Once your internship is confirmed you can contact your host in advance. Suggest that you “meet over Skype”.
Be prepared for that call, make sure you have researched the company and know who you are talking to (LinkedIn is a good place to look!)
Ask who will be supervising you. Ask any specific questions you have, such as what you should wear, what time to show up on day one, and what preparation do they want you to do in advance.
You could ask if there is accommodation nearby, but remember they are employers not travel agents!
If you have lots of “silly” questions then you could simply ring the receptionist and ask them – that’s always a good way to have a nice ally on the first day.
Alexandra Wake has been a journalist for 30 years. Although initially trained in print, she has adapted to other technologies and now boasts a career spanning radio, television and on-line. Alex has worked in Ireland, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates, as well as Australia. Alex worked for three newspapers: The Rockhampton Morning Bulletin, the Mackay Mercury and The Star (Ireland). Alex spent seven years working for the ABC in Queensland. She has spent time training working journalists at the South African Broadcasting Corporation and three years as a journalism educator at Dubai Women’s College in the United Arab Emirates. Alex also spent three years working as a senior media advisor for a Queensland government minister. Alex still tries to work as a broadcast journalist when her academic work allows.
Alex completed her PhD at Deakin, MA (Research) at QUT, holds a Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Teaching and Learning from RMIT, and a Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults from Cambridge.
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