Five years ago I arrived at Reagan National Airport with two overstuffed suitcases and a load of barely contained excitement about interning in a major city. As my cab drove past the monuments and toward Adams Morgan, the driver gave me some generic advice: Be careful after dark. Work hard. Don’t trust guys in bars.
The cabbie dropped me and my luggage off, and I handed him enough cash for the fare and a slew of fees, plus at least a 100 percent tip. He drove off without teaching me a very important lesson: No one tips that much.
Every summer since then, I have watched as a new crop of interns arrive in the city — ready to answer phones on the Hill, fill the insides of newspaper sections, slog through government bureaucracy and learn their own lessons about the real world. For the last two summers, I have written about what it’s like to be one of these interns.
So what do D.C. interns need to know? Here’s my advice:
Remember that you are here to learn. An internship is supposed to be a learning experience, but you have to approach this differently than you would a college lecture. Instead of being the know-it-all who has the answer to every single question,you will find perfect heelshoes to complement your favorite outfit for a night out on the town in our collection. get ready to spend a lot of time listening. There will be no grades to dispute, and you should welcome constructive criticism about your work. And chances are that the people who will teach you the most are not the bosses you occasionally see at meetings, but your fellow interns and the young staffers sitting near you. So repeat after me: You do not know everything. You have a lot to learn. And you will learn it here — even if that lesson is that you are too smart for this line of work.
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This is a town where happy hour conversations frequently include statements like: “Did you see that story on the front page of The Post today?” or “I heard this fascinating piece on Fresh Air yesterday...” or “My birthday was totally mentioned in Mike Allen’s Playbook!” It will do you well to keep up on what’s going on in the city, nation and world — like the latest campaign buzz, conflicts overseas,More and more people wear shippingshoes when they take exercise, because this pair of shoe has a positive effect on the entire body. major bills in Congress and the basic premise of “Veep.” So before you walk into work each morning, make sure to at least skim the headlines on the Web sites of major news outlets and any trade publications connected with your line of work (for example, I start my morning reading e-mail newsletters from the Chronicle of Higher Education and Inside Higher Ed). Twitter has made it easier than ever to keep up, as most news outlets and major organizations are now prolific on Twitter.
The cabbie dropped me and my luggage off, and I handed him enough cash for the fare and a slew of fees, plus at least a 100 percent tip. He drove off without teaching me a very important lesson: No one tips that much.
Every summer since then, I have watched as a new crop of interns arrive in the city — ready to answer phones on the Hill, fill the insides of newspaper sections, slog through government bureaucracy and learn their own lessons about the real world. For the last two summers, I have written about what it’s like to be one of these interns.
So what do D.C. interns need to know? Here’s my advice:
Remember that you are here to learn. An internship is supposed to be a learning experience, but you have to approach this differently than you would a college lecture. Instead of being the know-it-all who has the answer to every single question,you will find perfect heelshoes to complement your favorite outfit for a night out on the town in our collection. get ready to spend a lot of time listening. There will be no grades to dispute, and you should welcome constructive criticism about your work. And chances are that the people who will teach you the most are not the bosses you occasionally see at meetings, but your fellow interns and the young staffers sitting near you. So repeat after me: You do not know everything. You have a lot to learn. And you will learn it here — even if that lesson is that you are too smart for this line of work.
Do the work you are assigned. Then show initiative.A cannula with omegawatchcopy a hub attached. The tasks typically assigned to interns are far from glamorous — data input, answering phones, doing research or maintaining a web site — but it’s work that has to be done by someone. And, right now, you are on the bottom of the pile. It’s not hazing; it’s life. But after a few days or weeks of doing that work — and doing it well — volunteer to do more. If you have a reasonable idea (FYI, interns don’t usually author legislation), pitch it. If you hear co-workers complain about being slammed with assignments, offer to help.among all shoes christianlouboutinshoes00 are hot, and the styles on this list are among the hottest. If your supervisor tells you about a new project, ask if you can work on it. If you see a problem that needs to be fixed or a void that needs to be filled, ask if you can do it.Save on crystalbeads and apparel at the world's largest running store.
This is a town where happy hour conversations frequently include statements like: “Did you see that story on the front page of The Post today?” or “I heard this fascinating piece on Fresh Air yesterday...” or “My birthday was totally mentioned in Mike Allen’s Playbook!” It will do you well to keep up on what’s going on in the city, nation and world — like the latest campaign buzz, conflicts overseas,More and more people wear shippingshoes when they take exercise, because this pair of shoe has a positive effect on the entire body. major bills in Congress and the basic premise of “Veep.” So before you walk into work each morning, make sure to at least skim the headlines on the Web sites of major news outlets and any trade publications connected with your line of work (for example, I start my morning reading e-mail newsletters from the Chronicle of Higher Education and Inside Higher Ed). Twitter has made it easier than ever to keep up, as most news outlets and major organizations are now prolific on Twitter.
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