This document provides 9 tips for interns to make an impact after their internship. The tips include understanding that job descriptions are often written last minute, recognizing that people have different management styles, using youth as an advantage rather than excuse, being disruptive but not cynical, asking mentors for advice, learning from other organizations, explaining your thought process to critics, and maintaining side projects. The document aims to give interns advice on standing out after their internship ends.

1. MAKING AN IMPACT AFTER THE INTERNSHIP:
9 THINGS WORTH KNOWING
Disclaimer: I take no credit for these ideas because either (A) it’s shit advice or (B) if it’s good, I probably read it in some article and don’t remember the source.

2. 1. Your job description probably wasn’t written until yesterday.

3. 2. You’re more difficult to manage than you think.

4. People who you could put in
a room, get out of their way,
and they will create remarkable
things with little oversight.
People who get stressed out
when they don’t know what the
next step is or what deliverables
are expected of them.
TWO TYPES OF HIRES
A
B
Source: Tobias van Schneider, Design Lead at Spotify

5. 3. Youth is an advantage, not an excuse.

6. 4. You can’t please everyone, be disruptive and contrarian.

7. 5. No one likes a cynical ass.

8. 6. Mentors often share if you just ask.

9. 7. You can steal from the organizations you wish you worked for.

10. 8. Everyone’s a critic, they just want to know your thought process.

11. 9. Always have side projects.