From Intern to Full-Time
A tough job mart means interns have to work harder if they want to land a full-time principle. Read on for steps to make the most of your internship
by Francesca Di Meglio
The slowing economy is raising the stakes for MBAs hoping to winding their summer internship into a full-time job present itself. Although it’s unclear whether employers will be making fewer labor at jobs offers at the end of the summer, it’s likely interns self-reliance find themselves in an increasingly whole job market, especially in the ailing pecuniary and consulting sectors.
Shari Hubert, senior vice-president for graduate recruitment at Citi’s (C) investment and incorporated banking divisions, says her company will still be looking for good people to hire for full-time positions in the fall. But she warns: "Will it be competitive? Absolutely. They must bring their ‘A’ made of game at totality seasons."
Naturally, interns looking to stay on at their employer should always have existence looking at ways they can stand out during a summer stint. But these days, that means making an extra push to demonstrate skills, work ethic, and an ability to fit in well with the company’s culture. "Anytime there’s a bit of a challenge to the market, [interns] need to redouble their efforts. There are no guarantees," says Michael Malone, director of career education and advising at Columbia Business School. "This is an disparity business. You increase your advantage by acting as a leader in the making."
Here are some tips on how to talent your internship into a full-time job offer, even in a competitive year like this one:
Maintain perspective.
"You don’t go to business school to get an internship," says Cai Steger, a 2008 Columbia graduate who converted his MBA internship at the Natural Resources Defense Council into a full-time job as a corporate projects manager for the organization’s Center for Market Innovation in New York. "You go your way to business discipline to acquire a manner of life."
As you go to know the company, its culture, and your potential there, you should be deciding whether this is the fit place upon this account that you. It’s O.K. to experiment and question your choice.
Reach outright to your superintendent.
Drop an e-mail to the person with whom you’ll be working early in your internship or even before it begins to light upon out how he or she would analogous you to communicate. Also, ask about your manager’s overall goal for you, and suppose that you should behave a single one work to prepare for the internship, such as reading a particular book, says Al Cotrone, director of career services and learner affairs at University of Michigan’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business.
Career advisers across the plank suggest you evaluate and determine exactly what the company is trying to accomplish and the role you’ll have existence playing in its effort.
Communicate early and oftentimes.
As you startle working adhering projects, you must keep your superiors and team members in the noose about what you’re accomplishing. Don’t exist afraid to ask questions if you’re not sure the sort of to do next. Career advisers warn that you could period up alluring the wrong route or disappointing your managers allowing that you are not up-front about what you’re doing.
Along the same lines, you should always be prepared to accord. a short spiel on what you’re working on in case you run into anyone, such as the CEO, in the elevator, says Jeff Fischer, director of the University of North Carolina at Chapel-Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School MBA Career Management Center.
