9 Thoughtful and Affordable Christmas Gifts for Teachers

9 Thoughtful and Affordable Christmas Gifts for Teachers Sign up successful 4. Gift Card or Gift Certificate Take time to pamper your or your childs teacher by giving them an indulgent gift card. A $5 gift card to a coffee shop may not seem like much, but getting to splurge on a fancy latte they might not usually purchase for themselves is a welcome treat. And dont forget, TakeLessons offers gift certificates, too! Whether your teacher wants to improve their cooking skills, work on their fitness, or learn a new language, theres so much to explore! 5. Cookie Jar Fill a clear jar with all of the dry ingredients necessary to make your favorite homemade cookies, layering each ingredient. Tie the recipe to the jar with a fancy ribbon and you have a beautiful, simple gift. This idea also works well with homemade hot cocoa powder. 6. Tote Bag Teachers and tutors who travel to students are always carrying books and supplies around with them. Help your teacher out by giving them a tote bag so they can carry their materials to you in style! You can select a pattern you think the teacher would enjoy or have a plain bag embroidered with their name or initials. 7. Travel Mug or Cup Because teachers (especially singing teachers!) use their voices constantly throughout the day, many of them always have a drink with them for when their throat gets dry or scratchy. Reusable travel mugs or cups make wonderful Christmas gifts for teachers. You can find them almost anywhere in a wide variety of colors and prints. If you have a young child, you might even pick a customizable cup that they can decorate just for their teacher. 8. Handmade Crafts Feeling crafty and want to make something unique? Pinterest is filled with creative ideas ranging from extremely simple to fairly complex, so you can pick the idea that fits your level of skill and the amount of time that you have. Your teacher will love your  one-of-a-kind gift. 9. Hand Sanitizer During the winter, children tend to become walking petri dishes for cold and flu germs, depositing them on every surface they touch everywhere they go. In an attempt to keep everyone healthy, teachers and tutors tend to use a lot of hand sanitizer for both themselves and their students during the colder months. While it may not be one of the most exciting Christmas gifts for teachers, hand sanitizer is certainly a practical gift that will be well appreciated. Have a happy holiday season! Interested in Private Lessons? Search thousands of teachers for local and live, online lessons. Sign up for convenient, affordable private lessons today! Search for Your Teacher Photo  by  lorenkerns

Advantages Disadvantages of a Fretless Guitar

Advantages Disadvantages of a Fretless Guitar Shanika Fretless instruments are not uncommon in the world of music, however, a fretless guitar is an instrument that isnt often mentioned. The fretless guitar lacks the frets that one would traditionally see on a guitar. This means that there is no interruption in the string from the bridge, up the neck of the guitar. The lack of frets create an entirely unique, warm, but less amplified sound that works across all types of music. In order to truly understand what a fretless guitar is, it is first important to understand the purpose of the fret. The fret segments the neck of the guitar into multiple sections. The frets serve as the tension point to alter the sound of the guitar. The fretted guitar adheres to the Western standard of semitones. They also serve as a guide for musicians. Unfretted guitars, while uncommon, are incredibly rewarding instruments to learn to play. With that being said, these fretless instruments have specific advantages, disadvantages and tricks that must be considered before heading out and picking one up. Advantages The fretless guitars greatest advantage is the range of sound it can produce. Without frets to space the strings, the guitar is capable of producing sounds outside of the Western music scale. Fretted guitars, while traditional and beautiful in their own respect, have limitations imposed upon them by the frets. The freedom of a fretless guitar is especially useful for those who are interested in Eastern music and more exotic sounds that are difficult to reproduce on a traditional guitar. The fretless guitar also offers players a chance to truly perfect their craft as the removal of frets force students to rely on their own skill, technique and ear while playing. It also offers players a fluidity and a truly unique sound. Slide guitar, a method of guitar playing that relies on a cylinder slide across the strings, produces the same fretless sound. This sound is warmer and more fluid, with almost no stop between pitches, which creates a truly full and aesthetically-pleasing sound. Learning to play fretless guitar is an incredibly rewarding endeavor and something of particular interest to many who have mastered the traditional guitar. Fretless instruments add a new layer of difficulty, along with greater freedom of sound, that many avid musicians enjoy immensely. Disadvantages While the fretless guitar offers musicians more flexibility and a wider range of potential musical options, there are also disadvantages to consider. The fretless guitar following remains relatively small, and much of its underground popularity is rooted in the difficulty that accompanies the instrument. Fretless guitars are difficult to come by and difficult to truly master. The fretless guitar, because it lacks the typical guidance of a fret, requires a great deal of training to truly master. Ear training is required for all players to denote the differences in sound between the notes. While this can be accomplished with the correct instruction and practice by any guitar player, it is not a particularly easy skill to master and leaves some students feeling frustrated. Additionally, it should be noted that the fretless guitar is far less common than the traditional, fretted guitar, and few outfitters ship fretless versions of their more popular items. While the fretless bass has gained popularity and many outfitters ship them as part of their normal inventory, this simply is not the case with fretless guitars. In many cases, a consumer must purchase a fretted guitar and have a luthier remove the frets. There is a small grouping of luthiers who specialize in fretless guitars, but they come at a premium. Tips and Tricks When buying a fretless guitar, you can request that the luthier make markings were the fret would normally be. These painted (or notched) frets allow users to employ the marking as a guide while they learn unfretted techniques. As your skill progresses, markings can be removed, or a new neck can be used. Instead of bending strings to achieve sounds, the fretless guitar enables easier slide mechanisms. Avoid bending strings as it can damage the fretboard. Instead, focus on learning slide techniques. Before heading into the world with a fretless instrument, it is important to train the ear and fingers to play on an unfretted guitar. Intonation exercises and pitch exercises are necessary. While fretless instruments allow for more fluidity they also allow for users to make bigger mistakes that are more noticeable. Photo by alikins Interested in Private Lessons? Search thousands of teachers for local and live, online lessons. Sign up for convenient, affordable private lessons today! Search for Your Teacher

