The Intern Files How to Get, Keep, and Make the Most of Your Internship

by Fedorko, Jamie; Allott, Dwight

• ISBN13: 9781416909217
• ISBN10: 1416909214
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-03-01
• Publisher: Gallery Books

Summary

Jamie Fedorko steers prospective interns along every step of the journey. He'll help you with the basic stuff-hunting down internship leads, acing the interview, and making a great first impression. But this book takes it one step further, into understanding office politics and social etiquette, dealing with impossible bosses, making the most of time-wasting assignments, and drawing a line between being helpful and being a doormat. Hilarious, wry, and wise, The Intern Files will teach you how to enjoy the view from the bottom of the ladder-and start climbing rapidly to the top. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Jamie Fedorko steers prospective interns along every step of the journey. He'll help you with the basic stuff -- hunting down internship leads, acing the interview, and making a great first impression. But this book takes it one step further, into understanding office politics and social etiquette, dealing with impossible bosses, making the most of time-wasting assignments, and drawing a line between being helpful and being a doormat. Hilarious, wry, and wise, The Intern Files will teach you how to enjoy the view from the bottom of the ladder -- and start climbing rapidly to the top.

Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	v
INTRODUCTION: There's No Such Thing as an Entry-Level Position: Welcome to the Wonderful World of Internships	vii
PART I: GETTING THE INTERNSHIP
Chapter 1: Career Choices	3	(4)
Chapter 2: The Resume and Cover Letter (with Alexis Feldman)	7	(8)
Chapter 3: Find Your School's Internship Director	15	(6)
Chapter 4: Applying for Internships	21	(10)
Chapter 5: The Interview (with Alexis Feldman)	31	(10)
Chapter 6: The Interviews Are Over. Now What?	41	(8)
PART II: THE FIRST DAY
Chapter 7: What to Wear	49	(8)
Chapter 8: The First Day, Part I	57	(4)
Chapter 9: The Chain of Command	61	(6)
Chapter 10: Seek Out Your Fellow Interns	67	(4)
Chapter 11: The First Day, Part II	71	(8)
PART III: HOW TO BE THE PERFECT INTERN
Chapter 12: Make Yourself Known	79	(6)
Chapter 13: Get It Done	85	(6)
Chapter 14: There's Never Nothing to Do	91	(6)
Chapter 15: Don't Get Taken Advantage Of	97	(10)
Chapter 16: Super Intern to the Rescue!	107	(8)
PART IV: SOCIAL ETIQUETTE AT THE OFFICE
Chapter 17: Do Your Work, Then Tell Suzie About Your Weekend	115	(6)
Chapter 18: Who to Befriend	121	(10)
Chapter 19: How to Handle Work Functions	131	(2)
Chapter 20: Networking	133	(2)
Chapter 21: Sex	135	(12)
PART V: THE BEGINNING OF THE END
Chapter 22: Winding Down	147	(6)
Chapter 23: Self-Evaluation/Exit Interview	153	(6)
Chapter 24: What If You Hated It?	159	(4)
Chapter 25: The Letter of Recommendation	163	(4)
Chapter 26: Job Opportunities	167	(6)
CONCLUSION	173	(12)
APPENDIX	185