Keys to a Successful Summer Internship at Skillsoft
A summer internship can be the perfect opportunity to develop your skills and experiences in a fast-paced professional environment. Measuring success as a summer intern can be subjective, depending on the individual and their role, but there are still some key skills that are helpful to know wherever you are. Here at Skillsoft, interns have many opportunities to work on a multitude of projects, allowing them to develop both personally and professionally. Below are a few key things that all interns should consider in striving for a successful summer at Skillsoft:
1. Establish Actionable Goals for Yourself: As you navigate your journey as an intern, it is crucial that you set goals that are both achievable and rewarding. Some targets might be set by your manager or others, but setting internal goals for yourself will allow you to make sure you’re on the right track. These objectives can range in importance and difficulty, but it is always valuable to have goals to strive for throughout your internship, especially when it comes to creating an internship experience that delivers valuable experiences for growth and achievement.
2. Be an Attentive and Engaging Teammate: Especially in a virtual workspace, being an active listener and strong communicator have never been more important. Although virtual meetings with teammates lack the face-to-face interactions you would find in a traditional workplace, you can still establish good communication with your teammates by asking questions and making conversation. This can help ensure that your internship is a great learning experience and you’re living up to your role as an effective and engaging teammate.
3. Find Opportunities That Excite You: An internship should provide opportunities for you to grow as an individual. Whether it is within your day-to-day tasks in your current role or outside of your internship, find opportunities or activities that you’re passionate about. This could mean meeting with someone in a different marketing role or taking up opportunities that are provided by your manager. Whatever it may be, finding ways to develop as an individual is an integral part of any internship, especially here at Skillsoft.
4. Build Your Network with the Team: An internship with Skillsoft provides you with a great opportunity to work with many successful professionals. Interns should use that opportunity to meet with members of the team and learn as much as they can about their experiences at Skillsoft and the professional world.
5. Try Some Percipio Courses Provided by Skillsoft: Percipio is Skillsoft’s online learning platform. Available to all interns, it includes many different courses and journeys that can help you grow both in your career and as an individual. You can choose any course that sounds interesting or beneficial, regardless of your role in the company. I have taken a few courses on Percipio myself, including Tableau for Data Visualization: Introduction as well as Product Management: An Overview. These two courses were not related to each other, but both allowed me to gain more of an understanding in two different disciplines and explore a new topic.
Skillsoft allows interns to not only work effectively with their teams, but to also develop as individuals heading into the professional world . These tips can help to keep you on the right track in taking advantage of that opportunity and having a successful summer internship.
