07-26-2018, 10:15 PM
7 ways to make your internship a success, even after it’s over
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<h2>Nurture your connections</h2>
<p>If you haven’t already, use LinkedIn to connect with all the people you worked with in a meaningful way during your time as an intern—your manager, other people on your team, employees you collaborated with in other parts of the company, and fellow interns. Make recommendations and give endorsements where appropriate—this is good professional etiquette, and it will also help you obtain those endorsements from others. If there are connections doing work that interests you, follow their progress and consider engaging with and sharing their content or updates.</p>
<p>In addition to strengthening your LinkedIn network, consider setting up an in-person or Skype check-in session with anyone who was particularly influential or impactful to you—a mentor, an advisor, or a manager. This will give you a chance to build the relationship.</p>
<h2>Follow up on projects</h2>
<p>Did you work on a project that taught you something valuable during your internship? Ask for an update after your internship ends. This shows the people who you worked with that you are interested and invested in the project’s outcome and success and that you value following up. It also gives you a reason to reach out, give them an update about what you are doing or working on, and perhaps nurture relationships that can help your career down the road. Also, learning what the outcome of the project was will help you incorporate the work you did into your resume and LinkedIn profile and allow you to tell the full story, including the impact of the work.</p>
<h2>Showcase your work</h2>
<p>Speaking of telling the full story . . . you put in the hard work, built new skills, and had a successful internship. Now you want to make sure that you showcase it so that others, such as recruiters and hiring managers, can clearly see your experience.</p>
<p>Before or soon after your internship is over, update your resume and LinkedIn profile to reflect the role. As you think about what you accomplished during your internship and frame it for your resume, include projects that you worked on, <a href="https://news.microsoft.com/life/resume-experience/">focus on transferable skills</a>, incorporate appropriate terms and <a href="https://news.microsoft.com/life/put-polish-linkedin-profile/">keywords</a>, and put some thought into your <a href="https://news.microsoft.com/life/online-presence/">social media presence</a>.</p>
<p>Keep these tips in mind as you move through your internship adventure, and of course don’t forget to have fun!</p>
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<h2>Nurture your connections</h2>
<p>If you haven’t already, use LinkedIn to connect with all the people you worked with in a meaningful way during your time as an intern—your manager, other people on your team, employees you collaborated with in other parts of the company, and fellow interns. Make recommendations and give endorsements where appropriate—this is good professional etiquette, and it will also help you obtain those endorsements from others. If there are connections doing work that interests you, follow their progress and consider engaging with and sharing their content or updates.</p>
<p>In addition to strengthening your LinkedIn network, consider setting up an in-person or Skype check-in session with anyone who was particularly influential or impactful to you—a mentor, an advisor, or a manager. This will give you a chance to build the relationship.</p>
<h2>Follow up on projects</h2>
<p>Did you work on a project that taught you something valuable during your internship? Ask for an update after your internship ends. This shows the people who you worked with that you are interested and invested in the project’s outcome and success and that you value following up. It also gives you a reason to reach out, give them an update about what you are doing or working on, and perhaps nurture relationships that can help your career down the road. Also, learning what the outcome of the project was will help you incorporate the work you did into your resume and LinkedIn profile and allow you to tell the full story, including the impact of the work.</p>
<h2>Showcase your work</h2>
<p>Speaking of telling the full story . . . you put in the hard work, built new skills, and had a successful internship. Now you want to make sure that you showcase it so that others, such as recruiters and hiring managers, can clearly see your experience.</p>
<p>Before or soon after your internship is over, update your resume and LinkedIn profile to reflect the role. As you think about what you accomplished during your internship and frame it for your resume, include projects that you worked on, <a href="https://news.microsoft.com/life/resume-experience/">focus on transferable skills</a>, incorporate appropriate terms and <a href="https://news.microsoft.com/life/put-polish-linkedin-profile/">keywords</a>, and put some thought into your <a href="https://news.microsoft.com/life/online-presence/">social media presence</a>.</p>
<p>Keep these tips in mind as you move through your internship adventure, and of course don’t forget to have fun!</p>
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