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"Fire-up Your Career by Befriending the Intern"

This post was written by Penelope Trunk: "I am going to be a better person at self-promotion because I don't brag enough. Ryan Paugh, who was basically my intern when I met him, and now he's almost my boss and definitely my social-skills mentor, tells me that I am popular because I'm interesting but that I suck at self-promotion. (He uses, as an example, the day I promoted an event on my blog a few hours after it it actually happened.)

I do not tell Ryan to shut up because he has taught me a ton about myself since the day I started working with him. And in fact, he makes me feel qualified to tell you why you can fire-up your career by paying close attention to the people with the least work experience.

1. Recognize interns are gatekeepers to the good stuff...

2. Take extra time on the phone, because interns take time to chat about things that really matter...

3. Let an intern show you your weak spot: you'll love her for it... 

4. Lay groundwork to get a job from the intern one day. (You never know!)..."

The full text of this interesting post is available by clicking on the author's name.

Source: Brazen Careerist, 30 July 2010. © 2009 Penelope Trunk, reproduced with permission of the author.

Full post as published by Stark County Law Library Blawg on July 30, 2010 (boomark / email).