The Hollywood blockbuster movie, The Internship, draws attention to what many passionate internees really want: a dream job at a dream company. The unorthodox, successful Nooglers manage to impress the head of the internship program and win the contest with their creativity.
Well, let’s admit it, it’s not as easy as it may seem in a movie and not every person goes above and beyond to dream about jobs at Google. However, an internship is a great opportunity to test waters, and depending on how well you perform, becoming a permanent employee. Many applicants apply to an internship program with the intention of landing a job at that company.
So, is there are way we can act/behave to augment the possibility? Certainly! Are there some attributes that all organizations are looking for from a potential employee? Of course there are! Here are some tips that will guide you to increase your chance of landing a job, regardless of where you work.
1) Networking skills: Whether you like it or not, social skills matter BIG time in any organization. The idea is to get noticed. Using your social skills to build relationships with everyone you come across, is a great way to earning recognition and respect. Demonstrate a positive and friendly attitude with everyone and you’re bound to get noticed. Do this with everyone! Not just the people in the big positions because then you’ll be labeled “toady” and “fake”.
2) Learn as much as you: Hey, in order to look like you’re interested in the organization, you need to know a lot about it too. If you are a potential employee who the superiors have an eye on, chances are they are studying you right at that moment. If you don’t seem to know about the organization, its values, norms, history, etc. you’re not proving yourself to be worthy employee.
3) Stay humble — but confident: Acting like you own the place will certainly be a turn off for most of the employees. You will start feeling more and more unwelcome. However, in terms of being talented and competent, you will need to show confidence. Show what you can do when it’s the right time. When it’s not, stay humble and be respectful to everyone.
4) Stand out: This is probably the most important one especially where there are many others like you who also want that job. Clearly, you need to stand out from that whole crowd of potential employees and somehow prove your worth. In order to do this, you need to exceed and outstrip your leader’s expectations. Maybe you’ve been given an incredibly boring and tedious task. Think of ways you can make that task interesting and go beyond your leader’s expectations.
5) Just tell them: No one’s going to know that you are actually interested in the job until you tell them. They are too busy to just guess from you subtle clues and cordial gestures. Simply go to the right department and let them know you are interested. And this leads me to point out that you might also need to…
6) Be friendly with the HR: It is also important to establish relationships with the recruiters. After all, they are the one’s who’ll hire you in the end. Hence, is it of utmost importance that they notice you and are highly impressed by your committed attitude throughout your program.
7) Don’t give up: Even if you don’t get a position right after your internship (not everything is like the movies!), who says you can’t apply again. If you are completely “in awe” for that company because of their culture/values, you have to keep trying. Didn’t get the first position? Interview for the next? Not that one either? Try another one out! You never know which department/employee will remember a useful quality you displayed during internship, or simply be impressed by your determination to work there.
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