When we want to intern, we may have hesitation. We’re afraid because we don’t know what to expect. Will we only do menial tasks? Will we get overworked? Or, will the internship meet our expectations? At this point, we can only wonder and guess. To answer the questions, we have listed some concerns based on our intern’s experience. Here are some concerns about internship and how to face them.
The intern project’s deadline is tomorrow! Oh, what about another research task? Don’t forget, there’s paperwork need to be submitted at 12 P.M., too! Sometimes, we can feel overwhelmed by our internship works. But instead of working, we choose to scroll our Instagram feeds. We try to do our work, but the phone is tempting. Or, we decide to read a book that has nothing to do with our project. Somebody's help, I can’t stay focus!
Here comes that time of the year again. Penerimaan mahasiswa baru!
Deg-degan. Excited Khawatir. Tidak sabar. Mungkin itu lah yang dirasakan oleh mahasiswa baru. Oke, sekarang memang masih masa orientasi tapi perlu diingat bahwa ini adalah waktu yang tepat untuk mulai mengenal kampus dan jurusanmu.
Mungkin rasa bosan akan sempat mampir sewaktu sesi informasi, tapi usahakan untuk menyerap informasi sebanyak-banyaknya karena informasi itu akan membantumu ketika mulai kuliah nanti. Nah, kalau sudah melewati masa ospek, hal apa saja sih yang sebenarnya harus dilakukan mahasiswa baru?
Magang merupakan salah satu sarana untuk mengenalkan dunia kerja kepada mahasiswa yang akan lulus. Banyak manfaat yang bisa didapatkan saat pelaksanaan magang. Salah satunya, kita lebih mudah beradaptasi dengan lingkungan dan suasana kerja. Tapi, tidak semua mahasiswa memandang magang sebagai sebuah kesempatan yang baik untuk beradaptasi dengan lingkungan kerja. Sehingga secara tidak sadar mahasiswa seringkali melakukan beberapa kesalahan selama pelaksanaan magang. Apa saja kesalahan magang tersebut? Simak penjelasan berikut ini.
1. Datang Terlambat dan Pulang Tepat Waktu
Tempat-tempat baru selalu memberikan pengalaman-pengalaman baru. Magang ke tempat yang jauh dari daerah asalmu tentu akan memberikan kesempatan besar untuk belajar hal-hal baru dengan mendapatkan langsung pengalaman kerja yang akan pastinya bermanfaat saat kamu terjun ke dunia kerja yang sebenarnya. Akan tetapi, beradaptasi di lingkungan baru bukanlah hal mudah. Mulai dari lingkungan yang berbeda dari tempat tinggal yang sudah lama kita kenal hingga kebiasaan-kebiasaan yang berbeda dari yang kita kenal menjadi tantangan tersendiri untuk memulai sebuah perjalanan baru. Berikut beberapa tips agar kamu dapat dengan mudah beradaptasi di lingkungan baru.
Whether you like it or not, networking is almost inevitable. This could be a scary realization if you’re an introvert. But with enough preparation and practice, you’ll soon be able to networking comfortably. Try on these introverts guide to networking by professionals to practice your networking skill and care less on what others think.
Making small talk isn‘t as easy as it sounds. On the contrary, conversing with strangers can be stilted and even painful. Small talk makes so many of us feel like a fraud and yet it’s extremely important in life.
Does the thought of small talk fill you with dread? While trying to appear interested, engaged and enthusiastic, are you really itching for the, so often, awkward conversation to end so you can crawl back into your comfort zone?
Here are some tips, mostly common sense, to make your small talk more meaningful:
The start of New Year seems to encourage people to create new habit, or break with old habit. One bad habit that most people adopt is procrastinating. It may feel good to just veg out and binge watch TV or play games while avoiding an English paper. But, it’s horrible to have only hours to go until that deadline. Unfortunately, while we know it’s a bad habit, it can be hard to break procrastination habit.
When we procrastinate, all we’re doing is avoiding the inevitable while also adding mounting stress and shrunken deadlines to our plate. It may feel like we’re doing ourselves a favor but it’s actually the exact opposite. Now is the time to break procrastination habit. Here are some tips to finally break up with procrastination:
Happy New Year, Bright Interns!
Some of you still in holiday but there are also some of you who have already back with our routines. Wherever you’re, new semester of college is coming and you need to prepare yourself. Along with the new beginning, why don’t you try to challenge yourself to start something new?
To help you get the idea, here are 5 things college students must start doing right now
Overwhelm is a type of emotional paralysis where you feel as though you’re unable to cope with or handle your circumstances. You feel as though you’re lacking control, which leads to indecision.
It’s a horrible feeling being overwhelmed by your task list. What you need is a way to get back on top quickly by starting to prioritize what to do and when to do it.
Here are some tips to beat overwhelm and take your control back.
