Do more than they ask for. Take initiative, if you have well thought out strategic ideas share them with your manager. They don’t have to be perfect just show that you’re interested and willing to put in effort. Become the point person on something of value - maybe you’re the one who knows the latest on social media or industry news share your insights with key people. Become familiar to other teams and executives be friendly and curious without being overly familiar. Managers talk to each other and a good word from another manager can impress your boss. Ask for manager feedback regularly - what are you doing well what can you improve on? Without being pushy let your manager know that you’re very interested in staying with the company, what would that entail - make sure you’re on track to get there. Even if you don’t get the job keep in touch regularly they could be a valuable network. Good luck!

Learn from your mentors. Internships are the perfect starting ground to develop strong work ethics by observing and emulating your seniors. Ask questions, and make the most of every learning opportunity on the job. Don’t forget to network and build connections. Honestly, they’ll be essential to your future career.

One often overlooked aspect is observing office politics. You can’t avoid it because it’s usually there. Seeing it from a fresh, outsider’s perspective can be incredibly valuable.

Lastly, documentation is just important as the ones I’ve mentioned above. Best of luck!

Ask questions, ask to get involved, ask how you can help. The more stuff you can take off someone else, the more likely they'll push for you to be kept on.

Ask questions, learn and take notes in meetings.

that’s awesome congrats on landing the internship! focus on building strong relationships with your team and clients, take initiative on projects, and don’t be afraid to ask questions. show your enthusiasm and willingness to learn. keeping a positive attitude goes a long way too. good luck! you've got this!

I have an internship at this place in Jamaica i. They say they want a graphic designer but they really want someone to juggle motion graphics , social media management and stuff like that. I'm pretty lost myself

Congrats on graduating, mate!

I’ll be blunt – starting a career in design means your passion becomes your job. And when that happens, it can be easy to lose the joy that made you love it in the first place. Especially in agency or corporate roles, where over time, you end up doing less of the hands-on work and more planning, meetings, and management. A creative job might still be a boring job!

As you grow, you’ll have more responsibilities, and your time outside of work shifts to things like staying healthy, cooking, exercising – life stuff. I barely touch design after hours anymore, and that’s coming from someone who used to live for it. Of course, if you go freelance, the dynamic changes a bit – you have more creative control, but also more uncertainty.

My advice: prioritise your career and let whatever comes from your hobbies be a bonus. I’m not trying to be discouraging – just honest. Being an artist is hard. Really hard. Most people don’t value or buy art, and making a living from it is brutal. Only a tiny percentage make it, and a good chunk of them had a head start through money or connections. Even then, being insanely good is just the starting point.

I know I sound like a grandad, but I wish I’d taken my career more seriously earlier on. I chased a lot of creative side projects – photography, film, art – and ended up burnt out and broke.

Sometimes, it’s better not to turn your passion into your job. Protect it.

At this age you will never have more freedom to chase your passions. I would find the work that would make the most money right now, even if thats not design.

First of all, congrats on graduating and getting the interview for that internship, that’s a big deal especially in this job market. That said, I think it’s smart to look for a entry level full-time job in the meantime. Spring and summer next year is still a long way off... a lot can happen between now and then (internships get delayed, canceled, plans shift). You don’t want to put everything on hold just waiting.

If you land something now, whether in graphic design or something that still builds your skills, you might even find that you don’t need the internship by the time it rolls around. I will treat the internship as a bonus opportunity.

Little things… dress neatly - not formal or a suit or anything. Show interest. Have some questions ready about the firm - have a reason on why you are interested. Be ready to talk about a favorite project and what you contributed.

Some firms have very junior people interview interns - for the experience - so it should be easy.

Ask what a typical day would look like, what time for you Is reserved to roam and learn at your own pace, are there other interns, typical responsibilities, is there a mentoring program ?

I do these kind of interviews. Come prepared. Bring your work. Be open. Know a little bit about the firm. Know why you would like to learn. Be prepared to answer what drove you to architecture. Ask which phases of a project you could work and what that work would entail. Ask the interviewer about his or her role, what they like.

Willingness to learn, humility, receptiveness to constructive criticism, attitude that you want to be part of a team instead of stand out. If you walk in with an “I’m amazing” type of attitude, I’m going to invite you to be amazing by yourself and move on to the next candidate.

I’ve just completed mine and got a return offer. I think just be willing to help and ask for work whenever you can. Don’t be annoying but just have a few people in office you can ask to help. Maybe each person once a day unless you have other stuff. Be nice and don’t say anything bad about anyone behind their back. Work is generally not too difficult but just try your best. Lmk if you have any more questions.

I think for the most part it should be guaranteed Job at the end of the internship given you don’t do anything ridiculous. Maybe final 1 or 2 weeks have a chat with your manager.

Good luck though.

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from a senior, in no particular order, here are my tips (from someone who has done both voluntary and required internships)

• join as many orgs/projects as you can! it really shows companies what you’ve done experience-wise/skills you’ve honed
• make a good resume! idk if this is a hot take but i only started getting good internships when i ditched my canva resume template and just used a really plain ms word template—make it clean, simple, and cohesive
• i cannot stress this enough: make a good linkedin profile. list all your org experience, credit all your courses, and verify that you’re part of dlsu
• join the occs job fairs/events ! this is how most people get big corporate internships, though my course is not very suited to those so i don’t usually apply to them 🧍‍♀️but still, we have internship resources (our own kind of linkedin) so do use our job portal hehe

good luck, op 🍀

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Congratulations and Goodluck on your new journey 🎉😊

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Well duh, keep demonstrating that curiosity. If you ask the right questions, remember the lessons you're taught, and improve over the course of the summer then you'll be making the best case for getting the FT offer.

I think the most important thing is to keep this same energy during the internship. I think it’s good that you are showing your manager you are highly interested, but to really show your passion for the position always volunteer to stay late or learn whatever to help your associate/mentor/managers life easier. When the person who is working with your the closest can speak volumes about your work ethic you will undoubtedly receive a return offer. This is how I received multiple internships at MS there was nothing I wouldn’t do for my manager/mentor or associate.