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If you want an amazing internship experience where you enjoy both your work and your time off, be sure to avoid these mistakes.<\/p>\n
[\/vc_column_text][dfd_spacer units=”%” screen_wide_resolution=”1280″ screen_wide_spacer_size=”25″ screen_normal_resolution=”1024″ screen_tablet_resolution=”800″ screen_mobile_resolution=”480″ screen_normal_spacer_size=”25″ screen_tablet_spacer_size=”25″ screen_mobile_spacer_size=”25″][dfd_info_box icon=”dfd-icon-luggage_cart dfd_icon_set-icon-luggage_cart” delimiter_style=”dotted” style=”style-03″ layout=”layout-01″ border_color=”#f6b917″ title_font_options=”tag:h5|color:%23f6b917″ subtitle_font_options=”tag:div” font_options=”tag:div” line_width=”120″ line_border=”4″ title=”1. Choosing a place because you like it, not because it\u2019s good for your career”][\/dfd_info_box][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
We\u2019re aware that this is an opportunity for you to explore the world, and travel to places you\u2019ve never been before. Or perhaps it\u2019s your chance to return to those cities where you\u2019ve been the happiest. Either way, don\u2019t just choose the country you\u2019re interning at just because you like it.<\/p>\n
Instead, think of the career opportunities it offers: is your career popular there, or are there many opportunities there? Is it a country where innovation in your area is constantly happening? Is it a place historically known in your career area? Think of these questions and go somewhere that will be relevant to your curriculum.<\/p>\n
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As a marketing major, you probably never thought you\u2019d work for a government agency, or for a logistics company. If you\u2019re an international relations student maybe you never saw yourself working at a for-profit. Hospitality students, maybe you didn\u2019t think room service or concierge was for you, but how did you ever define this without ever doing the work?<\/p>\n
One of the best ways to define what we like and what we want to do for the rest of our lives is to know what we don\u2019t like. Don\u2019t turn down an opportunity just because it\u2019s not what you\u2019ve always dreamt of. This is your chance to learn. Maybe you\u2019ll fall in love with your work, innovating and leading the social efforts of a for-profit. Or maybe you\u2019ll find out you were right all along, and that you hate whatever position you got, but at least now you\u2019ll know why, and you can learn to ask for a change in your job tasks.<\/p>\n
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Yes, we\u2019ve said that you shouldn\u2019t pick a place just because you like it, that you should consider its career advantages\/disadvantages. And yes, we\u2019ve mentioned it\u2019s important you take on challenges even if they\u2019re not super appealing. However, don\u2019t focus too much on the academic value that you become miserable.<\/p>\n
Find an internship where you can both get an academic reward and where you can have fun, too! If your dream work is best developed in a country that has a 17-hour difference from your home and you know<\/em> you can\u2019t go a day without talking to your family, find a middle ground! If you have experienced certain tasks at another internship that you know make you miserable, ask beforehand<\/u> if you can change them or if there are any other opportunities.<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][dfd_spacer units=”%” screen_wide_resolution=”1280″ screen_wide_spacer_size=”25″ screen_normal_resolution=”1024″ screen_tablet_resolution=”800″ screen_mobile_resolution=”480″ screen_normal_spacer_size=”25″ screen_tablet_spacer_size=”25″ screen_mobile_spacer_size=”25″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n So with this in mind, make a more conscious choice towards your internship. Keep in mind it\u2019s important to choose the location wisely and to have an open mind towards offers. 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