As summer comes to a close, internships are ending and all those precious hours that you send sorting mail and filing receipts will be over. You’ve worked your fingers to the bone and are finally ready to be out of that office and see the sun.
But before you rush out and start working on your tan, there are a few things you need to remember.
1. Add it to your resume
You should always be updating that fabulous piece of paper about
how great you are. I mean how else will potential employers know that you are
the obvious choice for them? You need to add your internship to your resume now
and not wait until the next time you fill out an application. Because you’re
still working, you remember all that you did and will be able to make a really
impressive section on your resume about it.
2. Ask for a letter
of recommendation
Like with the resume, you may be tempted to wait and ask
for one later in the year when you’re applying for another job/ internship.
However, the best time to ask is now! All of the great work that you’ve done
over the summer is fresh in your employer’s mind. The Starbucks runs you made
seem life saving and amazing now, but in three months it’ll all just be coffee.
They’ll have a new intern that they’re obsessed with. You’ll still get the
letter, but it may not be as high quality as it would be if you ask now.
3. Add Your
Co-Workers on Facebook
They love you and you love some of them, probably,
maybe. Either way, as silly as it sounds, you should keep in contact with these
people or at least let them keep up with your college life. They all legitimately
want to see you do well and being friends with them is a simple way to keep
them updated. Also, they can tell you all about the hot office gossip, which,
let’s be real, you want to know.
4. Keep up the good
work
Once you’ve done all of these things and are in the last couple of
weeks, it can be tempting to slack off and not work as hard as you have. DON’T
DO IT! If anything you should be working harder now. Think of it as finals
week. No matter how well you’ve done this far, the last week is how you will be
remembered. You don’t want to waste all of the good work you’ve done all summer
by slacking now. Also, just because you have a recommendation letter, doesn’t
mean that suture employers won’t call for a reference. You don’t want them to
say that you lost steam at the end. This will make you seem uninterested and
unreliable.
Summer’s almost over and we’ll all go back to school and live the fabulous UCLA lifestyle once again. But before you start packing up your desk, make sure you take the time to finish strong.
