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Develop A SMART Goal For Your Virtual Internship Program: Criteria Description Questions To Consider Your Answer

The document outlines criteria for developing a SMART goal for a virtual internship program at Microsoft, including making the goal specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound. As an example goal, the respondent aims to complete the virtual internship within 10 weeks by allocating time each week to tasks and reviews, in order to understand Microsoft's business model and requirements for potential future work.

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Develop A SMART Goal For Your Virtual Internship Program: Criteria Description Questions To Consider Your Answer

The document outlines criteria for developing a SMART goal for a virtual internship program at Microsoft, including making the goal specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound. As an example goal, the respondent aims to complete the virtual internship within 10 weeks by allocating time each week to tasks and reviews, in order to understand Microsoft's business model and requirements for potential future work.

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Microsoft Virtual Internship

Develop a SMART goal for your Virtual Internship Program

Criteria Description Questions to consider Your answer

To understand what is the working model for a


Specific States in clear terms what  What do I want to accomplish on this corporate giant like Microsoft and to find a good
outcome, result or program? business model. My desire to know will always make me
behaviour is to be  How will I accomplish it? reach the goal.
achieved.  Why do I want to accomplish is?
 Who will need to be involved?

Measurable Includes a description of  How will I measure this? I will set an end date for when I will complete this Virtual
the desired outcome  How will I know when I’ve completed Internship 
I will put 100% effort into each task I am required to
and/or measurable results. it? complete. I will review my progress each week to make
 How will I know if I’m on track to sure I am on track. 
complete this program?

Achievable A realistic expectation,  Do I have the skills and knowledge


given time and resources. currently to complete this program? I have most of the skills and will develop these as I work
through the program. I will seek help from others if I need
 Is this the right time for me to
it. I do have enough time to do this but need to be strict
complete this program? with managing my time to keep on track and avoiding
 Do I have enough time and resources distractions. I think I will able to achieve this goal
to complete this program? although some tasks may be more challenging than others
 Does this goal challenge me in the but should be achievable. 
Microsoft Virtual Internship

right way?

This is directly related to one of my start-up work


Relevant There is a clear link to the  Is this worth my time and effort?
goals of the department,  How does this link to my career
division, the company and choice?
its values.  Is this the right time to complete this
program for me?

I need to complete this virtual internship within 1 week. I


Time Bound There is a time limit or  When do I want to complete the will allocate 30 minutes to each task but understand this
deadline by which the program by? may need to be expanded for some. I will set weekly goals to
achieve modules and tasks and allocate time to review and
objective must be  How long do I want to allocate to learn from model answers. 
achieved, and there may each module?
be a time frame to track  How will I track my progress against
phases of completion in an time per module?
action plan.  What is my target end date?

Now write out your SMART Internship Goal in full (considering the answers to your questions from above):

 I will complete the virtual internship within 10 weeks (insert exact date), allocating two hours each week to complete four tasks and ensuring I
spend one hour reviewing the model answers and identifying what I could do better. This will help me build my understanding of Microsoft and
what is required to set me up for future contract with Microsoft.

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