Time Management: Planning and using your time so the important work gets done on time.
Example
You break a three-day task into daily goals and check your progress each evening.
Why Time Management matters for IT interns
Internships mix learning, meetings and tasks. Managing your time stops you from falling behind without noticing.
Where you will hear it
You will hear this term in everyday professional communication with your mentor, manager, and team. If someone uses it and you are not sure what they mean in your project, it is completely fine to ask; every team uses terms a little differently.
Related terms
- Remote Work: Working from home or anywhere outside the office, using online tools to work with your team.
- Responsibility: The duties and tasks you are expected to handle in your role.
- Teamwork: Doing your part in a team, supporting others and putting the team’s goal ahead of individual credit.
- Work Ethic: Your attitude towards work — reliability, effort, honesty and care for quality.
- Work From Office (WFO): Working on-site at the company’s office.
- Workplace Culture: The shared values, habits and unwritten rules of how people work together in a company or team.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Time Management?
Planning and using your time so the important work gets done on time.
What is an example of Time Management?
You break a three-day task into daily goals and check your progress each evening.
Why does Time Management matter for IT interns?
Internships mix learning, meetings and tasks. Managing your time stops you from falling behind without noticing.
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Dhaivat has 16+ years of experience in the IT industry, working on AI and cloud technologies, project delivery, and engineering leadership. He has interviewed and mentored many interns, wrote The Lost Intern, and runs the non-commercial Career Impact Initiative, mentoring students for free.