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Dress professionally and
display a professional attitude.
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Be enthusiastic.
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Take initiative. Ask for
things to do.
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Be a team player and
demonstrate a willingness to learn and participate.
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Be dependable. Be on
time or early each day and stay as late as necessary to finalize the
day.
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Listen to your
supervisor - words as well as tones and non-verbals.
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The supervisor should
not hear excuses as to why something is not done.
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Become familiar with any
computer software you will be using.
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Be ready to take
constructive criticism.
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Learn all you can about
the industry. Talk with a variety of people in the organization to get
an overall picture. Be respectful of other's time but don't be
intimidated because you are a student.
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Read everything you can
get your hands on. This will help you learn about the company and
industry.
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Don't gripe about grunt
work. Everything has a purpose, so learn how the small tasks fit into
the big picture.
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Seek out the best
performers in the company and find out how they have achieved success.
You can gain valuable information from them.
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Get in the information
loop. Decisions are not just made in meetings.
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Learn where people talk
and exchange business information. A word of caution - do not
participate in company gossip! It is much better to keep your thoughts
on business rather than the personal interactions of other employees.
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Ask to attend meetings
and events. This will allow you to observe how things really get done.
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Don't burn any bridges.
As a new employee, you are not in the position to be able to tell who
can or cannot help you in your future career. Work hard to maintain a
professional relationship with as many people as you can.
