How To Know What Your Duties Are As An Intern

How do I know what my duties are as an intern?

As an intern, expect to do a lot of photocopying and coffee fetching. It's part of the gig and if you don't do it right, how are they going to give you another assignment that's really important? If someone asks for a frappuccino, don't bring them a hot coffee. It's great to have in your little notebook, write down people's orders so when people say, "Hey can you get me coffee?"you know how much sugar they want, you know if they want cream, what type of milk. Coffee getting is so important because it shows that you are willing to do everything, not just the most important things. You are at the botttom of the ring and what you do can vibrate up to the top. So getting some coffee and making photocopies correctly is so important, because imagine if you give a photocopy to your boss, who gives it to his boss, who gives it to the CEO and if that photocopy is dark or smudged or out of place or whatever, it's going to go up the chain. So do everything really well, do it quickly and efficiently and don't make a big deal out of it. If someone says, "Hey, can you get me lunch?"go out and get them lunch, and do it faster than every other person there and you'll be asked again and again and again and than when something comes up, "Hey we have a big project." Are they going to give it to the kid that takes time getting lunch or gets orders wrong? No, they're going to give it to you.