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Interview Tips – Consider Timing to Interview Your Best

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“Life is all about timing… the unreachable becomes reachable, the unavailable become available, the unattainable… attainable. Have the patience, wait it out. It’s all about timing.”<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Author Unknown</strong></div>
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The job selection process is typically long and agonizing particularly when a person is unemployed. Even if a selection process goes as scheduled, it can take 6-8 weeks to select a final group of candidates (from 100s of resumes), get candidates through multiple rounds of interviews with multiple interviewers, decide on the winning candidate and work through the job offer. With travel schedules, organizational changes, communication glitches, and general disorganization the selection process can stretch to 3-6 months. Many candidates have been surprised by a phone call in reference to a position to which they had applied but had totally forgotten over a long period of time and numerous unreturned inquiries.</div>
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Exacerbating this long agonizing process is an almost universal lack of communication. I remember interviewing for a job and being told after my interview on a Tuesday that the selection committee would be meeting that Friday to make a decision. Monday rolls around no word; Tuesday Wednesday passes no word. Finally, I call Thursday only to be told the meeting was canceled and rescheduled for next week. Nice of them to let me know! I have heard dozens of stories about difficulty contacting hiring managers to follow-up on interviews and not being notified of negative hiring decisions. Based on all the time, effort, and emotion job seekers put into interviews, the lack of contact borders on the inhumane.</div>
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So what is the solution? The best solution is for hiring managers to be empathetic and do the right thing. As soon as a decision is made, let the losing candidates know. Not being selected is bad, not knowing makes it worse. If you absolutely cannot handle picking up a phone and giving difficult news, send a letter or email. If you want to be a real human being, call the losing candidate and give them feedback about why they were not chosen. This will give them valuable information they can use minimally in their job search and maybe in their career and life in general. Why take the time out of a busy schedule conquering the business world to give feedback to a losing candidate? I could give you numerous reasons related to your company’s image and brand, your company’s ability to attract talent, what will be written about your hiring process on <a href="http://vault.com/" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51) !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="Vault career information">Vault.com</a>, etc. However, bottom line it is the right thing to do and you will actually be happier having done the right thing.</div>
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Ok, so given that there will still be hiring manager that won’t step up, what is a candidate to do? First and foremost, and this is important, do not take it personally. Companies are almost universally lousy in communicating with candidates- it is not you or anything you have or have not done.</div>
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Second, be sure in your interview to ask questions about the hiring process and when and how you should contact the hiring manager to follow up. When they tell you when and how to contact them you can begin your contact with, “just as you requested…”</div>
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Third, realize that job search takes a lot longer than you had anticipated and your sense of time is distorted. In the throes of job search, a day seems like a month. When you were working and you set up a meeting for next week, it was part of the natural business rhythm. When an interview is set up a week from now, it seems like an eternity especially if it is rescheduled for the following week, which is not unusual.</div>
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Forth, there is a natural tendency to call hiring managers too often and too urgently. Talk with a trusted advisor and ask for advice and direction. An objective advisor can help you be more rational and set up a contact schedule that is reasonable and professional.</div>
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I often tell people that job search is about 1000 times more difficult than working. This is true for numerous reasons that will be the subject of subsequent entries. However, for the subject of this entry, the lack of communication and feedback adds extra angst to the already difficult job search process. However as Sir John Lubbock said, “When we have done our best, we should wait the result in peace.”</div>
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How to Handle an Office Pest

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How to Handle an Office Pest</h1>
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It's the responsibility of the peeved and the pest to improve workplace relations.</h2>