A Terrible Boss - Office English Listening and Writing Exercise

A Terrible Boss - Office English Listening and Writing Exercise Ok. I chose another comedic listening exercise, this time from the movie Office Space, where we see the main characters terrible boss. There are some great phrasal verbs used in the exercise and it is about English work and office language. Give it a try and if you have time do the writing exercise too.Fill in the gaps from the video above. Write your answers in comments and well respond.1. Hello Peter. _____   ________?2. What time does he want him to come in?3. Im also going to need you to ___ _____ and come in on Sunday too.4. Why does he need him to work on Sunday?5. We need to sort of play _______   __.6. What does the above phrasal verb mean?These are 5 important phrasal verbs can you put them in the correct sentences below?go ahead,  catch up on,  deal with,  focus on,  draw up1. Alice, will you ____ __ a contract for our new business partners.2. I think we will have to work late, that meeting put us behind and we have a lot of reports to _____   __ __.3. Peter, could you ____   ____ the press and their accusations of mishandling government funding.4. _____ ___ Mary, I didnt mean to interrupt you.5. I really need you to _____ __ your work and not play on the internet all day.Writing Assignment:Do you have to work on the weekends? How often? Why? Do you get paid overtime for working on the weekends? Do you take work home with you at night? Do you think we should work on the weekends? Why or why not? Is it different if it is a small business or a large corporation? Why? Laura Mullokandov 1. Whats happening? 2. Around 9 3. to go ahead 4. The company lost some people this week (in other words, the boss fired some workers) 5. Catch up 6. Cath up means to do additional work for filling the gap. LOIEnglish Good work. cleriston 1 Whats happening? 2 around nine 3 To go ahead 4 we lost some people this week (before Laura comment I thought some died) 5 Catch up 6 Additional effort for filling the gap 7 Filling the blank:Draw up, Catch up, deal with, go ah ead, focus on LOIEnglish Cleriston.Your response to Question #4 is very funny. It is true we can use lost to mean died. For example: I lost my father when I was a teenager. In this context it does mean die.The answer to Question #2 in the gap fill is: catch up ON. This is a 3 word phrasal verb. Catch up on something.I need to catch up on my homework. It can also be with. I need to catch up with the world news. Anna 1. Whats happening 2. Around nine 3. Go ahead 4. They lost some people this week. 5. Catch up 6. It means to do additional someone elses work 1. Draw up 2. Catch up on 3. Deal with 4. Go ahead 5. Focus on LOIEnglish Good Anna.A few quick notes catch up doesnt necessarily mean that it is someone elses work. It could be that you fell behind on your own work and have to catch up. Thanks for answering! Laura Mullokandov Writing Exercise. Ive been working on weekends for many years. Actually, I work every weekend. Why? First of all, Ive been paid overtime for this work. A lso I do another kind of work to compare with ordinary working days during the week, it is interesting for me professionally. And above all that, I like to work in a quite environment, on the weekends it is only me at the office:) Most of people prefer dont work on weekends, and it is normal, all of us need time for families and leisure. But if someone do want to work, why not? LOIEnglish Thanks for taking the time to do the writing assignment! I almost always work weekends too, but I enjoy my work and I work from home so I dont mind it.Your sentence: First of all, Ive been paid overtime for this work. The present perfect tense isnt the best choice here. Youve established that you work every weekend which makes it a habit, so we use present simple The correction should be: I am paid overtime for this work.I do another kind of work.The use of another in this sentence isnt correct. See our video: http://www.skypeenglishclasses.com/skype-english-blog/videos/another-other-or-others-vid eo-with-exercise/A better choice is: I do a different kind of work comparED to my ordinary working days during the week.You have a typo: quiet or quiteWe do not use of between most and our noun. Most people prefer to NOT work on weekends. Prefer never uses the auxiliary do, dont, does, doesnt)Your last sentence you have a problem with the pronoun someone and the verb/auxiliary. If someone DOES want to workSomeone is 3rd person singular.I hope this helps! Laura Mullokandov Thank you so much! I really need this kind of exercises and your corrections are highly important. André Dertrudes de Macena We ´ve working yes to paid our count. If not who will pay LOIEnglish AndréThanks for the short response. Because you are indicating it is something that is habit or regular you should use present simple. Also I think the correct word isnt count but bills (electricity, water, sewer, gas (for heat), etc?) we call these our bills in English. The second part is a 1st conditional sentence. I n English we need to use the auxiliary (dont, doesnt) to make the sentence negative. I hope this helps. We work, yes, to pay our bills. If we dont, who will pay? André Dertrudes de Macena Gosto de todas as lições, e obrigado por mim responder, quero mais videos e exercícios. Silvia Deplano 1)whats happening? 