Understanding teamwork is one of the biggest intern problems or internship challenges because

teamwork in the professional sector is very much different than your projects at varsity.
Miscommunication, misinterpretation of the actual objectives, different opinions of team members are
common and vary from that of the project group work you have done. Mishaps in internal
communication also affect your work.

What to do: Establish a connection with each team member. As teams become comfortable with one
another, their efficiency and productivity will improve when trust and confidence will be built

Hesitant to Ask Questions

A common intern problem is asking questions. Your biggest hesitation lies in asking questions. What if
asking questions will create an impression that you don’t know anything? So many thoughts roaming
through your mind. You’re not even sure which of your colleagues will help you or will they feel
disturbed. You feel hesitant in interrupting them. You might land a really good internship but upon
starting you realize that the work environment is excessively grave and professional. In such an
environment, you find it difficult to ask questions for the fear of being judged.

What to do: Everybody out there knows that you are an intern so be confident enough to ask questions
if you are not sure about something. It is always better to ask questions than doing a mistake.

Allocation of minor work

This is one of the commonest internship challenges faced by a large number of interns. While you might
expect to be an important part of the organization, you are often offered just assisting jobs to your
seniors and mentors.

What to do: Ask your manager or another co-worker if there is anything else you can help with: If you
feel that you have done the given tasks well, ask around if there are other tasks you can take on. If you
are just making coffee for everyone, you need to take a step. Otherwise, it is quite normal to start with
less-risky work. However, if you do well, you will soon be trusted by the authorities and allotted with
better assignments and projects.

Unrecognized Work

Sometimes performances remain unnoticed if we don’t tell anyone about it. You get into the office early,
you stay late, you excel in projects assigned to you, you even help out others and contribute to their
success, yet somehow, no one seems to notice. One does well in any field because they expect
recognition. As an intern, you might be doing very good but still, find yourself in a position where your
part is hardly appreciated. That can be somewhat discouraging.

What to do: It is natural to want attention, but you should not become completely dependent on it, or
else each time you don’t receive the response you expected, you will find your confidence growing
shakier than the last time. If you continuously perform well your work can’t be