In this book, the 'Intern' represents the new entrant on the job market. 'Hello Intern' is relevant for Students, Job Seekers, Interns, National Services Persons and New Entrants on the Job Market.
5. Chapter 1: How to Land Your Dream
Internship
• Start Scouting Early: The earlier your search for
available prospects, the better your chances.
• Capitalize on Your Contacts: Identify persons who
can put in a word for you.
• Let Your CV Sell You: Capture the right
information on your CV to make you merit an
interview.
• Sell Yourself at The Interview: Learn the right
skills to convince the recruitment team on why
you are the best fit.
7. Chapter 2: Proven Benefits of
Internship
• Foot In The Door: An internship grants you
your first consideration for career placement.
• Test Drive a Career: Opportunity for you to
literally sample your career prospects. Do you
really want to work in such company or
industry after school?
• Networking: The importance of building
valuable relationships.
9. Chapter 3: Critical Roadmaps for
Interns
• Be the Early Bird: Get to
work earlier than your
manager.
• Enlist Your Friends: You
are defined by your
closest circle of
relationship.
• The Secret in Having
Lunch: Optimize your
lunch break by fixing a
date with a senior staff.
• Work Like a Full-Time
Staff: Don’t think of
yourself less of an
employee.
• Maintain a Positive
Outlook: Don’t bad-
mouth your company.
• Be Confident to Ask
Questions: Be a fool for
5 seconds.
10. Chapter 3: Critical Road Maps for
Interns. Cont’d
• Schmooze with class:
Take your informal
conversations to the
next level.
• Get a Mentor: Find a
professional buddy that
can help you grow your
career.
• Be Humble: Be willing
to do all the work and
not complain.
• Don’t Say Good Bye Yet:
Stay in close touch with
the company through
emails, phone calls and
visits.
12. Author Profile
• Role Model Africa: A
human capital group that
adopts mentoring as a
strategic tool for training.
• The organization has
received mentions on
Daily Graphic (Ghana),
Daily Sun Newspaper
(Nigeria) and Africa Rizing
(An offshoot of VOA)
• Samuel Agyeman-
Prempeh: Has worked as
Head of Protocol for a
diplomatic mission,
Corporate Affairs Officer
for a French Multinational
Agribusiness & Events and
Media Correspondence
for an Ad agency. Samuel
is a Talent Development
Executive with Role
Model Africa.