July 14, 2015 Learn all you can about the company and industry prior to your internship. Look them up online and read about their service(s) and identify the top people in that company. Gather information about the ... read more »

July 14, 2015 When you begin your internship, you will not be given a detailed set of instructions as to what to do and how to succeed. In college, a syllabus is handed out on the first day of class and you know what ... read more »

July 14, 2015 One of the most crucial aspects of an internship is meeting people and creating relationships with them. Think of the common phrase, “It’s not what you know, but who you know.” This holds some truth. ... read more »

July 14, 2015 The main aspect of handling multiple assignments is focusing on organization. The best way to handle any task is by staying organized and knowing the timeline and deadline of each assignment. This is so ... read more »

July 14, 2015 Most of your internships will focus on one or more projects. You need to be clear about the goal for your project. It’s your responsibility to write the goal statement. Then you need to review it with ... read more »

July 14, 2015 Before you undertake your project, you need to describe the tasks you will be completing. This is often the hardest part of the project. One way to think about the tasks is to think of them in different ... read more »

July 14, 2015 Developing a schedule for a project can be challenging. You need to estimate two different times in order to schedule the project. The time to do the task The elapsed time to complete the task Obviously ... read more »

July 14, 2015 The second component in the project schedules is the elapsed time for the project. Let’s say your project time estimate is 30 hours. Does that mean you can do the project in less than a week? In most ... read more »

July 14, 2015 Most projects require information to complete. Rather than just randomly asking for information, you need a plan. When you begin to think about the information you will need, you need to ask yourself some ... read more »

July 14, 2015 Once you have made a list of the information you might collect, you need to decide on the actual information you need.  Information collection takes time, and it cost money. In many cases, you can’t ... read more »