Internship

What do you hope to learn or discover about the "adult" world of work while you are at your internship?

I hope that as I work at my internship, I gain an understanding of what it means to work day-to-day in a professional work place. It is my hope that I learn what is needed to succeed in different career fields. I think that by seeing professionals at their job and by working with them in the same environment, I'll grasp a good understanding of what the job is like each day. In all honesty, I'm not very worried that my internship will not fit my ideal career choice because I don't really know what my ideal career choice would be. I do hope, however, that my internship fits some of my interests and it will be easy for me to gain something from it. I think it will be interesting to have an internship and see how I am able to fit in with the "adult world of work".

What do you hope to learn or discover about yourself and your identity while you are at your internship this semester?

My goal is to gain a sense of maturity and responsibility through my internship. It's something that I would never think I was capable of doing and I hope that I can prove myself wrong by succeeding. I hope to learn that I am more self-competent than I thought. I am hoping that I will be able to live up to the expectations of my mentor and do a consistently good job, from the first day to the very last day. I want to prove to myself that I can work hard and that the hard work I put forth will be acknowledged and appreciated.

What goals do you have for yourself for your internship experience?

• Meet and exceed the expectations of my mentor
• Keep my attitude positive and go in each day with an open mind
• Maintain and balance school, homework, honors, projects, and internship
• Become familiar with what is expected in a professional career
• Learn a lot about the field in which I'm interning-- whether I think I would want to pursue it in the future or not