2) 9 3)catch up on 4)soccer LOIEnglish SilviaI think you missed one question. Question #5: the correct answer is, catch up. Which, means to do work that you have delayed for some reason.Question #3: go ahead, another phrasal verb which means to follow through or continue with something.Question #4: He needs him to come into work because they have lost some people. Meaning they have fired people. Silvia Deplano Alice will you draw up a contract 2) catch up on 3)deal with 4)go ahead 5)focus on LOIEnglish Good! Alvaro Willians About the video1. Whats happening.2. At 9:003. Go ahead4. They lost some people5. Catch upPhrasal Verbs1. Draw up2. Catch up3. Go ahead4. Deal wit h5. Focus onWriting Assignment:No. I dont work on the weekends nowaday, but I have alread worked on the weekend on my former job. There I worked twice a month. We worked on the weekend in order to delivering all projects. Yes we got paid overtime for working on the weekends. Sometimes we took work home with us at night. Some projects needs to be done in another place. Yes, because we had lot of project, but I also think that our boss could menage better the week for us. No there is no difference because all always will have people accepting more than we can do.Question:What does Need play to sort of play catch up mean?Thanks LOIEnglish AlvaroGood work on the listening. Lets look at your writing.NowadayS-has an S at the end.but I have alreadY worked on the weekend on my former job. (Im confused about this sentence. You are using the present perfect tense have +participle but I dont think that it is correct. I think you should use used to. If you are not familiar with this past form , Im going to include a link for you here: http://www.skypeenglishclasses.com/skype-english-blog/would-used-to-video-exercise/We worked on the weekend in order to COMPLETE all THE projects.Some OF THE projects needED.because we had A LOT of projectS.but I also thick that our boss could HAVE managED the week better. (This is using a modal verb in the past tense. Modal verbs include: could, would, should, might, may. When we are talking about something in the past the structure is; modal verb + have + participle; could have managed, should have gone, might have been, etc.)No there is no difference because EVERYONE will ALWAYS ACCEPT more than THEY can do.Need to play catch up: This means that there is work that has fallen behind and isnt completed or to the point of progress that it should. For example; if I get sick and cant work for a few days, I might need to play catch up.Thanks for answering. Alvaro Willians Thank you! Nguyen Thi Hoa I dont have to work on the weekend, but almo st technicians have to work on the weekend. They didnt receive overtime for working on the weekends because our boss didnt approve it. I think that we shouldnt work on the weekends because the job performance will be reduce if we dont have to to relax.. Almost large corporation have to work on the weekends but they will have a compensation vacation. LOIEnglish NguyenYou have some confusion between: Almost and most Almost-means not quite, very nearly. i.g. He almost spilled the milk. (He didnt, but he nearly did.) Most-means the majority. i.g. Most people like pizza.So your first sentence: .., but MOST technicians.didnt is for the past simple form. In this case you are talking about something that happens regularly, so we use the present simple. DONT They DONT receive overtime for working on the weekends because our boss DIDNT approve it.because the job performance will be LOWER if we dont HAVE TIME to relax. (lower is a better option here; reduce is a verb.)MOST large corporationS Mr. V.Pires 1-) Whats happening. 2-) around 9:00 am. 3-) go ahead. 4-) because theyve lost some people that weekendI guess some people was fired from job. 5-) catch up. 6-) catch up means doind the job you havent done yet cause youre delayed. WRITING ASSIGNMENTWell, as a matter of fact, I almost never have a weekend free, because of my kind of job. Ill try to explain Im security agent, so I work from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM in alternates days, I mean, if I work on Monday, on Tuesday Ill be taking a rest..this way, if I work on Saturday, Sunday Ill be at home enjoying my day off. Thats why on the weekends, a have, at least, one day at home. Sometimes I make a deal with a partner ( friend at job) and we go work for each other in our day off and then we can have three days off. isnt too bad, is it? Sounds like good ..having three days off. I almost forgot to sayIve alredy had to go work on hollidays, even on Christmas day or New Years Day Sometimes I do extra time work( but not very of ten ) and of course, I get paid for that In my opinion we all deserves a weekend free from work. .even though only to be restting at home or going out, enjoying our family, sigthseeing, talking to a friends or what else we wanna do..the import iskeep our mind (our brain) away from work on the weekends Thank you everyone LOIEnglish Mr. Pires,Good listening skills! Question #4 has a grammar error; people WERE fired from THEIR jobs. Remember that people is plural, so people are, people were. Also job is countable and must have an article (a, the, an) or a pronoun (his, her, their, our).Your writing:kind of job-you have to be careful using kind of because it can be used as almost For example: I kind of like pop music. In the case above in your writing it is better to use typeIm A security agent. (all jobs need an article) Im A teacher. He is AN engineer. She is A pilot.If I work on Monday, on Tuesday I REST. (this is zero conditional and doesnt need WILL). If I work on Saturday Sunday IS my day off. (again zero conditional)extra time work=the word for this is called overtime Sometimes I work overtime (but not very often) and of course I get paid for it. We all deserve (no S) free from work.The IMPORTANT THING is TO keep our mind away from work on the weekends.Thanks for answering!

