Be the Best Intern...

     Being an intern is not always an easy task, especially when you are one of 23 interns.  With such a large number of individual striving for the same goal, standing out is that much more hard.  I have always applied the tips given in “How to be the Best Intern” by Matt Brownell, into every job or internship I have been blessed with.  I do believe that this is one thing that gives me the upper hand against most interns.  I believe that having the opportunity and ability to openly ask questions to employees is important in order to make sure I am performing to the best of my ability.  The unique experience that I am having during this internship compared to my last internship at Holy Family is the drives that I take with the Street Teamers.  I have found these drives as a perfect opportunity to ask questions about Wired and XTU, and learn more about the daily operations of the station and the promotions departments.

     Although I have never been asked to go get lunch, I must agree with the statement made in Brownell’s article, not to complain about the duty, rather to embrace it, complete the task, and ask how it fits in to the internship later.  This is a unique perspective, and something that will definitely give you the upper edge over your intern pool competition.  Many would receive the task and immediately complain, thinking that the task is below them.  Again, as stated in the article, be willing to step up and offer to do jobs that no one else wants to do.  I recently had that type of experience.  The head of the sales department needed a task done, and she said it didn’t matter who helped her.  This was while I was there for my office day, when I work with four other interns.  The four of us stood there staring at each other.  I immediately stepped up and offered to help.  I saw this as an opportunity to not only stand out, but also a way to learn another aspect of the company.  It is actions like this that will help me stand out.

     Thus far, I love my internship.  It is a completely different experience from my last internship, so I am gaining the different view of communications positions that I hoped to gain in the beginning.  In addition, it is a lot of fun attending the different events, and it is turning out to be a great end to my college career.

Hours worked:

Friday:                 7:15pm-1:00am (event)

Wednesday:       10:00am-3:00pm (office)