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If you're the office goober, you might consider trying to fit in with – rather than blatantly standing out from – the rest of your colleagues. </div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;">We don’t evolve much beyond a grade school caste system. We grow up, enter the workplace, supposedly mature and revert to the same social constructs we tried to fling off as kids: the workplace's cool cliquey group, the brains of the office, the mean girls, the goobers.</span></div>
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This article is dedicated to the latter group: The workplace goobers. From a performance standpoint there’s little to complain about, but personality-wise, they’re the well-meaning employees who are just a little bit socially awkward and socially annoying. If you’re nodding your head in agreement, it’s probably because you know who the goober is at your job. If you’re not nodding your head in recognition, then be warned: The office goober just might be you.</div>
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Whether you're the one doing the annoying or the one being annoyed, follow these tips for more workplace harmony.</div>
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<b>[See: </b><a href="http://money.usnews.com/money/careers/slideshows/the-25-best-jobs-of-2014" style="color: #005ea6; text-decoration: none;"><b>The 25 Best Jobs of 2014</b></a><b>.]</b></div>
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<b>For the Annoying …</b><br /><b>1.</b> <b>Watch what you say. </b>Figure out your work-to-chat ratio and err on the work side. You should be social in the office, but not so much that you’re siphoning productivity. Also note that sometimes it’s not about how much you talk, but how you’re doing it and what you’re talking about. "People write to me about what to do with close talkers a lot," says Richie Frieman, the Modern Manners Guy for QuickandDirtyTips.com and author of "Reply All … and Other Ways to Tank Your Career." "It's the person in the office who stands too close, who invades your space." Also be careful of revealing too much personal information, either about your life or the lives of your colleagues.</div>
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<b>2. Be careful what you send. </b>The way you communicate electronically could be just as annoying as verbal communication. With office email, keep in mind the reply all field should be used only when all really do need your reply. Alexandra Levit, author of "They Don't Teach Corporate in College: A Twenty-Something's Guide to the Business World," suggests you avoid it. "People really overuse that field, and it gets you into trouble." The carbon copy field, or CC, should be filled with recipients who need information from the  email, but who do not necessarily need to take action themselves. Dawn Rosenberg McKay, career planning expert for About.com, says you also want to be careful when populating this field. "One real problem with using the CC is that it clogs up people's inbox. Liberally using this field starts to affect productivity and performance, and that can be annoying to people as well."</div>
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Blind carbon copy, or BCC, is used to furtively inform recipients of an action within an email, and it's the devil's field. "The thing that's really problematic with that field is that it's usually used to convey something negative or something that you don't want to be public knowledge," Levit says. "But the fact that it's on email means it is public, and if whomever was included as a BCC doesn't realize they were a blind copy and decides to reply all, then everyone will know what was going on."</div>
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<b>[See: </b><a href="http://money.usnews.com/money/careers/slideshows/12-steps-to-email-rehabilitation" style="color: #005ea6; text-decoration: none;"><b>12 Steps to Email Rehabilitation</b></a><b>.]</b></div>
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<b>3. Blend in. </b>Shake things up with innovative ideas and make an impression with your work ethic. But when it comes to office culture, adapt lemming behavior: Observe how the other staff interact, and follow suit. If emails don't ricochet back-and-forth after hours and on weekends, then don't be the gadfly who insists on corresponding with non-urgent emails on a Saturday. If most people in the office leave their cubicle to answer personal calls, then avoid being the sole employee who has a long and loud personal phone powwow in an office common area.</div>
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<b>4.</b> <b>Be a team player. </b>"It's frustrating when a co-worker steals credit for work they didn't do," McKay says. "Or if someone is always running to tell the boss what's going on in the office." You want to earn your boss' trust and respect, but you're on track to lose the respect and trust of the colleagues who most affect your day-to-day job satisfaction and potentially, your success. "Shirking off work or delegating your responsibilities to someone else will also be a problem," Levit says.</div>
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<b>[Read: </b><a href="http://money.usnews.com/money/careers/articles/2013/05/09/fighting-the-ghosts-of-beloved-employees-past" style="color: #005ea6; text-decoration: none;"><b>Fighting the Ghost of Beloved Employees Past</b></a><b>.]</b></div>
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<b>For the Annoyed …</b><br /><b>1. Have compassion</b>. "There are two types of annoying workers. One is completely naive, not malicious and just doesn't get it. To put it bluntly, he's a doofus," Frieman says. "That might sound harsh, but with that person you can reach a resolution, because he probably can easily take a critique and will want to take the steps to get along with you better. The other type of person has a built-up ego, is aware of their actions and personality, and doesn't care how they affect others. That guy is being malicious."</div>