Whats on the English Literature GCSE AQA Syllabus

What's on the English Literature GCSE AQA Syllabus The most popular exam board for the new English Literature GCSE 9-1 is AQA. So, we have put together a helpful syllabus guide for the new English Literature GCSE. This can be used as a handy check list during revision.  ? Paper One: Section A: Shakespeare Students need to know, in detail, one out of six of these set texts: Macbeth Romeo and Juliet Tempest Merchant of Venice Much Ado About Nothing Julius Caesar Paper One: Section B Students need to know, in detail, one out of seven of these set texts. 19th Century Novels Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde A Christmas Carol- Charles Dickens Great Expectations- Charles Dickens Jane Eyre- Charlotte Bronte Frankenstein- Mary Shelley Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen Sign of Four- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Paper Two This paper is sat on a different day and has a different focus. Paper Two: Section A Students will be examined on one set text from the selection below. They will need to know the whole text. Modern Text Drama An Inspector Calls- J.B. Priestley Blood Brothers- Willy Russell History Boys- Alan Bennett DNA- Dennis Kelly Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night time (play) Modern Text Prose Lord of the Flies- William Golding Animal Farm- George Orwell Never Let Me Go- Kazuo Ishigaro Anita and Me-Meera Syal Pigeon English- Stephen Kelman Paper 2: Section B: Poetry Students will have studied one cluster of poems, either,  Love and relationships, or Power and Conflict. They need to know, in detail all 15 poems in this cluster.   Love and relationships Lord Byron, 'When We Two Parted' Percy Bysshe Shelley, 'Love’s Philosophy' Robert Browning, 'Porphyria’s Lover' Elizabeth Barrett Browning, 'Sonnet 29' â€" ‘I think of thee!’ Thomas Hardy, 'Neutral Tones' Maura Dooley, 'Letters From Yorkshire' Charlotte Mew, 'The Farmer’s Bride' Cecil Day Lewis, 'Walking Away' Charles Causley, 'Eden Rock' Seamus Heaney, 'Follower' Simon Armitage, 'Mother, any distance' Carol Ann Duffy, 'Before You Were Mine' Owen Sheers, 'Winter Swans' Daljit Nagra, 'Singh Song! Andrew Waterhouse, 'Climbing My Grandfather Power and Conflict Percy Bysshe Shelley, 'Ozymandias' William Blake, 'London' (poems) William Wordsworth, Extract from 'The Prelude' Robert Browning, 'My Last Duchess' Extra Tutorfair Resource: GCSE Analysis of Robert Browning, 'My Last Duchess'   Alfred Lord Tennyson, 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' Wilfred Owen, 'Exposure’ Seamus Heaney, 'Storm on the Island' Ted Hughes, 'Bayonet Charge' Simon Armitage, 'Remains' Jane Weir, 'Poppies' 4,400' Carol Ann Duffy, 'War Photographer' Imtiaz Dharker, 'Tissue' Carol Rumens, 'The Émigree' John Agard, 'Checking Out Me History' Beatrice Garland, 'Kamikaze' Paper Two : Section C Unseen Poetry We recommend preparing for this final section by examining a varied selection of poems and closely analysing each text. Remember to look out for key themes in each poem, structure and use of language. For further support with the English Literature GCSE  you can search the  Tutorfair website, enter your postcode, and Tutorfair will show you GCSE English GCSE tutors in your area, with the top rated tutors!

Biology, the Science of All Life

