With your baggage full of enthusiasm and expectations you are ready to leave for an internship abroad.
At the end of your experience, you might fall into one of the following categories of trainees:
THE FB GEEK
His mission is to add everybody on FB and fill their walls with quotations, aphorisms and cheesy songs.
He has also a discreet crush on WhatsApp, deducible from the permanent redness on his thumb. A work enthusiast? Definitely not!
THE INSECURE TYPE
During the training hours he does not eat, drink or go to the toilet. He just sits on his chair with his head down, just nodding when someone is asking him something.
He has great ideas, unfortunately he hasn’t the courage to express them.
THE WHINY TYPE
He starts complaining at the airport: it’s too hot, too cold, the queue is too long, the taxi driver too short. And he goes on during the stage: too tiring, not so inspiring, the hours are not enough, there is not enough free time. After a couple of days, he asks to leave earlier with a great relief to everyone.
THE CHATTERBOX
Tireless and avid conversationalist, he can speak to 4 people about 6 different topics. Simultaneously. From the Higgs boson to the migration of birds, he can talk about everything, with or without knowledge of the facts. After a week, everybody avoids him and he is forced to work. At last!
MR RESPONSIBLE
He is focused and bright and takes the chance for what it is: a great opportunity to grow and learn new things. His commitment is often rewarded with a job offer.
It’s up to you now: do you know any other type of trainee?
