2018 Summer Internship Success TIPs

I'm pleased to share links to all 29 Internship Success TIPs with you in this article.

What a kick this Internship Success Series has been!

It started as an idea to share some success tips with students who were interning this summer.

I was lucky enough to intern five times with John Deere, and it literally changed my life.

I wanted to try and pay it forward in a small way to some of today's interns.

TIP#1 was a plain text post on June 13th

Surprisingly, that first post got quite a lot of traction (7,395 views so far), so I kept writing and posting. It was fun.

Woo Hoo!

There were people out there in LinkedIn land who were actually viewing and reading my content.

For TIP #11, I stepped out of my conservative box

Went a little wild (for me) by creating a title graphic that featured me in one of my favorite t-shirts. It was super fun.

Hey, it was a summer series after all. I figured casual attire would be ok.

What do you think?

Bonus Weekend TIP #12.5 included my first ever "native" video clip

Another big step. I used my iPhone to shoot and edit (iMovie app) a short video clip (shout out to my video guru friend, Scott Skibell, for his iPhone video training).

And I was off to the races...

More writing + more videos = more posts = more TIPs...29 to be exact.

And now it's over (for now)

Yesterday I posted TIP #27, the final tip in the Summer Series.

Let me say it again, writing and posting this series has been a real kick.

Here are a few of the many reasons why I'm so grateful to the readers who showed up to read, view, LIKE and Comment on the content I posted:

• Most importantly, I hope I helped a number of hard-working interns by sharing some of my experiences, thoughts and expertise.
• I had fun using Canva to build all of the title graphics
• I learned how to use my iPhone and iMovie to quickly shoot and edit video clips
• I met and connected with a ton of nice people on LinkedIn, both students and full-time professionals with a host of different skills.

Thank you again, and as promised in the header graphic, below is a list of hot-linked titles to all of the posts in the 2018 Summer Internship Success Series. Please, continue reading, viewing, learning and sharing.

Finally, you're invited to continue following me for what I'm calling the 2018 Fall Career Fair & Recruiting Success Series !

Please join me for more learning along the path to multiple top job offers!

To Your Success, Don

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2018 Summer Internship Success Series...from Don Gallagher

TIP #27 - Update Your Resume & LinkedIn Profile...NOW

TIP #26 - Send Personalized LinkedIn Connections Invitations

TIP #25 - Send Handwritten Thank You Notes

TIP #24 - Express Appreciation To Others

TIP #23 - Prepare & Practice Your Final Presentation NOW

Bonus Weekend TIP #22.5 - Be a Conversation Starter - PART 2: The rest of the story...

Bonus Weekend TIP #22.5 - Be a Conversation Starter

TIP #22 - Capture Contact Information

TIP #21 - Don's Relationship Rules

TIP #20 - Manage Relationships Intentionally-Part 3: Your Coworkers

TIP #19 - Manage Relationships Intentionally-Part 2: Your Manager/Supervisor

TIP #18 - Manage Relationships Intentionally-Part 1: Your Intern Coordinator

TIP #17 - Publish Articles on LinkedIn

TIP #16 - Had a Mid-Session Performance Conversation Yet?

TIP #15 - Study Your Company's History

TIP #14 - ALWAYS Be Selling

TIP #13 - Tell the World About Your Internship

Bonus Weekend TIP #12.5 - Don't Be Dull...Be Playful

TIP #12 - Capture Engaging Pictures

TIP #11 - Smile, Say Hello & Shake Hands...A LOT

TIP #10 - Capture Powerful Stories

TIP #9 - Create Epic Experiences

TIP #8 - Learn The Code

TIP #7 - Stay Off Your Damn Phone

TIP #6 - Be a Professional, Not a Student

TIP #5 - ALWAYS Be SAFE

TIP #4 - Leverage Your Internship For Massive Personal Growth

TIP #3 - Track Your Progress

TIP #2 - Choose Awesome Goals That Fit YOU

TIP #1 - Decide What You Want