Week 59: What you say (and how you say it) can improve your internship!

Week 59: July 12, 2025

What you say (and how you say it)

can improve your internship!

Andrea,

We don't have to tell you you've come incredibly far in life. You've leveraged your intelligence, skills, and hard work to succeed to land at a top business school, and now you're poised to rock your summer internship.

One thing to consider this summer is communication. Way too many smart, capable people don't accomplish quite as much as they could because they're not communicating as proactively and effectively as they could be - and we don't want that to be you! Check out these six tips to improve your on-the-job communication.

The 100 Week Sprint team

To-do's this week

Got 5 minutes? Identify a goal you're less on-track to achieve, and think about an "ask" from your team that will help you accomplish that goal

Got 30 minutes? Email your advisory board to ask for their insight on where your communication skills are great, and where you could use a little work.

Got an hour? Start reading Great on the Job to put your communication skills on track to excel this summer.

Six tips to improve your on-the-job communication

We are big fans of Jodi Glickman's book Great on the Job, which addresses all facets of how to leverage communication to not only succeed, but get ahead at work. It's a quick read, and we strongly suggest checking it out before you start your internship.

In the meantime, we have a few tips on how to go into your summer armed with communication strategies that will help you excel.

1. Listen: Focus to make sure your task is clear! Big issues often arise when someone works extremely hard to deliver something, only to find out that the deliverable doesn't meet expectations. Use simple clarifying questions to identify what your supervisor needs.

Read on for more ideas!

SMART MONEY MOVES WITH ERYN

JULY 17 | ZOOM

Business school is a time of uncertainty with your finances. 2015 HBS graduate and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Eryn Schultz will lead a session on managing your finances in school. The session will include guidance on borrowing for school, the mechanics of Roth IRAs, and why some students should consider a Roth conversion.

Session participants will leave with tangible ideas to manage their finances and answers to questions they didn't even know they had. You can sign up here.

You can learn more about Eryn on LinkedIn here and follow her on Instagram here.

Wellness Break

This week from HumanlyWell, we focus on being present.

We are happier when our minds aren’t wandering and we are in the present moment, but 47% of the time we are not present. By being in the present moment, rather than thinking in the past or the future, you can replace the time you usually spend on overthinking the future with simply being here right now. A few tips to stay present:

Set the tone for your day by not checking your phone, email, notifications etc. first thing in the morning.
Stop multi-tasking; focus on one thing at a time, not only when it comes to work.
Count your breaths. When you feel your mind start to wander, you can re-focus almost immediately by bringing your attention to your breath- even just 10 seconds will help bring you back to the present.

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