How to make Your Internship Effective

Summer Internship Project is going to be crucial for each one of you. This is one of the stepping stone to get into the corporate world with immense learning. Through internship you get a chance to work under the guidance of industry professionals and learn a lot from their experiences. As an intern you will learn how to manage your time and prioritize your tasks assigned to you with deadlines.  You also get a chance to attend events and meeting and connect with variety of professionals to improve on your networking which may fetch you another project or a job in the future. 

Before you step into a corporate world, it is important to know that the journey ahead is not going to be easy so be focused, flexible and come out of your comfort zone. While working on your project you should have thorough understanding about your organisation and know about the value proposition of your product/services in the market. One has to keep a close eye on the innovation happening in the market. After having a deep understanding of the project you are involved in, you should focus on working on an Idea which can make a difference and implemented in the organization. Make sure that you work on improving that one aspect for which your customer is ready to pay the extra premium.

Some of the important tips to make your internship meaningful are: -  

• You should have clarity of thoughts that how this internship is going to add value in your career and how you are going to contribute to the organisation.  
• Plan your day- maintain a Diary so that you do not miss out on any important task 
• Understand your role, get the clarity about the product / service you are dealing with 
• Know your customers/clients 
• Keep the energy level very high  
• Take initiative, do not restrict yourself only to the task assigned to you.  
• Meet everyone in the organisation, share your IDEA, suggestions  
• Be active on Linkedin, network with people.