Biology, the Science of All Life It often happens that academic disciplines seem to students inapplicable to real life and therefore undeserving of in-depth study. But nobody can say this about biology. The term biology originates from the Greek words bios life and -logia, study of. So biology is the study of life and living organisms. Biology researches the basis of vital activity and interaction between all living things. It is a vast science containing many subdisciplines, including cell biology, microbiology, botany, zoology, anatomy, virology, genetics, biochemistry, physiology, agriculture, ecology, epidemiology, pharmacology, and many others. This branch of knowledge not only provides understanding of our Mother Nature and the essence of life but also helps us to survive. However, there are still many people who believe that biology is a discipline  concerned mainly with the boring examining of flowers and insects under a microscope. It is not true, of course. So let’s think, what is the practical value of biology? First of all, biology is a source of knowledge about the surrounding world. With the help of this science, a person learns the laws of nature, recognizes oneself as a part of nature and realizes that everything is connected. Each organism, even a tiny bug or a microbe, has its function in nature and none of them is useless. It is necessary to observe ecological balance between diverse species, if one of them is destroyed the whole ecosystem will be affected. Besides, the natural resources are exhaustible and learning biology helps to perceive the idea of rational use of these resources. This way the study of biology serves to form the ecological reasoning of modern people. Another important branch of biology is human study. This knowledge is vitally important for everybody as it helps to organize ones life in a better way in terms of healthy food, mental and physical activity. Rational use of the body resources and understanding of physiology may significantly increase operational efficiency and personal level of life. In ancient times the development of biology allowed us to research the specifics of the human body and created the theoretical basis for medicine, the importance of this fact cannot be overestimated. Biology is also important in the scope of economics, particularly for agriculture and bioengineering. Researching  the laws of organisms’ evolution makes it possible to breed new varieties of plants and strains of cattle adapted for cultivation in an artificial environment. This results in an increase of grain yields and the harvest of meat, which is a vital task for humanity now, when the population grows faster than the natural resources. Biology is a vast branch of knowledge concerned with the entire biosphere around human beings and the humans by themselves. Biology has changed the world and the basic knowledge of this science is needed to orient oneself in the present-day life. Biology has incontestable practical value as a basis of all modern technologies of food production and medicine. Besides, understanding the laws of nature forms the mentality open to environment-friendly ideas which is utterly  important for saving the ecological balance on our planet. Learning biology from an early age is essential for personal development of the young individual and for making right decisions in the situations related to  environmental pollution and personal health. Visit  TutorZ.com  to find a biology  tutor in  Los Angeles,  Portland,  Phoenix,  Salt Lake City,  Dallas,  Minneapolis,  Chicago,  Nashville,  Orlando,  Indianapolis,  Atlanta,  Philadelphia  or any other U.S. city.