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<b>2.</b> <b>Allow three strikes. </b>Peter Bregman, leadership adviser and author of "18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done" has what he calls a rule of three. "If someone does something that I find annoying or disturbing the first time, I rarely say anything," he says. "The second time I make note of it because it could be a pattern and not an aberration. I may or may not do or say something at that point, depending on what the offense is. But by the third time, you have to take an action to resolve the problem. Otherwise, you'll become annoying yourself by constantly complaining about your situation instead of taking steps to fix it."</div>
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<b>3</b>. <b>Be careful whom you talk to. </b>Venting your frustrations with other colleagues is counterproductive and will only make you feel better temporarily. Instead, confide in someone with the agency to change your situation. "People almost always would rather go to their boss with a complaint about a co-worker instead of going to the co-worker themselves," Bregman says. "And almost always a boss will rather that you resolve those situations yourselves. The goal of a good manager is to build an independently capable team." If speaking with your boss, frame your complaint in the context of how your co-worker impacts performance; otherwise, you run the danger of looking like a whiner and nothing more.</div>
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<b>4.</b> <b>S</b><b>often the blow</b><b></b><b></b><b>. </b>If the issue you're having is really just a personality clash, then it might be best to speak with your co-worker one-on-one without involving a supervisor. Be constructive and direct, but honest, Bregman says. "It's worth the risk to say, 'May I share some feedback with you?' Most people will say 'yes,' so you can then preface what you say by expressing the fear you've had to say anything at all," he says. "Calling what you're about to say 'feedback' makes it more constructive, and expressing your fear for how the conversation will go will help them to trust you more."</div>
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Want a Killer Résumé? Think Like a Salesperson

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Want a Killer Résumé? Think Like a Salesperson</h1>
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How to build a résumé that sells your strengths.</h2>
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Before editing your current résumé or drafting a new one, take time to think about your best qualities.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;">We’ve all heard it: Your résumé is your sales document. You are the product. Therefore, your résumé should sell you to the employer so that he or she wants to meet you in person and ask you to interview. You might ask how that’s possible when you are not a salesperson. The key is to</span><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;"> </span><a class="" href="http://money.usnews.com/money/careers/slideshows/the-abcs-of-resumes" style="color: #005ea6; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; text-decoration: none;" title="Link: http://money.usnews.com/money/careers/slideshows/the-abcs-of-resumes">write your résumé</a><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;">in a sales style.</span></div>
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Think of it like a marketing flier. In a flier, you’d include the most attractive information first, and the same goes for your résumé. Before starting to draft or make changes to your current résumé, really take time to think about <i>you</i>. How often do you have time to do that anyway? Take this opportunity to think about your strongest qualities, both according to you and those for which your colleagues and peers recognize you.</div>
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Now, consider events that have led to these impressions. Take each of your strengths into account separately. What specific project were you working on? What was your role?</div>
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<b>Descriptive title.</b> This title should go under your name and contact information. “Descriptive” doesn’t mean to use five words to describe what you do. You should aim for a title that makes clear where you want to go with your career. In other words, what’s the <a class="" href="http://money.usnews.com/money/careers/slideshows/tips-for-surviving-a-career-transition" style="color: #005ea6; text-decoration: none;">next step</a> or level for you? Try not to limit yourself by your current or most recent job title unless you feel it accurately explains where you want to head as a next step in your career.</div>
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<b>Accomplishments. </b>Think for a minute about what about you stands out. You can use prose or bullet format just below the descriptive title to lay the groundwork for the rest of your sales pitch:</div>
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All of these elements will generally be recognizable to a <a class="" href="http://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/hr-specialist" style="color: #005ea6; text-decoration: none;" title="Link: http://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/hr-specialist">human resources manager</a> or recruiter and should be featured prominently. </div>
