the basics of how to do the work, people will notice. Your managers are always comparing you to other interns and past interns and if they feel like you know less than your competition, it will be impossible for you to catch up. One thing your manager should NEVER question is your capacity to execute.

Decide your personal brand before going in: Someone once told me the secret to success is to come up with 3 adjectives you want to be known for and show up displaying them every day on the job. Mine are: confident, excellent, and innovative.

Get advice from past interns: Reaching out to and connecting with past interns is so crucially important. Past interns know the managers, know the work, know the expectations, and know what mistakes to avoid. Find them on LinkedIn, reach out, schedule a call, listen and take notes.

Network, network, network: Not a day should go by where you're not actively connecting with people at the company. The WORST thing anyone on your team can say about you after an internship is "I don't really know them". You really have to push yourself to speak to a ton of people and when you do, you need to push yourself to ask them to connect you with more people...to speak with.

Constantly ask for feedback: After every assignment you complete, ask your manager for 5 minutes of their time to go over it and discuss how it could've been better. This shows initiative, it shows you're willing to learn and improve, and it shows that you're serious about the quality of your work.

Figure out your chief aims early on: Do you want to just go in and learn as much as possible? Do you want to get a full-time offer out of it? Do you want to meet people in the industry? Figure out the main things you want to extract from the internship and remind yourself of them daily. If you go in without an actual goal, you're bound to lose focus and not be as effective and strategic.

Never say no: For however long you're interning, remove that word from your vocabulary. Understand that as an intern, you don't have the right to say no. Internships are short enough. As long as you’re not being taken advantage of, just say yes.

Always be on time: Story time: last summer I did my investment banking stint and one day my manager told me we were meeting with partners the next morning and to make sure I was on time and ready to impress them. Well long story short, it ended up pouring rain that morning, there was a problem with the subway lines, and I was 5 minutes late. After our partner meeting, my manager pulled me aside and said, "I am extremely disappointed in you and you embarrassed me. This kind of behavior is unacceptable. You better never be late again." I cried my eyes out that night because I was so ashamed but the experience taught me a valuable lesson: ALWAYS be on time. There is no excuse for being late.

Learn the social cues of the space you're in: Your first week should be spent studying how people conduct themselves around the office. What they wear, how they talk, where they sit, etc. By week two you should have the culture down. By week 4 you should be an insider.

There are such things as stupid questions and you shouldn't ask them: We all know the saying, and it's wrong. If you're in a meeting and it's time to ask questions, don't be that person that asks something irrelevant to get your voice heard. Make sure your questions are well articulated and show that you've paid attention. You do not want people rolling their eyes every time you open your mouth to ask a question.

Lean in: Again, internships are finite. Volunteer to do the hard stuff, be the first in and last to leave. Push yourself because the goal isn't to do your little work and stay in your comfort zone. It's to kill it and have everyone you work for feel like you're the best intern they've ever had.

I can list like 35 more tips, but I think you guys get the point. An internship is essentially a several months long interview. You should never get too comfortable or become complacent. You should always be finding ways to improve and stretch yourself to the farthest possible reaches every single day.

Lovingly,

Elle

More tips for internships? What should we focus on, how do we know what to look out for, how can we maximise success?

Here are my general tips:

Go in hyper-prepared: First impressions count more than anything in internships and if you step in on day one without understanding everything about the industry you're in and the basics of how to do the work, people will notice. Your managers are always comparing you to other interns and past interns and if they feel like you know less than your competition, it will be impossible for you to catch up. One thing your manager should NEVER question is your capacity to execute.

Decide your personal brand before going in: Someone once told me the secret to success is to come up with 3 adjectives you want to be known for and show up displaying them every day on the job. Mine are: confident, excellent, and innovative.

Get advice from past interns: Reaching out to and connecting with past interns is so crucially important. Past interns know the managers, know the work, know the expectations, and know what mistakes to avoid. Find them on LinkedIn, reach out, schedule a call, listen and take notes.

Network, network, network: Not a day should go by where you're not actively connecting with people at the company. The WORST thing anyone on your team can say about you after an internship is "I don't really know them". You really have to push yourself to speak to a ton of people and when you do, you need to push yourself to ask them to connect you with more people...to speak with.

Constantly ask for feedback: After every assignment you complete, ask your manager for 5 minutes of their time to go over it and discuss how it could've been better. This shows initiative, it shows you're willing to learn and improve, and it shows that you're serious about the quality of your work.

Figure out your chief aims early on: Do you want to just go in and learn as much as possible? Do you want to get a full-time offer out of it? Do you want to meet people in the industry? Figure out the main things you want to extract from the internship and remind yourself of them daily. If you go in without an actual goal, you're bound to lose focus and not be as effective and strategic.

Never say no: For however long you're interning, remove that word from your vocabulary. Understand that as an intern, you don't have the right to say no. Internships are short enough. As long as you’re not being taken advantage of, just say yes.

Always be on time: Story time: last summer I did my investment banking stint and one day my manager told me we were meeting with partners the next morning and to make sure I was on time and ready to impress them. Well long story short, it ended up pouring rain that morning, there was a problem with the subway lines, and I was 5 minutes late. After our partner meeting, my manager pulled me aside and said, "I am extremely disappointed in you and you embarrassed me. This kind of behavior is unacceptable. You better never be late again." I cried my eyes out that night because I was so ashamed but the experience taught me a valuable lesson: ALWAYS be on time. There is no excuse for being late.

Learn the social cues of the space you're in: Your first week should be spent studying how people conduct themselves around the office. What they wear, how they talk, where they sit, etc. By week two you should have the culture down. By week 4 you should be an insider.

There are such things as stupid questions and you shouldn't ask them: We all know the saying, and it's wrong. If you're in a meeting and it's time to ask questions, don't be that person that asks something irrelevant to get your voice heard. Make sure your questions are well articulated and show that you've paid attention. You do not want people rolling their eyes every time you open your mouth to ask a question.

Lean in: Again, internships are finite. Volunteer to do the hard stuff, be the first in and last to leave. Push yourself because the goal isn't to do your little work and stay in your comfort zone. It's to kill it and have everyone you work for feel like you're the best intern they've ever had.

I can list like 35 more tips, but I think you guys get the point. An internship is essentially a several months long interview. You should never get too comfortable or become complacent. You should always be finding ways to improve and stretch yourself to the farthest possible reaches every single day.

Lovingly,

Elle

Did you have a lot of internships in college and were they related to the work you’re doing now? I barely have any internship experience and I’m afraid that’s what preventing me from getting a job

Yes! I’ve done an internship every single summer and school year since I was 17, most of which were in finance. Internship experience is absolutely crucial and so important in showing potential employers that you have experience and transferable skills.

There are about ten billion internships out there that are remote and offered year round. You can fill an entire resume with internships within a few months if you put your mind to it. Get to work :)

Can you expand on the remote internships, please? I live in South America (internships are usually year-long commitments where I live), and I´m too close to graduating university to have zero internship experience.

Thank you so much!

Yep!

Lots of companies, especially in fields like tech, marketing, and finance, offer remote internships. These can last anywhere from a few weeks to a few months, and you still get valuable experience and networking opportunities. You can find them on job boards like LinkedIn, Indeed, and Glassdoor. There are also sites just for remote jobs, like Remote.co and We Work Remotely, where you can filter for internships.

If you have specific companies in mind, check their career pages or reach out to them directly to ask about remote options. Sometimes they’re open to it even if it’s not advertised. And don’t forget to use your university’s career services or alumni network—they might have leads on remote internships or can give you some tips on where to look.