Meetings with Tracey every 2 weeks starting June 3.
Things they will be assessing:
- They will be assessing fit and soft skills as much as technical skills. Attitude, how you take critical feedback. They will probably be looking for that
- They will be looking for communication gaps - did you keep them abreast of your timelines?
Things to ask:
- How much communication do they want as far as timeline and progress?
- Who am I reporting to - only my supervisor or can I give updates with other people?
- How do you want updates?
- Mention you are working with career coach at Turing for PD
How to mention the possibility of transitioning?
- Ok to check with them about it since they mentioned it
- Ask if the opportunity is still on the table after a certain number of weeks
- If it's clear they won't give it to me, make it clear you'd like a referral and that you're looking for job searches
- Make it clear that you're 100% commited to the internship and job possibility
- Hopefully they'll be transparent with the process
Continuing career goals while at internship
- Network within company
- Get a feeling and sense for mentorship - is there someone there who could be a career mentor, say you've always had career mentors at Turing
- Will attend virtual meetups and hackathons
- At least look at a job board, especially towards the end. I might find something really cool!
- Look for one or two I'd be really excited about
Goals for this internship:
- Ramp up and be indispensible as quickly as possible
- Be someone they want to work with
- Be as self-directed as I can - figure out what needs to be done and do a quality job with minimal supervision
- Anticipate needs as much as I can - be very observant
Areas I've had trouble in the past:
- Asking the right questions, not just every question
- Don't let my nerves get the better of me
- Be prepared to be overworked for a little bit?
Places where I need to grow as a developer:
- Setting up my environment
- Untangling Git mistakes
Supervisory Meetings and Feedback - change to action items:
