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Sections

Build Connections

Ask Questions

Have a Growth Mindset

Own Your Experience

Can eventually add modules about learning the company's culture and understanding your manager's expectations.

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Question 6
You've made a pretty big mistake on the project you've been working on. What are you going to do?

1. I'd let my manager/team know I made a mistake as soon as possible. I want to figure out what happened and fix it so I don't negatively impact my team, myself, or the project.

2. Spend a few days trying to figure it out on my own. If I don't try to fix it myself, I'll never learn!

OR

1. No one knows it was me who made the mistake, so I'll just act like I don't know what anyone's talking about when it's addressed.

Question 7
You seem to have run out of work to do. How are you going to handle this?

1. If there isn't anything else to work on at the moment, I'll ask my mentor where else I can lend a hand/if there's anything I can help with.

2. Eh, my team will let me know what to do next. I'll wait for them to reach out to me.

OR

1. I think I'll just hang out and watch some funny cat videos for the next few days.

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Question 4
You've gotten into the habit of working over your required internship hours every week. You're overwhelmed and your quality of work has been declining. What should you do?

1. I'm going to reach out to my mentor and have an honest conversation about what's going on. Together, we can come up with a plan to address the situation.

1. Correct. While you want to avoid dumping your problems into you mentor/coworkers lap, it's important to be honest about your limitations. If you're working over the required internship hours, it might be time to scale back so you're producing quality work.

2. I'm too embarassed to tell anyone. I'm going to try to keep it together. I don't want to appear weak.

1. Incorrect. It's important to be honest about your capabilities. If you're working beyond what you should, you may not only be going against your university/internship's hour policies, you may be hurting your mental health. Remember: Your mental well-being matters!

OR

1. I'm going to ignore it for now. We'll see what happens.

1. Incorrect. It's important to be honest about your capabilities. If you're working beyond what you should, you may not only be going against your university/internship's hour policies, you may be hurting your mental health. Remember: Your mental well-being matters!

Question 5
Your team mate is really busy, but you've been waiting on them to send you important information so you can move forward with your project, but you haven't heard from them. How do you handle this?

1. I'm going to reach out to my team mate. I'll kindly remind them of the information I need, but also offer support in case they need a helping hand.

1. Correct. It's important to work with your team mates to ensure you get the information and materials you need. Do so kindly and try to be helpful when you can. It will be appreciated!

2. I'll keep waiting. They'll get it to me when they get it to me.

1. Incorrect. It's important to meet your deadlines. While your team mate may be very busy, it's ok to kindly remind them of the assets they need to get to you.

OR

1. I'm really ticked, so I'm going to yell at my team mate and report them to the manager.

1. We're all human, but it's never ok to lose your cool. Even if you are frustrated, try to remain calm. If a team mate continues to ignore your requests or is being unhelpful, it may be time to calmly address the situation with your superior.

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Question 3
You're working on a project, but you feel stuck. How do you handle this?

1. Reach out to a team mate. I could really use their insight on figuring this out.

1. Correct answer screen. Why it's important to receive insight/feedback from the people who have been working at the company and know the ins/outs.

2. Wait until the deadline to reach out for help. At least my team will think I tried to figure it out on my own.

1. Incorrect. Reinforce why it's important to reach out before the deadline.

OR

1. Keep trying to figure it out on my own. I want to prove myself to my manager, so I should keep working alone.

1. Reinforce why it's important to ask for help when you're stuck. You don't want to waste time AND while problem-solving skills are very important, it's not the time to act like you know it all and try to prove how knowledgable you are.

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Question 1
It's time to meet your team. How would you like to interact with everyone?

1. Introduce myself when prompted and ask everyone how they're doing. Let the team know how excited I am to be there.

1. Go to correct answer screen. Reinforce why building connections is good.

2. Introduce yourself when prompted and proceed to tell the team about you, your accomplishments, and how you can't wait to share all of your knowledge with them.

1. Go to incorrect answer screen. Reinforce why it's important to give the team a chance to know you, instead of boasting about yourself.

Question 2
Later in the week, your manager and team mates invite you to a team meeting in the office. What do you do?

1. I'll join them. It would be a great opportunity for me to learn about what they do and how things work.

1. Go to correct answer screen. Reinforce why building connections/getting to know one another is important. Having support during your internship is essential!

2. No thanks. I'm going to work from home. I'll pass.

1. Incorrect answer screen. Reinforce why it's important to be thoughtful and step out of your comfort zone and get to know your team. They're trying to help you feel included/supported!

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Blurb about staying positive and practicing mindfulness.

Vyond caps to create:

1. Feeling overwhelmed

2. Shrugging/looking clueless

3. Yelling at coworker

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Blurb about owning your experience.

Vyond caps to include:

1. Chatting with mentor

2. Coworkers annoyed

Create caps:
Lying/shrugging
Chatting with mentor/manager

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Blurb about asking questions...

Vyond caps to include:

1. Asking coworker for help

2. Being confused

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You’ve worked hard for this - the coveted internship. This could be the beginning of your new future! To help you do your best and succeed, we've put together a simple module highlighting strategies for making the most of your intern experience. Everything we cover here will be relevant to the intern experience you'll be striving for.

By the end of this module, you will successfully be able to:

Identify best practices to achieve optimal communication

Determine when and how to ask for support

Practice adaptability and offer help when needed

Practice how to remain positive and productive, even when overwhelmed

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Building connections is important...You'll find out who you should directly report to, who you can ask for support, etc.

Vyond caps to include:

1. Building connections with coworkers or not

2. How this is helpful

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Focus on two branches? (To keep it simple)

Two choices – A) take time to learn about the internship and the people in it or B) jump right in, start working on projects, don't communicate

A – build connections with your coworkers. Learn about what they do, who they are. Figure out who can provide guidance or advice for certain tools, projects, etc. Keep up with your project management tools, plan time out each week to accomplish your tasks for the week. Keep meetings and stay in the loop.

B – Don't build connections. Miss meetings. Don't keep up with your project management/task list. Work on what your supervisor tells you to, but don't ask questions. Just keep going. Work independently. You know what you're doing, right?