Self-advocacy
Coming into this internship, one of my biggest fears was, I would have nothing to do and no one to ask. The fact of just sitting there feeling useless is what scared me the most about going into internship. I knew that after a while I would become more comfortable asking if anyone needed help, but in the beginning it felt like that time would never come.
It turns out that this internship was exactly what I was afraid of. (thats not a bad thing) I found myself finishing tasks and I not having a specific task next. I would either ask one of my mentors OR figure it out on my own. (I talked a little more about this in my previous post)
Usually I would just ask the receptionist if they had any work I could help them with, or one of my mentors would have an idea of what I should be working on, to a administration task.
It's crazy now that I think about it. I have gradually became more comfortable with talking to someone I had just met. I came into this internship not knowing anyone, now I feel like I've met and talked to so many new faces. It makes me really happy to say that I've made new friends, and so far overcame my awkwardness!
It turns out that this internship was exactly what I was afraid of. (thats not a bad thing) I found myself finishing tasks and I not having a specific task next. I would either ask one of my mentors OR figure it out on my own. (I talked a little more about this in my previous post)
Usually I would just ask the receptionist if they had any work I could help them with, or one of my mentors would have an idea of what I should be working on, to a administration task.
It's crazy now that I think about it. I have gradually became more comfortable with talking to someone I had just met. I came into this internship not knowing anyone, now I feel like I've met and talked to so many new faces. It makes me really happy to say that I've made new friends, and so far overcame my awkwardness!