One thing we all
hear is that we should ask for a letter of recommendation from those we have
worked with and had a positive experience.
I definitely feel like my time spent at the Marketing Department at Holy
Family has been a positive experience on both ends. Since I feel that it has been a positive
experience, I will be asking for a letter of recommendation. I will however, be waiting until after
continuing the work I am doing now with the work- study program. Since I am completing my six weeks and then
taking a hiatus until we return to school for the fall semester I feel it is
more beneficial to wait. I personally
feel that they will be able to write a better recommendation and would be able
to judge me better as a worker if I were to wait at least until the end of the fall
semester. I will definitely be asking
for a letter of recommendation from my supervisor at the Marketing Department
within the next upcoming school year.
The article we
were asked to read this week shed some light on why us six students are
spending our time during the summer to fulfill these internships, most of us
without getting paid. We are doing this,
not just to waste time, but we are getting ahead of the competition when it
comes to the job market. The statement
from this article that stuck out the most to me was: “Cautious employers ‘increasingly
see that hiring a co-op graduate is a good strategy, since they know they are
getting someone with experience’”.
Although Holy Family forces us to complete an internship in order to
graduate, I believe I would have done it on my own so that I could gain
experience an find my niche within the communications field. As Dr. McClain commented on my previous post,
“Communications very broad and you can do many things with your bachelor’s
degree,” so I am glad I was able to spend these six weeks and find something I
love. This will help me when I begin my
job search, and hopefully future employers will see this internship as a positive.
No matter how future employers see it,
to me this has been a positive experience, I have had the chance to work with
some amazing people, build a portfolio, and gain knowledge that I will
hopefully be able to use in future jobs for years to come.
These six weeks are coming to an end very quickly! Until I see everyone next week…
Hours worked:
Monday 9am - 2pm
Tuesday 9am - 2pm
Thursday 9am - 2pm
Friday 9am - 2pm
Sara,
ReplyDeleteI am glad to hear that this has been a positive experience for you since this has been taking up a six week period of time! Nothing like being happy with something we must do! I agree that they will be able to write a better letter of recomendation if you wait sometime. It is nice to know that you can meet and work with amazing people and in the end you can get a nice letter of recomendation!
I'm sure you'll receive an excellent letter of recommendation. Good luck working there in the fall.
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