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<b>Areas of expertise.</b> You can call this section any one of a number of things, such as “expertise,” “key skills” or “core competencies.” Use commonly accepted terms from your industry or for the industry to which you’re seeking to transition.</div>
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<b>Work history. </b>Next comes the traditional list of jobs, titles, locations and dates. However, make the bullets specific. As you compose this section, keep in mind the following:</div>
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<li style="list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0.9em; text-indent: -0.9em;">If your company or organization is not widely known outside your industry, include a few words to describe what it is. This can be in parentheses directly after the name of the firm or underneath your employer’s name and your job title, if there is no space on the employer line. Is it a nonprofit or private company? If it has significant revenue, include that. You can also write how many people work there. All of this gives the reader a better idea of where you’ve worked and what you are used to.</li>
<li style="list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0.9em; text-indent: -0.9em;">Employers want to see specific examples. They don’t want to see a list of your duties. If you managed several events, describe one or two of the biggest ones.</li>
<li style="list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0.9em; text-indent: -0.9em;">Employers want to see results that make sense to them. That’s why you should use metrics if you have some good ones. When you managed a specific event, how many people attended or what did people say about it afterward? If you overhauled a process, by how much or what percentage did you reduce cost or the time it takes to complete? Estimates are OK here. <a class="" href="http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/outside-voices-careers/2013/10/03/the-top-10-lies-people-put-on-their-resumes" style="color: #005ea6; text-decoration: none;">Lying is not</a>.</li>
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<b>Education, community leadership and other skills. </b>Don’t leave out these important sections as far as they apply to you. For most people, these pieces should be kept short and sweet.</div>
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<li style="list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0.9em; text-indent: -0.9em;">If you’ve graduated recently or held a number of board memberships or executive leadership positions in organizations, these merit more detail.</li>
<li style="list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0.9em; text-indent: -0.9em;">Most people today use a variety of Microsoft Office tools, so general skills such as those do not need to be included. Knowledge of programs and software outside of these can be incorporated as long as they apply to the jobs you’re targeting.</li>
<li style="list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0.9em; text-indent: -0.9em;">The same goes for languages and <a class="" href="http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/outside-voices-careers/2014/08/05/7-reasons-job-seekers-should-volunteer" style="color: #005ea6; text-decoration: none;">volunteer work</a>: They should relate in some way to the job you’re applying to. If you’re trying to fill a one-page résumé as an entry-level employee, that’s one thing. But no matter where you are at in you career, every piece of information should relate in some way to the job you’re applying to.</li>
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Many people say a sales résumé is distinct from other types of résumés, but that isn’t how it should be. Non-sales professionals should aim to write their résumé in the same way a salesperson does: with clearly placed recognition, specific details and results. After all, your résumé is a sales document of sorts. Its goal should be to sell <i>you</i>. </div>
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<b>Marcelle Yeager</b> is the president of <a class="" href="http://www.careervalet.com/" style="color: #005ea6; text-decoration: none;" title="Link: http://www.careervalet.com/">Career Valet</a>, which delivers personalized career navigation services. Her goal is to enable people to recognize skills and job possibilities they didn’t know they had to make a career change or progress in their current career. She worked for more than 10 years as a strategic communications consultant, including four years overseas. Marcelle holds an MBA from the University of Maryland.</div>
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<strong>Get the Job Want with the Right Resume in Hand!</strong> <br />
Working as an account executive can be one of the most stressful but also one of the most fulfilling jobs on the planet. And when looking for a job, your resume can make or break you. When companies start looking for account executives, they first filter out applicants depending on the details specified on the resume. If you fail to impress than don’t expect a call back from the company. The Resume Domain has various <strong>Account Executive Resume Samples</strong> that you can use as a guide in making your own resume.<br />
