Work Readiness Skills

Work Readiness Skill: Dedication
One work readiness skill that has helped me in my internship is dedication. Throughout my internship I have experienced many situations in which I've needed to stay focused and on top of my tasks. I have consistently tried my hardest when given a specific job, while striving to work accurately, instead of as quickly as possible. I've asked the necessary questions in order to complete the tasks at hand, and never tried to guess or assume where to file a document that I felt unsure of. When given a giant stack of papers in need of filing, I worked almost nonstop to separate and file each individual document into its correct section. I made an effort to take my time and not rush through the papers, causing mistakes. This helped my overall accurateness within my work.
Work Readiness Skill: Acting With Diligence
In my internship at Heartland Hospice, it is extremely important that one files each specific document into the correct binder, correct tab, and in the correct order. It can be stressful and overwhelming when I have a lot of filing to complete, and I find a paper that I've never seen before. It can be tempting to just assume where it goes, but that puts the company at risk. The filing is the backbone behind hospice, which makes it much more stressful on the interns, since that's basically the majority of what we deal with. However, I've acted with diligence throughout my internship so far, and asked the appropriate questions in order to reach success. I also make a point of checking my work, usually with the other person I'm interning with, and making sure that we've placed the information in the right places.
Work Readiness Skill Improvement: Communicate Effectively 
The skill that I can improve upon is communicating effectively. Before I warm up to a certain environment, I can come off as shy and possibly intimidated. This isn't the case at all. It just takes me awhile to fully adjust to a new environment in which I'll be spending a substantial amount of time. I feel like sometimes I'm not my usual self, and I'm much more quiet than usual. I want to be more outgoing, but for some reason I'm held back and unable to really form a connection with anyone outside of the internship. I understand that everyone working in the office is very busy, but I feel like it has to be a mutual effort for me and another staff member to form a bond, which is something that will help me come out of my shell.
I also tend to overwork myself due to this lack of effective communication. For some reason, if I'm working by myself, I do much more work and much less talking. This is highly productive, but not particularly fun for me. However, if there is another person interning with me, it becomes a lot easier to work for hours on end. This is due to the stimulating and interesting conversations we have. It's definitely equally beneficial when I have another peer to work alongside.