The document outlines key strategies for maximizing the experience of an internship, such as determining the type of internship desired, preparing for interviews, and making a strong first impression. It emphasizes the importance of staying engaged, receiving feedback, and actively contributing throughout the internship duration. Additionally, it advises on leaving a lasting impression on the final day and following up with thank you notes to maintain connections.

1. How to Make the Most out
of your Internship

2. Before it all begins….
If you want to land the perfect internship, you need to think about a few vital
aspects when you begin your search.
1. What type of internship do you want?
There are thousands of internships in the United States and much more if you want
to travel abroad for your internship.
2. Do you want just a Summer internship or do you want an all year around
internship?
3. Do you want a paid or unpaid?
4. What type of experience to you want
to receive?

3. YOU LANDED THE INTERVIEW!
Things to do to make a lasting impression during the interview
• Do your homework (Make sure you research everything you can about the company that you are
interviewing for)
• Dress for Success
• Shake hands with the person that you are interviewing
• Maintain eye contact
• Smile
• Have questions ready (Remember that you are interviewing the company as well. This is to ensure it
is the right fit for you!)
• Thank them for their time after the interview
• Send a follow up e-mail or card, thanking them again for their time and that you look
forward to hearing from them soon.

4. YOU RECEIVED AN OFFER!!!
What can you do to get ready for your first day?
1. Make sure to read through all the information about the business (Code of Conduct and
the background information)
2. Make sure that you read about the work you will be doing entails.
3. Ask questions about anything that you are unsure about to make sure that before
your first day you know exactly what to expect

5. First Day…
Here are some tips to get you through the first day! Remember the employer
is just as nervous as you are! They want to make sure they made the right
decision to hire you!
• Introduce yourself to the other employees of the company
• Arrive 10-15 minutes early
• Dress for success
• Stay confident
• Stay Engaged
• Ask questions
• Take Notes
• Smile
• Take initiative

6. Duration of Internship
Make sure to ALWAYS be on-time
Ask as many questions as you can
Take advantage of participating in as many opportunities that you can to gain more
experience
Stay organized
Keep clear communication with everyone in the company
Stay motivated
Stay engaged
Go above and beyond what is expected of you
Put in extra hours
Volunteer to take on extra projects
Ask for feedback about how you are doing and ways to improve

7. Receiving Feedback (positive and negative)
Receiving feed back is the most important aspect in learning. Without
feedback you will never know what you are doing right or even wrong.
Positive Feedback is great to receive because you know what you are
doing right and can continue to do it and can also improve on them.
Negative Feedback is the hardest feedback to receive but in the long
run it will help you be a better person and employee.

8. Receiving Negative Feedback….
Are you afraid to receive negative feedback?
Here are a few things to remember when receiving negative feedback
 Keep an open mind (The feedback is to help you learn)
 Listen carefully
 Ask Questions on ways to improve
 Request a meeting for training to help you improve
 Implement what you have been told/taught
 Ask for more feedback after implementing

9. Last Day of Internship
The last day is here, Make sure to leave a lasting impression!
You never know they could be your future Co-workers
Thank everyone in the company individually for taking the time to
help you with all the questions you asked, help you gain experience,
and for the positive and negative feedback
Send Thank You Notes a couple days after the internship has ended to
again thank them for everything that they did for you over the coarse
of the internship!
(This will allow you to continue to stand out even after the internship has ended)

10. Congratulations you completed your
Internship!