What Interns Should Know

It is true, not very often is information on appropriate interaction between intern and workplace found in books or in technical communication.It is important for the student to pick up on informal rules and methods of doing things, without doing so, the student may not get the full experience, or worse, have a terrible experience. It seems to me that even the most academically prepared student who doesn't possess good social skills or nonverbal skills would be doomed for failure. It is like visiting a foreign country and learning how to blend in, learning mannerisms and customs. I have made a point to observe how the employees at the National Environmental Services Center dress and interact with one another, and feel as thought I have a good sense of how to blend in and maintain those codes.