Tips for an intern

First time poster, long time lurker. I've benefited a lot from this site and finally decided to register. So, I will begin by saying thank you all for your contributions to this site. A lot of excellent content on here that I've taken advantage of to help me learn more about IT and land my first IT job.
About me. I am an IT student starting an internship next week. The position is for help desk. I was wondering if you had any advice or tips on making the most out of this opportunity and setting a good, lasting impression?
Thanks
About me. I am an IT student starting an internship next week. The position is for help desk. I was wondering if you had any advice or tips on making the most out of this opportunity and setting a good, lasting impression?
Thanks
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1. Dress well.
2. Have 2 ears and 1 mouth i.e. listen more than you talk.
3. Speak up when you have a question - but not all the time.
4. Research anything which you don't know - which could be a ton of stuff but that's how you learn!
Good luck!
The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something, you can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent. - Arnold Schwarzenegger
Ask intelligent questions. If the answer pops up as the first option in Google you do not want to ask your coworkers.
Ask question about the process not the specific answer. You want to engage in conversation and convince someone you are worth teaching.
Good Luck!
Welcome to the site.
2. Be the last one to leave the office.
2) Be willing to admit your shortcomings. Don't say you know a technology or skill if you don't just to save face. They'll be able to pick up on it. Had an intern say they were familiar with web traffic but didn't know what a GET or a POST was. Knew she was lying then.
3) Be graceful and thankful for the opportunity.
Follow the above and you'll be tasked to shadow for the cool stuff as opposed to fetching coffee and making copies.
I'd argue this is meaningless tbh.
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I'd have to disagree with it being meaningless. In my opinion, you benefit from this twofold. Generally speaking, you get better at doing things by doing them more often. Also, people will take notice of your extra effort. You don't have to do this forever, but it is a good starting off.
I recently changed over to IT. I would show up an hour early and leave an hour late for my first six months. Those 2 hours of extra work a day greatly benefited me. I went from knowing very little, to being a fairly knowledgeable member of the team. I didn't stay late every day, but if I didn't, it was because I was home researching an issue.