Thousands of college students are finishing internships this month before heading back to their campuses. If you were one of those students lucky enough to land a selective internship at a top company, these last few days on the job are critical. You'll likely want your internship to lead to a full-time job or for your manager to serve as a reference for future employment。回归校园之前,数以万计的大学生们这个月都将完成他们的实习。如果你是名企里面的其中一位实习幸运儿,最后的这些天也至关重要。也许你会想从实习变成全职,又或者想真正成为你老板的雇员。
I had three internships while I was an undergraduate, from Capitol Hill to Wall Street. I just graduated from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and over the two-year MBA program I completed two internships at tech start-ups. I'm lucky enough to be working full-time at one of the companies where I interned. Much of the ability to convert the internship into a full-time position came from leaving a good impression at the end of the summer。毕业前我总共有三份实习,从国会大厦到华尔街,那时候我刚从斯坦福商学院毕业,在两年的MBA项目中,我完成了技术入门的两个实习。最终成功的在一个实习公司转成正式员工。很多时候从实习生转成正式员工的关键在于在暑期末给别人留下好印象。
1. Give a final presentation. As a summer employee, you're likely only working on a small team within the whole company. But there are many other permanent employees who see you in the office everyday. Most of them don't know what you've been working on. Find some time to give an office-wide presentation of the work you've been doing this summer. If there are other interns in the office, invite the other interns to join you. Reserve a room, send a calendar invite to the whole office, and ask your boss if there is budget to provide lunch or dessert. When I gave an end-of-summer presentation, I was pleasantly surprised by the attendance, the curiosity of my colleagues, and their willingness to celebrate my accomplishments.1.做一个最后总结。作为暑期工,很有可能只会和公司里面的一小个团队进行合作。但每天也会有其他正式工会看到你。大部分人并不知道你在做些什么。不如抽点时间出来给办公室的人对自己暑期的工作做一个总结吧。如果办公室还有其他的实习生,不妨邀请他们也加入到你。定个会议室,给全办公室的人发一个邀请,再问问老板有没有预算提供午餐或甜点。我当时给这种暑期工作报告总结的时候,来的人多得超乎我的意料,他们的好奇心以及乐意与你分享成功的热情震撼到了我。
2. Smoothly transition off all your projects。Is every project you worked on completed? Likely not. In that case, make sure to find a full-time employee on your team who can take over the work from you. Sit down with them and make sure they have all their questions answered. Even for the projects you have completed, document exactly what you did, and give that document to your supervisor. They'll likely reference the document at some point in the future when they have questions. And when they open that document, they'll remember you and the great work you did.2.顺利交接你的工作。你手上的所有项目都完成了么?可能没有。在这样的情况下,确保在队伍里找到一名正式工来交接。和他们交流确保接触他们所有的译文。即使那些你已经完成了的项目,所有相关的文件,都别忘记给你的上级。这样以后他们有疑问时也好去翻查。当他们打开文件时,也会记起你想起你干得不错。
3. Send a proper goodbye email。On your last day, it's best practice to send an email to the people you worked with this summer. Use your judgment to determine if that's to your team, your division, your office, or your whole company. Let them know why you're leaving (e.g., you're going back to school) and how to reach you (offer your personal or school email address). If you want, you can also include a brief recap of the work you did. Thank specific individuals you worked closely with or those who offered you mentorship.3.写一封合适的告别邮件。最后一天,最好给那些你工作了整个夏天的人们发一封告别邮件吧。自己判断是写给你的队伍,部门,办公室还是整个公司。让他们知道你离开了(比如回学校了)以及如何找到你(提供你的个人或学校邮箱)。如果你想的话,还能加一段工作简述。特别感谢一下和你工作接触比较多或是给你教导的同事。
4. Schedule an exit interview with your supervisor。In the last week of your internship, sit down with your supervisor and de-brief the internship. Give him or her a heads-up that you'll want feedback at this meeting. Internships are primarily learning opportunities, and feedback is one of the best ways to learn. Also, be prepared to offer your suggestions for improving the internship program. Your supervisor may want to know if you're interested in coming back next summer, working part-time during the academic year, or joining full-time after graduation. I've experienced exit interviews in which I received an offer to come back and others in which I didn't. Think in advance about your different responses to what your supervisor might say about a future working relationship. Whether you're excited to have this conversation or dreading it, be prepared.4.和上司出去聊一下。实习期最后的那段时间和老板坐下来对这次实习做个总结吧。告诉他/她你希望得到实习期的评价,实习最重要的就是学习机会,而反馈就是最好的学习方法之一。同时也别忘了对实习项目的改进提出一点自己的小意见。你老板也许就会想知道下次暑期项目你乐意不乐意过来,或是开学时做兼职又或是毕业之后全职。我曾经就这样和老板谈过一次,回去之后就拿到了offer,其他就没有。提前想想关于未来工作的关系你老板会说些什么,你该如何做出不一样的回应。无论你是蠢蠢欲动还是心有忐忑,准备一下。
5. Take time to reflect. Before classes start up again, think about what you learned. What did you like and not like about the internship? What did you learn about the kind of organization you want to work for after school? What did you learn about being a good employee? How does this thinking inform the type of work you want to pursue in your next internship or full-time? Writing down your thoughts and talking to a career counselor at your school are both helpful.5.花点时间去反思。在课程开始之前,想想你学到了些什么。你实习期喜欢什么不喜欢什么?毕业之后你想进什么样的部门,你学到了些什么?你知道怎么成为一名好员工吗?这些如何会影响你日后去找什么样的实习或是工作?写下这些想法,和学校离的职业建议师聊一聊都有好处。
6. Be sure to follow-up. You spent a whole summer with these colleagues -- working side-by-side, eating lunch together, carpooling to company BBQs, etc. You've likely built true friendships with many of them, and they'll want to know how you're doing. Before you leave, connect with all of them on LinkedIn and write down their email addresses. Email them periodically throughout the year to let them know how you're doing at school, ask them how they're doing, and inform them of your plans for future employment. They'll want to be helpful, and you never know who can provide the connection to your dream job.6.确保进步。你一个暑假都和这些员工们在一起-并肩作战,一起吃午饭,出去参加公司的聚餐等等。也许你会和其中一些人成为真正的朋友,他们也会十分想知道你到底干的怎么样。离开之前,不妨在linkedin里加他们,写下他们的email地址。时不时的给他们发邮件告诉他们你这一年在学校怎么样,问问他们的近况,告诉他们你对未来职业的规划。如果他们想帮忙,你绝对不知道他们会给你的未来职业提供何种好处哦。
Good luck with the final days of your summer internships!最后的暑期实习期,各位加油了哦!
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