Feedback Is Your Growth Fuel

Feedback is the most important growth tool for interns—and how you seek, receive, and apply it can define your success. Here are the core points from this lesson:

• Regularly ask for feedback (ideally weekly or biweekly), and be specific—ask what you should start, stop, or continue doing to improve
• Synchronous conversations (in-person or video) lead to deeper, more honest feedback than async messages—don’t rely only on Slack or email
• Always thank people for feedback, turn it into action items, and follow up to show progress—this builds trust and reinforces your coachability
• Make your improvements visible (e.g. call out test validation or coding pattern adherence in PRs) so your growth is legible to others
• Interns are evaluated heavily on growth rate (“slope”)—even if you start off behind, showing fast, consistent improvement is what earns return offers