Make Your Internship Count, livre ebook

Moving from student to employee can be a scary transition. Make Your Internship Count takes you step-by-step, from the initial decision to pursue an internship through pitching a full-time job, to make your leap into the working world easier and less stressful.

This book gives you a competitive advantage and tells you what employers expect including how to meet those expectations. Make Your Internship Count’s easy-to-read format offers prompts, exercises, worksheets, and “This Really Happened” stories to:

• Find internship opportunities that fit your skills and interests.
• Set and deliver on an internship goal.
• Interview with style.
• Make a great first impression.
• Navigate remote and hybrid internships.
• And so much more!

With input from HR pros, executives and former interns, Make Your Internship Count gives you what you need to find your path and launch your career.

Testimonials ..........................................................................................xi 

Preface: A Note From Marti .................................................................xiii 

Acknowledgments................................................................................. xix 

Introduction ........................................................................................ xxi 

PART 1 Finding Your Path ........................................................ 1 

Chapter 1 Choosing Your Direction..................................................3 

Chapter 2 What Employers Want ...................................................13 

Chapter 3 Got a Goal? ....................................................................25 

Chapter 4 The Three Versions of You..............................................33 

Chapter 5 Getting Your Network Working for You .........................53 

Chapter 6 It’s Showtime! .................................................................67 

PART 2 You’re In!.................................................................... 95 

Chapter 7 Brutally Honest Advice About Business Behavior ...........97 

Chapter 8 Your Intern Squad ........................................................109 

PART 3 Launching Your Career ............................................ 117 

Chapter 9 Exceeding Expectations: Managing Up and Around .....119 

Chapter 10 Interns in the Wild .......................................................131 

Chapter 11 Saying Goodbye to Your Internship and Hello to the Working World.........................................143 

Final Words........................................................................................157 

About the Author ................................................................................159 

Index .................................................................................................161