Tips to Help Gen Z Prepare for Summer Internship

Nikita Chatterjee is a junior at Syracuse University majoring in finance and economics while on a premed trackamp160 She has had experience as an Emergency Services Intern at Hackensack University Medical Center a Private Wealth Management Intern at Morgan Stanley and this upcoming summer will be working for Bloomberg as an Equity Data Analyst Internamp160 After medical school she aims to become a pediatric physician and eventually open up her own private practiceamp160 Currently she is running her own startup company PAANI which aims to bring authentic water solutions to slums in IndiaPrior to Nikita39s first day at Morgan Stanley she was already immersing herself into their company39s culture and learning how their employees think quotOn my first day at Morgan Stanley my mentor told me that I have to read this book called The Little Book on How to Build Wealthquot she told meamp160 quotI remember specifically the chapter about networking because this was not something I was good at previouslyamp160 So that summeramp160I was able to expand my networking skills externally but also internally on a daytoday basis in the Morgan Stanley officeamp160 When I was going into the internship I thought Morgan Stanley would expect me to already know everything but when I got the book I felt comfort and security knowing they were going to teach me and develop me along the wayquotThe expectations for interns are often set higher when the stakes of their role hold more weight within the companyamp160 Because Nikita was responsible for building portfolios for high profile clients she was expected to have skills that showcased her capability to work with highlevel business executives which is far beyond what she learned through her finance and economics classesamp160 quotAlways treat your internship like your real job because your work does actually have an impact on the company39s bottom line especially in the financial sectorquot she advisedamp160 quotIt39s always better to ask questions even though you might think it will display your lack of knowledge in a specific areaamp160 Your boss will appreciate your eagerness to grow and this will allow undergraduate students to be guided by people who have been in their shoesquotSuhaila Alomar is a junior studying Enterprise Risk Management at Pennsylvania State Universityamp160 She is solution oriented and devoted to creating the most positive experience professionally for everyone around heramp160 Last summer she interned in London at True North Human Capital Limited and this summer will be a Territory Sales Manager at Altriaamp160 After her internship this summer she plans to graduate in December and pursue her career in risk management full timeMore and more employers expect their interns to be solutionoriented not simply skillorientedamp160 Employers know that they can teach interns hard skills that they will naturally learn over the course of their role but it is much harder to teach interns how to be problem solvers in eight weeksamp160 quotI think it39s important to have a longterm view on where you want your work to go because it39ll change your work ethic overallquot Suhaila explainedamp160 quotInterns have to focus on how their work affects the overall company goal rather than focusing on the current tasks or issues you39re caught up in on a daytodayquotAdditionally there is no way to bring value to an organization without knowing what the company values are overallamp160 quotIt39s really crucial to study up on the company and the company culturequot Suhaila saidamp160 quotThat will give you a better idea of how to present yourselfamp160 Also always be confident because recruiters can tell when you39re scaredamp160 Never second guess on going the extra mile because you want them to remember you for your hustle not your hesitationsquotClick the social buttons above or below to share this story with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this content are exclusively the views of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or associated writers

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