In reply to Ornella Raissa Tchoumie.

Ornella, Thank you for your thoughtful feedback.

"Ability to learn" comes naturally to some individuals, but as a professional it becomes important to apply learning to situations. Several examples of situational learning: working with a mentor in front of a whiteboard to mature ideas; executing an online tutorial in Code Academy to understand language syntax; watching an executive video to learn the company or organizational strategy. Exploring the resources available and how to use them becomes important. As a professional, I never stopped learning. One of the tricks is figuring out how you best learn, and what are the key takeaways. Pushing yourself during your internship will require you to learn concepts and then use the learning to advance your work objectives.

Thomas Edison said, “Lighting the fire of curiosity always leads to great success.” Use curiosity to comprehend and expand on ideas around you. Curiosity is not asking a bunch of “How to…” questions. Curiosity is about exploring the unexplored, hopefully leading to innovation. Do your homework before you ask the “How to…” questions and be curious about new concepts and ideas.

Enjoy your internship and have a great summer.