Advice

Honour the contractual agreement made at the time of your placement - respect the workplace policies and procedures that govern your placement site.
Act professionally in all instances.
Know your limitations and your strengths.
Ensure you devote the time to make the experience successful.
Be open to what people have to tell you (listen to experience).
Don’t be afraid to speak up, ask questions, and seek clarification on tasks to be performed.
Maintain regular and open communication with your mentor.
Be confident in the skills you have learned and don’t be afraid to take initiative to get the most out of your internship.
Seek out opportunities to learn and grow. Often mentors are busy and forget about upcoming events and conferences that might be good for an interns development. Ask to attend these events and take every opportunity to network with other
employees.
Network and build good contacts with the different people you come across throughout your internship, including fellow interns. Build a network with fellow interns at your organisation and on InternsOnline.
Get to know others in the office, find out what they do and seek their advice as well.
Be open-minded about your experience, because even if it is not what you were expecting, there is always the opportunity to learn and grow from the experience.