5 Questions Students Have About Tuition Insurance

5 Questions Students Have About Tuition Insurance pixabay.com 1. What is tuition insurance? Tuition insurance isn’t a particularly common thing for most college students. In fact, it usually benefits the parents more so than it benefits students. In a nutshell, tuition insurance will reimburse tuition costs (or partial tuition costs) should the student drop out of school. Usually the students getting tuition insurance are ones with pre-existing medical conditions that could force withdrawal from school. Because many schools don’t have regulated reimbursement policies in the case of student injury or death, tuition insurance alleviates the stress involved in paying hefty amounts for higher education. 2. Who usually gets tuition insurance? As stated, most of the students who get their tuition insured have pre-existing medical conditions or a medical history that could force a withdrawal from their school. Typically, the parents who choose tuition insurance are paying a private institution with large fees. It’s usually assumed that the paying of such fees comes directly from the parents. With the parents paying such a large cost for their child to attend school, potential withdrawal from that school could result in a lot of money lost. This happens because many federal student loans allow discharge of student debt if one becomes disabled or dies. However, private student loans do not have the same rules and do not have such discharges of debt. 3. How much does it usually cost? Tuition insurance varies based on the amount of tuition paid. Essentially, tuition insurance usually works as a percentage of tuition costs. Tuition refund insurance can cost anywhere from 1 percent to 5 percent of total tuition costs. Depending on the overall amount, this means that the insurance could cost anywhere between $100 to $1,000. Because the range is quite large, it would be wise to consult with a tuition insurance provider to calculate the estimated cost of tuition insurance based on your fees. Keep in mind that tuition insurance refunds will look different depending on various things like credit hours, risk involvement, and coverage. 4. What does it cover? Most tuition insurance will cover things like forced withdrawal due to illness or injury, the death of a student, or the death of a parent. Different types of tuition insurance may also cover things like voluntary withdrawal, mental health withdrawal, relocation, or academic suspension. However, there are exceptions to this rule to which the insurance won’t apply. Some of these cases may be intentional self-injury or withdrawals due to substance abuse. Be sure to talk with your provider about full coverage versus partial coverage. The amounts refunded will likely vary based on the potential events and how much the school refunds. Because the school will likely refund a certain amount should any incidents occur, the tuition insurance percentages may look different than initially proposed. 5. Do I need it? Many students have never heard of tuition insurance simply because it isn’t a common or necessary thing. Because most 17-21 year olds are generally healthy and haven’t acquired major illnesses or diseases, they have little to fear about forced withdrawal from school. Many students also attend large public universities and receive fair amounts of aid in terms of grants, scholarships, and loans. It isn’t particularly common for parents to pay extreme amounts of tuition fees each year. If you’re planning for your future college career and tuition insurance hasn’t come up, the likelihood that you need it is quite low. Now that you have a taste of what tuition insurance is, you can more aptly decide whether you need it or not. However, deciding to get tuition insurance should be a discussion for everyone involved in the college process. It’s best to speak to a real tuition insurance provider about what rates will be charged and what the insurance covers. Make sure you talk explicitly about your concerns and what you want your insurance to cover to find the best tuition insurance plan for you. Much like your investment into your education itself, tuition insurance is something that should be thought about thoroughly. When studying, you don’t want your time or your money to go to waste.