To get the job that you want a great looking photo or large fonts won’t get you into the job. The lay out, neatness, and organized look plus the impressive credentials will definitely land you a spot on the final interview. Never hesitate to put all the experiences and extra professional gigs you have joined, the more details you have the more information the interviewer will have of you which can also spark more interest. But before you bombard your resume with loads of information, try to keep it organized and professional looking, and you can use the <strong>Account Executive Resume Samples</strong> uploaded on the Resume Domain website as your guide to creating your resume.<br />
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How to Grab Attention (and a Job) as an Intern

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How to Grab Attention (and a Job) as an Intern</h1>
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Tips to make sure your internship is the career steppingstone you intend it to be.</h2>
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The secret to getting a full-time position? Show that you're able to develop the skills and abilities needed to accomplish the employer's goals.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;">College internships provide students with invaluable experience and education beyond résumé enhancement. These experiences surprise many when they discover that they love or hate a potential career. Every college intern should seek</span><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;"> </span><a class="" href="http://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/rankings/the-100-best-jobs" style="color: #005ea6; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; text-decoration: none;" title="Link: http://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/rankings/the-100-best-jobs">real world experience</a><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;">and strive to make a great impression on everyone. To tip the scale in your favor and get great recommendations, show that you're aware of the your manager's needs and that you have (or will) develop the skills and abilities to help accomplish these goals.</span></div>
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<b></b><br />Companies are always ready to hire and retain top talent. Though the hard skills may vary from one firm to the next, the soft skills, which define traits for top talent, are universal:</div>
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<li style="list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0.9em; text-indent: -0.9em;">Don’t wait to be asked to help, but anticipate your boss’s needs</li>
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<li style="list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0.9em; text-indent: -0.9em;">Show you're adaptable<b> </b>to change and a corporate culture</li>
<li style="list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0.9em; text-indent: -0.9em;">Be humble: Take negative feedback and use it to improve</li>
<li style="list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0.9em; text-indent: -0.9em;">If you’re an expert at something, show you can handle failure and take others' suggestions</li>
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If you demonstrate these traits throughout your internship, you’ll <a class="" href="http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/outside-voices-careers/2014/06/19/if-you-want-to-rebuild-trust-at-work-remember-these-3-cs" style="color: #005ea6; text-decoration: none;" title="Link: http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/outside-voices-careers/2014/06/19/if-you-want-to-rebuild-trust-at-work-remember-these-3-cs">create a positive impression</a> on your boss and co-workers. Being remembered for hard work, energy, effort and enthusiasm is important, especially if you hope to get a recommendation or are interested in getting a permanent position.</div>
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Lindsey Pollak’s book "Getting from College to Career" outlines more ideas on how to be a successful intern. A sample of her ideas:</div>
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<b>1. Learn how work is different from school. </b>Of course, the most exciting difference between college and the real world is that you get a paycheck instead of grades. However, there are a few other changes an internship can help you adjust to. For instance, missing a deadline has major consequences. As an intern you’re supporting full-time employees whose jobs are their livelihoods – there’s no room for messing around with projects they’re relying on. Furthermore, your work as an intern could impact the bottom line of your organization directly, particularly if you’re dealing with clients or customers. Your professionalism is not requested; it’s required. (Or you might get fired.)</div>
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<b>2. Step outside your comfort zone. </b>Internships are a great time to take risks, face your fears and challenge yourself to try big new things.</div>
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<b>3. Be proactive. </b>Asking, “What is a good thing for me to work on when you’re busy and I have nothing specific to do?” shows you're a go-getter who wants to contribute and learn as much as possible. And you may get assigned a cool project that no one else was smart enough to ask for – something that you can highlight on your résumé and promote in future job interviews.</div>
