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First week as an Intern

How to quickly ramp up to be successful?

How to ramp up fast and set yourself up for success in the crucial first week of your internship?

First week as an Intern - How to quickly ramp up to be successful?

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November 2, 2023
First week as an Intern - How to quickly ramp up to be successful?

May 9th 2005 was the first day of my internship at Microsoft as a Software Development Engineer. I started on the Microsoft Project team, an application that was part of Microsoft Office suite, that helped project managers create project schedules and view them as Gantt Charts. I met my mentor (let’s call him Matt) on my first day who led me to my offi…