Succeeding in Your Virtual Summer Internship
In the best of times, the summer internship is a 10-week interview in which you get a front-row seat into the culture and norms of a new organization, and they get to meet you, see your work product and evaluate whether or not you’re a good fit for their culture.
In 2020—summer internships are turned on their heads, and you’re now joining a new organization, making a great impression, contributing to the team, learning, excelling and building relationships—all from home, behind a screen. How can you make the most of this opportunity— in uncertain times with unprecedented challenges?
This program will empower you to successfully navigate the your virtual internship. Through bite-size, on-demand content, you’ll learn how to make great impressions, how to show up online as your best self, how to set, meet (and exceed) expectations, and how to communicate with impact in everyday situations—positioning yourself for a successful summer experience.
Video Topics:
The GIFT of GOTJ / how to make people love you
Working virtually: best practices for managing your time and energy
Executive Presence behind a screen
Build your brand (online)
Setting expectations—then meeting and exceeding them
How to share information effectively
How to ask for help and sound smart
How to answer a question you don’t know the answer to
How (& why) to ask for feedback
How to get good work