INITIATIVE

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INITIATIVE: Showing initiative in the workplace is a prime reason why people receive promotions, get raises, and, in the case of interns, receive offers of full-time employment. Discuss both steps “1” and “2” below: 1. a. Describe 2-3 actions that you have taken in your internship workplace that demonstrated your initiative. Have you offered to do something above and beyond your normal duties? Have you figured out a better way to do a common task? How did your supervisor or co-workers respond to your effort? … or … b. If you have difficulty identifying ways in which you have shown initiative, you may instead describe the performance of a co-worker or supervisor in your workplace that is a good example of a person who shows initiative and gives extra effort. Provide details of situations in which you’ve observed that person’s initiative. 2. Identify some extra things you could offer to do or suggest some ways you might do your job more efficiently. These suggestions could be tasks that require higher-level skills than your job description. My internship as a psychologist got affected by Covid-19 as it was hard to reach all students and we had to change it into projects like writing papers to help school deal with pandemic and how to support students during that time beside worked on creating a profile for each student for next year.