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Recently I watched the movie ‘The Intern’ and while I enjoyed it considerably, I was taken aback by how engaging it was. The movie is about a 70 year old senior retiree called Ben, who out of boredom applies for a senior internship program at an online fashion site. Ben is assigned with Jules, the founder of the online shopping site who unwillingly agrees to participate in the program. Ben positions himself as Jules' advisor, a role model for Gen Z, and a guiding light of business knowledge for the entire organization over time.

Generation Z and the remaining population of millennials are now graduating college and are seeking internships as the first steps to making a career. An internship is more of a step into the real world and helps one develop their professional aptitude, strengthen personality and explore the industry that they are interested to pursue their career in. Some could be enthusiastic about it while others can find it to be quite daunting.

Internships tend to be short and it is important that you utilise this time period to shine and become the best intern your team has ever had!

And here's some tips from a fellow intern on how to nail your internship:

Throughout the last decade millennials and their mindset has been a much talked about topic. Being a millennial myself I began to wonder, was all this much talk and debate a waste of time? Is the definition of millennials and the surrounding facts merely a myth?

After attending many conferences, referring to books and listening to expert talks regarding this topic what made me comprehend was millennials are perceived as the black sheep among the generations, especially the previous generations.

The employee exit process is never a pleasant one, the employee can be emotional, where the team might be going through a transition, whereas HR will have to make sure that the off-boarding experience is absolutely pleasant and smooth. While areas such as onboarding and performance get extremely high attention, the off-boarding process might be a little less popular within team HR. It is important that your company provides a wholesome experience from hire to retire for an employee, making an ex-employee an advocate or a referral for your company.