Watch This Before Your Next Internship!

Before you apply for your next internship, consider the following tips. How to choose an internship opportunity that is right for you? Why choose one company over another when looking at work opportunities as an intern? Does it matter where I work as an intern?

1:20 What year do you recommend getting an internship?

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[Shysphere]

Gotta commend this guy on his speaking ability. Can’t remember a single stutter or bad fumbling of his words. It was a pleasure to listen sir.

[mrollieb]

My list is easily:
Network,
Real world exp,
Portfolio.
Great video guys!! And I really enjoyed the summer school.

[insightdesignsolutionsinc.]

It makes good sense to create the criteria in order to pre-measure what you are ready to accomplish as well as an exit strategy if it doesn’t work. (& apply this to every area in your life — so you are constantly checking progress.) I’ll repeat myself, I wish I knew CD when I was a bit younger. Those of you that are still young & can soak up this info and apply it NOW are that much more ahead. Excellent info at every turn.

[onyemusic]

Hmmm I would love a segment giving advice to adults who are looking to start interning in the creative field. Although I did take a few gems from this. Thanks Chris 💎🙏

[sleepy-peepy]

Super helpful! As a sophomore I’ve had a fall semester internship already, but having advice on how to keep myself on track is huge.

[YourFriendSJ]

I needed this video today. Thank you Chris! Wish me luck on my internship interview today.

[peteroffline]

truth bombs, deep insight. love it Chris

[ling]

I love to see a list like this that helps everyone to get clear what they want. It can help so much.
If you know what you want, the company can help you get to those goals. When you reach those goals and expectations, it helps the company in return, since you are getting more efficient.
Even when you start with a "no" in the beginning, you can turn that into a "yes". There is no need to be afraid to talk with the company about the goals you have, since it can be beneficial for the company too if you reach your goals while you intern for them!

[corinadanaeca]

I'm interning, and I don't get paid. But, I'm trying to get experience so that I can support my daughter, and I just hope I get enough experience to be able to get a job. I'm trying to get the knowledge and skills so that I don't end up working for minimum wage. Thanks for the video.

[hamzajamal]

thank a lot man, discussed with a lot from people but watching this is just above them. like you mention the exact points we are having problem with.. no extra talk

[maheshwariswarnima]

Wow! I am so lucky I found this video at the right time! I want to intern this summer and I was just desperate to get into any organization that would take me in because internship is made compulsory by my university. After watching this discussion I have a very clear list of things I want from an internship and what mindset should I have while interning. Thanks tons Chris!! Keep being awesome!!

[famider]

Luckily, from where I'm from, unpaid internships are techincally illegal.
I learned so much from my internship. I became way more efficient and organized.
I can only agree from what you've said here, Chris.

[victorlara]

Going into my senior year, I have interned in various unpaid internship that were a waste of time . I somewhat regret those experiences, but I like to think those lead me to be viewed as more experienced and helped me get a paid internship where im learning a lot more than i do in school.

[coffee-talk-with-me]

I wish I watched this at the exact time it released, rather I wish I was somehow there... I always went to internships with no expectations of pay because I knew I went there to not only gain experience but knowledge, service, network, interaction, pressure, management, heart, perspective, observation. So that I could understand and gain wisdom from it. I LOVE internship, and I do it between sophomore and senior.... every holiday possible, and I LOVED every moment. Now, after COVID, I realized how much I missed the intensity of internships.... and it opened so many doors for me, even now, as I watch Chris Do to gain knowledge, is because I KNOW how crucial they are in the real world. Right now I'm in my Senior year, yet again, thank you for this Chris Do... your content is forever inspiring.

[TayCheap]

Thank you for this. Makes me realize I should just get a job in the mean time. My internship sucks although the pay is great I’m learning everything on my own, it’s a new business and doesn’t have a real foundation for me to learn.

[lyleea]

From what I hear, the problem with the internships is, that you think you have to, for your resume. Like the fancier the name of the company, the better.

[fartboy]

Interesting that the whole "college->internship->job" mindset is for most people just completely un-personal, like it's the next step on their list just because that's how everyone else has mapped your life out for you. I found that one of the more hidden life lessons when you're going to college is that it's all pre-packaged knowledge that you could still get otherwise, and really it all comes down to personal drive. With any certain skillset, some people can vary their speed of learning it whereas others may need it at the even pace that college provides, or somewhere in between

It's really easy to overwhelm yourself with a pre-determined mindset that you have no control over, this lecture really shows that

[santinoW]

Officially 2nd and learned a lot..thank you ✌🏻️

[rezaradityo]

This is awesome keep up with the content! this vid has tremendously help me scope my perspective towards internship Thanks!

[theknifearts]

Great video, it's really nice watching these videos because it gets you an idea of what to do, and how to get the most out of it