This document provides tips for trainees to become successful interns. It defines a trainee and internship, and notes the benefits for both trainees and employers. It recommends that trainees be polite, have good communication and technical skills, and contribute to department goals. It also discusses obstacles interns face and strategies for success, such as taking charge, playing to strengths, and proposing concrete ways to help. The conclusion emphasizes the need for interns to add value from the start and find ways to make themselves indispensable.

1. How to Become a Successful Trainee

2. Trainee - Definition A student or a recent graduate undergoing supervised practical training. Interns are usually college or university students, but they can also be high school students or post graduate adults seeking skills for a new career.

3. Internship - Definition Internship is a system of on-the-job training for white-collar jobs, similar to an apprenticeship.

4. Training - Benefits Student internships or trainings provide opportunities for: Trainee: to gain experience, to determine if they have an interest in a particular career, create a network of contacts, etc. Employers: cheap or free labor for low-level tasks.

5. Trainees - Main Features A good intern: Should be polite. Should have: Good dressing style. Listening and Communication skills. Technical Skills. Team working skills. a willing to contribute to his department goals.

6. Trainees – Main Obstacle Many employees don´t like to work with interns, since they believe that they demand a lot of time and energy to teach them and in most cases they represent rework.

7. Strategies to be a Successful Intern Take Charge: One of the best ways to get ahead at work is to make your boss' life easier or better. Think about areas that interest you and where you can add value.

8. Strategies to be a Successful Intern Play to your strengths: An intern should think about how he can contribute to his company or career using what he know best: Technology.

9. Strategies to be a Successful Intern Use the Multiple-Choice Strategy: Give your boss two or three concrete ideas of ways you can help out. It shows that you're thinking about how best to put yourself to work.

10. Conclusion In today's competitive economy, where everyone is doing more with less, an intern got to figure out a way to be value add from the start of his professional life. Don't give someone the excuse to say they don't have time for you. Take charge of your workload, play to your strengths ,and make it hard for someone to refuse your overtures of help .

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