Here we are! The third and final video in The Intern Hustle's three-part series on
internship goals. And what I'm teaching in this video is important. How do you
maximize your internship after it's over? Like really get the most out of the
experience and turn it into the gift that keeps on giving? Just like the last
two videos in this series I'm sharing some example goals that you can set to
make sure that you are not dropping the ball and leaving some awesome future
opportunities on the table. I will link the last two videos up here, and in the
description below. Make sure that you check them out so that you're in the
loop on all things internship goals. Hey there! I'm jenna Rein from theinternhustle.com and this is Initiative Muscle Monday. Helping you to start each
week with an intentional step toward a successful future. Let's do this! Once
again, a quick reminder about how to create your internship goals. Make your
goals measurable. You want to quantify them and give them a target completion
date. Write down your goals. This is to bring more awareness to them and make
them easier to revisit as you go. And you also want to share your goals with
people that you trust for accountability. So if you get off track make sure that
you have someone that's an accountability partner that helps you
get back on track. Okay so you got the internship and you completed it -- check
the box and you're done, right? Wrong! You're just getting started. Now is
the time to max out on the experience that you had at your internship and more
importantly the relationships that you built along the way. Now is the time to
look to how you can convert that into even more opportunities. Keep the
internship working in your favor well into your future. Because you put a
lot of hard work into getting this internship, and then hopefully you worked
hard once you're there, so don't waste all that hard work. Let's keep that
momentum going. Here are three examples for post internship goals that you can
set.First thing that you should do before your memories are just too far
gone and you can't remember all the great work that you did at your
internship -- update your resume. It's so important that I believe you should
dedicate a goal to it. Remember writing down your goal and giving yourself a
measurable way to track it will help to ensure that you actually do it. So a goal
to set for this would be: update resume with internship experience including all
measurable accomplishments no later than one week after the final day of my
internship. Again why wait on this? The earlier that you do it the easier it's
going to be. And if you have failed to update your resume in a timely manner
you're going to be kicking yourself later when it comes time to apply for
your next opportunity and you can't remember all of the details of the great
things that you've accomplished. So just get it done. Another thing I coach
students on is the importance of getting references and recommendation letters. In
fact I have a whole lesson on how to gather these important pieces of your
brand in my online program called The Course. And if you're interested in
learning more about that you can watch the video trailer that I will link up
here and you can also check out the link in the description below. This course is
a great way to maximize your whole internship experience so I definitely
encourage you to check it out and learn more. But like I said there's a lot that
goes into getting references and recommendations, and so for the purpose
of this video we're just going to focus on a small piece of it...
LinkedIn recommendations. A goal you can set for this is: Ask a minimum of two
colleagues for recommendations on LinkedIn. Now did you know that LinkedIn
recommendations are a thing? Yeah! And they're a great way to showcase your
positive impact on an organization. I teach you all about them in my free
LinkedIn training and I will share a link to that in the description below. I
definitely encourage you to sign up to learn more. And finally, a question that I
am asked a lot by students is how should I keep in touch with professional
contacts that I make during an internship? Now I love that this is a
common question because it means that people are thinking about things in the
right way. Because again, relationships are everything and it's important that
you nurture the relationships that you build during your internship. An example
of a goal to set for this would be: Connect with your supervisor and other
strong professional contacts made during the internship once per quarter. Once per
quarter is key here because you want to stay on their radar. But there's a right
and a wrong way to do this, and I have a video with all of the right tips and it
coaches you on exactly what you should be doing to achieve this goal.
I'll link to that up here and in the description below, but you should check
it out because it's got all of the things that you need so that you can arm
yourself with the right actions to take in order to keep in touch with your
professional contacts. That's a wrap on The Intern Hustle's internship goals
video series. I would love to hear your biggest takeaways and what you found
most helpful so please leave your thoughts and insights in the comments
below. And with all of these internship goals just don't forget to track your
progress and celebrate your wins along the way, because that positive
reinforcement is going to help you get through the more challenging times. If
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support of your hustle, thanks for watching!