Internship Prep: About Internships

Internships look good on resumés and often lead to job offers!  

• Acquire discipline-specific professional skills
• Gain career experience 

Completing an internship while getting your degree could make you more marketable to employers upon graduation.

Interns usually spend:
80-120 hours per semester at their work sites: 

Please read the article links below.

How to prepare yourself before your internship starts

The perfect intern

How to make the most out of your internship

Make sure you have basic communication skills and know how to:

• Use a copy machine
• Fax
• Scan
• Address envelopes correctly
• Write emails and know how to attach files
• Name files
• Have social media skills and knowledge of the following: Linkedin, Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, and Instagram
• Have dual computer skills on both PC and Mac
• MS word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Basic html
• Make coffee

It will also be helpful if you have good research and writing skills, know basic Photoshop, and understand blog platforms such as Wordpress.

LEARN SKILLS: If you need help learning new skills please attend the MEC Library/Writing Center's free workshop series (held in the library). Attend workshops at MEC's Office of Career Services and ASAP.

Get tips on planning ahead and having a successful experience as an intern.

Don't be afraid to ask questions, be on time, build relationships, network, be polite, be helpful, learn from the experience, be enthusiatic, determined, don't chew gum or talk on your phone, be yourself...

Research the company, dress smartly, be on time, be diligent about every task, be open to growth, be friendly to everyone, have strong interpersonal skills, be enthusiastic...