An internship is great for many reasons, you gain valuable experience, build industry contacts and directly apply your skills to industry and enterprise projects. Here are some tips to make the most out of your internship.
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Maintain contacts you have made - this is important as you can strengthen your networking
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Show your gratitude for the internship - this would be appreciated by employers and increases the chances that your internship could be extended, or you may be offered a permanent position
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Apply what you have learnt in your internship to your own projects, even if they are above the level of what you learn at university - applying professional, production ready coding practices and other practices will also strengthen your projects and overall understanding
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Offer to work on a variety of different projects, including those that may not be directly relevant to you - by expanding the scope of your internship, you will gain more varied experience
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Don’t be afraid to ask for help - you will learn and employers will understand that your skills will not necessarily be exactly on the level of teams working on production code
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Show initiative - this shows that you are doing more than just accepting and carrying out tasks assigned to you, you would be showing innovation and resourcefulness, leaving a better impression in the mind of your employers and supervisors