Recently, Internships.com posted a beautiful infographic suggesting that Charlie Sheen’s paid tweet about his search for an intern was a historic day in the history of Social Recruiting. While the job opening certainly got a lot of attention, it’s not exactly social recruiting. Instead, what Charlie Sheen’s tweet demonstrates is the timeless power and widespread appeal [...]
“Don’t mind criticism. If it is untrue, disregard it; if unfair, keep from irritation; if it is ignorant, smile; if it is justified it is not criticism, learn from it.” -Anonymous At this point in your summer internship or early-career job opportunity, you have received some formal/informal feedback about your performance to objectives. When receiving [...]
“To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting.” E.E. Cummings While you are busy trying to impress your colleagues and supervisors, you may be tempted to [...]
“Curiosity is the very basis of education and if you tell me that curiosity killed the cat, I can only say the cat died nobly.” –Arnold Edinborough During a college internship or a full-time opportunity, we are often so focused on proving ourselves that we lose the ability to harness the collective knowledge of others. [...]
“One thing you can’t recycle is wasted time” –Anonymous Inevitably during your summer internship, there will be slow periods. Either you have finished up one of your initial projects or you have hit a motivation wall on one of your ongoing projects. Many times people revert to what they do when they are bored at [...]
“Any supervisor worth his salt would rather deal with people who attempt too much than those who try too little” –Lee Iacocca During your summer internship, you will constantly interface with your supervisor for brief time periods. These interactions are a normal everyday part of the workday. However, in order to truly excel you need [...]
“What do you want to achieve or avoid? The answers to this question are objectives.” –William Rothschild As you begin your summer internship, you will undoubtedly sit down with your supervisor to discuss your objectives. When having this discussion, you should be prepared with lots of questions because you will ultimately be judged by your [...]
“It’s not what you know, but who you know that makes the difference.” — Anonymous As a new intern or entry-level hire, one often becomes laser focused on achieving their objectives that they forget to develop the powerful relationships that will truly advance their careers. While objectives are important, you must do more than achieve [...]
“Most people don’t plan to fail, they just fail to plan.” –Anonymous Despite employer preference for candidates with experience, many students do not actively pursue internship and co-op opportunities. Those that are proactive in managing their careers are typically rewarded. A recent survey of graduating college students by the National Association of Colleges and Employers [...]