Your Complete Guide To Being The Best Summer Intern

You Made A Mistake, Uh-Oh! 

See step one and don’t freak out! Everyone makes mistakes, but maybe this one was a bit bigger. Make it clear that you care that you fudged something. Don’t make excuses, be accountable for what you’re responsible for and then go home and eat an entire container of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream. Then really think about why you made that mistake? Has it been a persistent problem?

Try to figure out why you dropped the ball. Time management? Lack of clarity? A miscommunication? Once you know what it is try to make a plan that can address your weaknesses.

Whether it’s getting a daily planner or taking better notes, you’ll want to know what makes your brain fart now before you get a real job.


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3 Comments

  1. avatarDeborah says:

    Exactly. I marched in Burlington, VT’s first anunal SlutWalk yesterday afternoon in an attempt to fight back against this sort of hate and harm to women and girls, and b extension, to LGBTQ people and male victims of rape and assault. It’s discouraging to find out that while I was making signs and starting dialogue on my campus to encourage fellow students to march with me, The View was inflicting 20 times the harm that our little protest helped. It’s shows and attitudes like this that had people glaring at us and making nasty comments, telling us we were disgusting for fighting back against rape culture. 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 college women will be sexually assaulted. No one deserves that, but women who encourage rape culture by slut shaming and victim blaming do a lot more to help along their own victimization than any miniskirt ever has.

  2. avatarHannahbalLector says:

    Thanks so much for posting this, it’ll really help me! I have an internship in the fall and have been–I’m ashamed to admit–falling all over myself trying to figure out what I’m going to do. I’m excited, but its scary too! Especially for someone not used to having to, say, network. I was accepted as an intern at a place where it would seem mandatory to network, too. (Its at the local offices for a member of the House of Representatives.)
    I’ll be starting that first day with a lot more confidence. Thanks, Emerald. :)

  3. avatarcarolina berrio says:

    U guys r d BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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