“Growing Leaders” by Tim Elmore is an article explaining how an internship is not just an internship, but a year-long interview. A very unique way to look at it that I would have never thought of. Beside making a good impression, there are other ways we can make our year-long interview a great one. The article goes into explaining how an internship is an important first step towards a place in the workforce. Students should have the opportunity to experience an internship because it is a more rewarding experience than most think. Elmore introduces that an internship should be a long-term interview. Instead of treating it like a job, we should be assessing ourselves on our performance. Are we putting our best foot forward? How are we showing motivation or devotion to this internship? What qualities am I missing or need to improve on? These are all essential questions to make sure we are making the best impression, just like a job interview. Additionally, these are things future employers are looking for rather than are you doing your job.
When assessing this compared to my mentorship, I did take away a few important aspects mentioned by Elmore. I want to make my mentorship opportunity an experience that sets me up further down the road in my profession career. With this being said, I want to make mistakes and learn from those so I can improve on them during my internship rather than in the real world. This will just give me more experience for the future. I want to continue improving and building my initiative to establish myself in the Aviation community. This will help me start networking with individuals so I can have contacts for possible future job positions. Since my mentorship is something I am passionate about, I will continue to show enthusiasm and bring a new spirit to my flight school. The most relevant topic covered by Elmore was his emphasis on responsibility. This, by far, speaks to my character. I always take responsibility for my actions and want to have the drive or motivation to pursue my passion. In conclusion, these aspect will help me have a good reputation as wells as contacts for my future in this career. Also, it will make a good impression on not only myself, but my flight school. This is an opportunity that I have earned and I will continue to take it seriously and treat it as an year-long interview. Tim Elmore's Blog: http://growingleaders.com/
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