4 Steps College Students Take To Get A Job Offer

4 Steps College Students Take To Get A Job Offer Image via https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4107/5144677794_242acb13e5_z.jpg At the outset of college, internships are great because you can try out different work experiences with a low level of long term commitment. Closer to graduation, or even after graduation, the main purpose is to go from an internship to a job offer. Recently, I began an internship that went from internship to job offer in less than three weeks. A lot of it has to do with the situation, but here are four tips to help you excel around the office that really helped me go from internship to job offer. 1. Don’t Get Pigeon-Holed Into Managing Social Media Although more and more companies are hiring digital marketing talent to head up their social media efforts, many companies have still not learned how to get the most out of social media. If this is the case, you may be immediately placed as the person of authority when it comes to social media. Unless this was in your original job description, be extremely wary of getting pigeon-holed as the “social media guru.” Adding social media to your workload is not the way to go from internship to job offer. First of all, you’re not a social media guru. Managing your own personal social media does not an enterprise digital marketer make. Second, if you’re in the position of explaining social media to your boss, they probably dont understand the amount of time a robust social media strategy takes. Public engagement of your customer base on behalf of your company takes time and effort. Protect your time, and avoid dumping it into social media if it is not a core part of your job (how you are evaluated). 2. Understand the Model Along with social media, if you want to go from internship to job offer, learn how to politely say no to most tasks that are not a core part of your job description early on. Many folks from different areas of the company will ask things of you, or suggest tasks for you to do. This is natural; all your new co-workers are trying to figure out where you fit in. The key is to recognize where you can provide the most value to the company overall. In order to do this you must understand the business model of your new workplace. Dont worry, you dont need an MBA to think critically about the overall strategy of your business. Take a step back and think about these three things: what your company provides value to, to whom does it provide value, and in what ways is your company compensated for this value? To put it bluntly, how does your company pay you and keep the doors open every day? Now, put yourself into the equation and see where you fit in. Maximize your time and effort around the activities that drive this equation, and give little time to the tasks that do not. 3. Show Up Early Showing up early may be the best weapon if you want to go from internship to job offer. Take it from someone who has lived his life “not being a morning person,” getting to work early or first is a boon. Honestly, once you do it a few times, it’s not hard to wake up because the benefits are so huge. The best part is getting to ease into the day. Have a coffee, review your tasks, and evaluate how you are going to crush your day without any interruptions. Being first into the office is a magical and quiet time. Instead of being the groggy person who is bombarded with questions immediately, you get to be the person who is already in the zone when everyone else straggles in. 4. Under Promise â€" Over Deliver The most important thing about impressing your employers and going from internship to job offer is actually the opposite of what you might think. At the beginning of your internship you will want to say yes to everything like social media and end up with way too much on your plate. In case you havent picked up on it, the main theme of going from an internship to a job offer is about saying no politely, and excelling in a few areas that are essential to the business. What does it mean to excel though? Exceptionally good. Better than most. If you notice, these are pretty vague definitions. This is a good thing! Define what it means to excel, and make it a level of achievement that you can reasonably reach. Here is an example of what NOT to do: Boss: Please get me those reports by tomorrow Intern: No problem, I can get you them by tonight actually, and I will alphabetize them Boss: Ok great What is wrong with this example? The intern over-promised to impress their boss, but in reality just set a new norm. Now the reports are expected by tonight, and theyre expected  to be alphabetized. The bar for excelling has now just become the expected performance. Here is the RIGHT thing to do: Boss: Please get me those reports by tomorrow Intern: No problem boss! Boss: Ok great (3 Hours Pass) Intern: Boss, I decided to work through lunch and got those reports finished, oh and also, I decided to alphabetize them so it should be easier to find what you need Boss: Wow great job! Now, you have produced exceptional, not normal, results. Even though the results were exactly the same.  I had to learn this lesson the hard way, but it is important not to sabotage yourself. If you are truly going to put in the effort to go above and beyond, resist the urge to talk about it. Walk the walk. Remember, an internship is just as much about finding that fit for yourself as it is about your employers deciding whether they want to hire you. Going from internship to job offer is enticing because of the immediate stability, but it also has to be a fit for you too. Dont be someone youre not, and dont feel like its the last opportunity youll ever have. If the company doesnt motivate you to excel then all the tips in the world wont make a difference. If youre applying, interviewing, or about to start a new internship for the fall semester keep these tips in mind and crush it! Search through the Uloop job listings to find your next Part-Time or Full-Time employment or Internship opportunity. Employers are waiting to hear from you!