We made this guide for you to read during your internship. Definitely read it now, then again before your first day, then every 2 days after that. This will help you crush your internship, build relationships, and make a sick impression. It’s SO IMPORTANT!!

How you should be thinking🧠

#1 Proactive: Take the initiative. If you have free time or you feel your work isn’t adding value, say something. Don’t just waste time.

#2 Be early: Arrive at meetings 5min early. You should be the first one there every time.

#3 Be on the ball: If you’re supposed to do something, get it done! Don’t forget tasks. And if you’re working on a task, make sure to proactively give updates to people so they know the status of the task and they know that you’re working on it.

#4 Be helpful: have a “how can I help” mindset. Constantly be asking people how you can help them. It doesn’t need to be people directly on your team. Even if it’s something small like cleaning the table, to something big like a project they’re working on.

#5 Be engaged: always be asking questions and participating in the conversations. Show that you’re super engaged with the work you’re doing.

#6 Don’t get comfortable: every day you should be pushing yourself to make an impression. The summer isn’t a long time. Each day is valuable and you should be growing. Don’t slack off, don’t get comfortable.

#7 No second chances: once you lose trust the first time, it’s very hard to get it back. Don’t mess up. If you mess up, it will be because you fell into a bad mindset. Stay hungry!

Valuable skills to have🎯

• Writing: be a great writer. Read over your emails, proposals, and everything you write. This isn’t school. Get feedback and iterate.
• Clear communication: Structure all your communication very clearly and concisely. Use bullet points, numbers, short sentences, and bold important things. Make your communication (written and verbal) easy to understand.
• Clear emails: This is part of communication, but you’re going to be writing a lot of emails. Make sure you get good at sending clean, clear, and concise emails.
• Nice visuals: make sure anything you build looks good. Don’t use fuzzy pics and ugly colors. Be legit. Replicate the best.
• Get stuff done: Constantly be getting stuff done and updating people on it. Don’t just get stuff done silently. You want to give updates so people know you’re getting stuff done. Just quick updates on your progress and results.
• Show progress: Make sure people see that you’re doing stuff. Don’t assume they know.
• Organization: your emails, folders, desktop, and workspace should all be super organized. If you’re messy, they’ll see you as a little kid.

Have good vibes🤩

• Be likable. Dress well, do your hair nicely, wear make-up if you want (not too much), smile, laugh, and show enthusiasm! This is so important!
• Be friendly. Smile!