SA who’s only Only able to finish a task 90%. Seeking to fully deliver on first drafts
SA here, over the last few weeks I’ve been assigned tasks (pages excel, write ups etc) from my manager. Most of the time I have no problem completing the overall task, but when it comes time to review things with my manager, he always catches little errors with things like punctuation, and logo alignment, or points out how I forgot to incorporate a small nugget of information. Again, the task is complete, but rough around the edges. I can’t help but feel like a burden to my manger when I have to go back and fix these tiny mistakes.
Any council here for being able to finish tasks all the way 100%? I just get so much anxiety before turning things in for comments, cause I want to make sure I catch all the little things
If you're a first-month intern I would say that's pretty normal. Try taking a 5 minute break, print it out and look it over like you're the reviewer.
Struggled with this myself as an SA (normal course) but you'll train yourself to have an eye for the stuff as you get more reps. Just be intentional about thinking about detail and it will come over time.
That’s not a big deal, because that final touch is your managers preference (there is no right or wrong answer). You’re not expected to read your manager’s mind. I would just take notes on the formatting changes and then implement them in future tasks moving forward.
You shouldn't worry about chasing perfection, you should focus more on not making the same "mistakes" twice. Guy above is right, preference and personal touch is pretty much impossible to predict, so don't take the re-writes personally (especially as an intern). Formatting wise, your eye will get sharper with reps.
The more reps you get in the more natural it will become. You'll start recognizing the areas you typically mess up and will start double checking those things before sending out a draft. Like others have said, printing helps and taking a step back before sending.
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