“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 [...]

“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 [...]

“Begin with the end in mind”–Stephen Covey As college students shift from completing final exams to beginning their summer internships, there is certainly a high degree of anxiety. Will you like your boss? Will you like your co-workers? Will you have a meaningful experience? Will you learn anything? While you can not control everything, there [...]