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<b>4. Set up informational interviews. </b>While you’re at an organization as an intern you have a rare opportunity for face-time with people you otherwise might not be able to meet. Check with your internship coordinator to make sure it’s appropriate, then pinpoint a few people in the organization whose jobs interest you and ask to meet. Don’t miss this opportunity to shoot fish in a barrel – you're surrounded by <a class="" href="http://money.usnews.com/money/careers/slideshows/the-abcs-of-interviewing" style="color: #005ea6; text-decoration: none;" title="Link: http://money.usnews.com/money/careers/slideshows/the-abcs-of-interviewing">informational interview</a> prospects. If you can, you should also set up a meeting with someone in the human resources department to talk about future full-time job opportunities – this is a golden lead for your first post-college job.</div>
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<b>5. Network with your fellow interns.</b> Network with your peers, not just higher-ups. In addition to chatting during work hours, try to attend as many after-work events and informal get-togethers as possible. These people are great contacts; you never know where your fellow interns are going to end up someday – or whom else they know now. Since you ended up at the same internship, your fellow interns must share some common interests with you. So, ask them what other careers, companies, internships or opportunities they’re considering or have pursued already. This can be a great source of ideas and contacts for you. And, if you’re intimidated by the general idea of networking, it’s often easier to practice this skill with your peers than with more senior people.</div>
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<b>6. Collect reference letters. </b>Don’t assume future employers will take your word for the fact that you gained valuable experience and skills during your internship – get proof. Ask your internship supervisor and any other professionals with whom you work to write reference letters for you to keep on file for your future career pursuits. Ask people to write letters on company letterhead addressed “To Whom it May Concern” so you can use the letters for various purposes. (In the future when you know where you’ll be applying for jobs, you can re-contact these people for more personalized letters.) Remind your internship supervisor what you’ve achieved – projects completed, results achieved, departments you’ve interacted with, events you attended and other significant experiences or contributions. Putting together such a list serves to help you when you add this internship to your résumé. Make a copy of your note and any reference letters you’re able to collect and file them in a folder. It’s a good idea to keep reference letters in a plastic folder or sleeve so they stay in good condition.</div>
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<b>7. Keep in touch. </b>Supervisors, employees, fellow interns – <a class="" href="http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/outside-voices-careers/2014/05/15/how-to-make-the-most-of-an-awful-internship" style="color: #005ea6; text-decoration: none;" title="Link: http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/outside-voices-careers/2014/05/15/how-to-make-the-most-of-an-awful-internship">everyone you meet</a> is a relationship you should add to your contact database. The best way to add people you meet during your internship to your network: ask them! Simply say, “I’ve really enjoyed meeting you and working with you during my internship. May I keep in touch with you in the future and check in with you once in a while?” Most likely people will say yes and appreciate your respectfulness. Then, send each person a note or email within a month of ending your internship (just to say hello and prove you really do want to keep in contact) and drop an email or note about twice a year – perhaps once during the December holidays and once in May when classes end.</div>
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<b>Converting Your Internship to Employment</b></div>
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While an intern, work on developing your transferable skills. These are skills that apply to any setting and will enhance your LinkedIn profile and résumé. It will help to understand the definition of various skills and be able to describe how you have attained those skills.<b></b></div>
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<li style="list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0.9em; text-indent: -0.9em;"><b>Communication skills</b>: expressing ideas, facilitating discussions or meetings, listening, negotiating presenting, speaking a foreign language, <a class="" href="http://www.personalbrandingblog.com/stand-out-from-your-competition-improve-your-communication-skills/" style="color: #005ea6; text-decoration: none;" title="Link: http://www.personalbrandingblog.com/stand-out-from-your-competition-improve-your-communication-skills/">speaking and writing effectively</a>.</li>
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Make the very most of every workday and become known as a valuable team player. Get to be the go-to person – someone who jumps at the chance to solve problems. Learn to collaborate with the rest of the team to achieve goals and enhance the group's reputation. Understand the difference between work and school, be proactive in your networking, challenge yourself to learn new, transferable skills and work toward garnering recommendations. Applying these strategies will help you to stand out, but more importantly, gain valuable life lessons that will help you get your foot in the door and land a full-time job.</div>
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