Leave a Good Impression
Set Teammates up for Success
- Provide a status update on any unfinished projects
- Tell them where to find all documents or materials
Ask for Feedback
Set up a review meeting with your supervisor
Revisit the goals you set at the beginning of the internship
Share a report of your accomplishments, projects, and knowledge gained
Discuss any evaluations for the company or for an internship course
Ask directly what they think you should work on for future internships
Share Your Gratitude
Write a letter or email of thanks including a salutation, body, and closing
Include what you learned about the profession
Include what you learned about yourself as a professional
Career Management Tasks
Update Your Search Materials
Add your internship to your resume
Put any high quality projects or documents in a portfolio of work samples
Update your LinkedIn profile with the experience
Did you do really well? Ask for a recommendation on LinkedIn
Get feedback on your updates—ask your supervisor and the Career Center to review your resume!
Continue to Network
Connect with colleagues on LinkedIn and follow the organization
Give the organization some love on social media
Share about the experience in your student groups—is there any opportunity to present or be on a panel?
Loved your internship? Email your boss 6 months later with an update and reiterate your interest in hearing about full-time opportunities with the organization
Career Discernment
If you had a challenging experience, reflect, reassess and learn by discussing the following questions with mentors, advisors, or career coaches at the Pomerantz Career Center.
Clearly identify what made the experience challenging:
- Distinguish between whether it is the industry, the organization, the people you worked with, or your duties that were challenging.
- Did you have unrealistic expectations? Was it not interesting and/or enjoyable? Poor supervision? Organizational culture mismatch?
- What external factors made it challenging vs. what was your responsibility, attitude, or actions that contributed to the challenge?
- How were you able to maintain your professionalism, develop skills, or increase confidence despite the challenges?
- How can those skills and professionalism be useful in your future?
- How will you describe the experience in a future interview in a way that highlights what you learned, how you grew, or how you overcame the challenge?
- Do you need to re-evaluate career paths, or try again with a different employer and/or different circumstances?
Aspen has been such a great place to work and gain quality experience in the field of finance. This is my second summer at Aspen and there was no hesitation in my answer when they asked me to come back. I have not only learned so much but have also built great connections with all the brokers. Aspen is a smaller brokerage where they treat their employees and clients like family. From answering phones to opening new accounts for clients I have truly gained so much experience and have tremendously developed my interpersonal and communication skills for the better.
Caroline, Finance Major