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How to Rock Your Internshipin 10 Easy Steps Barbara B. Nixon Southeastern University
Learn names
Be on time.       Always.
Dress the part the Dress part
Ask questions
Recap every meeting
Avoid personal use of social media on the job.
Donโ€™t complain. Especially publicly.
Save copies of ALL your work
Keep in touch with faculty
Leave an impression
Do YOU have one more tip?
Contact Me Barbara B. Nixon, Ph.D. (ABD) Public Relations Faculty Southeastern University Life Member & Past President                                                                                     of the International Listening Association (listen.org) E-mail: 	bbnixon@seu.edu Twitter: 	barbaranixon Skype: 	barbara.b.nixon Blog:  	publicrelationsmatters.com

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