Three words to describe my internship

     Three words seem like so little to describe an experience that I have received so much from in just these four short weeks.  Deciding upon three words though, I would have to choose reassuring, exciting, incredible.  First I choose reassuring, because my experience at the Marketing Department has been just that to me.  As a college student, I feel that everyone goes through the experience of not knowing if they are in the right major, however having this internship experience has helped reassure me that I am definitely in the right major.  Marc Anthony once said “If you do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life.” I feel like I am doing just that with my internship, I am doing what I love and I have no problem getting up and going to work every morning.  My second word was exciting, because like all things there are some dull moments, but for some reason even those dull moments seem exciting to me.  Every time I am faced with a new job, or a new challenge, I get excited bout what lies ahead for me, and what I will learn.  The third and final word I choose was incredible.  Going into my internship at the Marketing Department, I admit that I was bummed because I was not able to get an internship outside of the university.  This internship has turned out better than the expectations I had if I would have gotten an outside internship, and it has been incredible learning and soaking in all of the information I can in six weeks.  I honestly can say that I am extremely happy none of the 13 place I applied to answered me back, because otherwise I would have missed the incredible opportunity our own school had to offer.

     The culture in my workplace is very fast pace.  There is always something going on, and I always have work.  The atmosphere is a bit more laid back, but everyone gets their work done and sticks to the deadlines we have to meet.  The professionals at my site have taught me so much about how to act, and how not to act in the workplace.  In addition, they have helped me with skills that will take me far into my future in the field of communications, and I know that I can always turn to them for advice and help in the future.

     I have to agree with the article for this week.  Although I am still in school and have not really applied for any jobs within the communications field, I still feel that I will be more confident when applying for jobs than I ever would have before my internship.  Another good part about my internship that the article does not really touch much on is the portfolio one can build through their internship.  My supervisor is trying to get me at least one copy of the official printed version of all of the projects that I have worked on so that I am able to build a portfolio for myself that I can take to future employers when applying for jobs.  I believe this is a great aspect and advantage of having an internship prior to entering the professional world.

     I can’t believe we are down to only having two weeks left!  I have learned so much, and can’t wait to absorb all I can in these final two weeks of my internship!

Hours worked:

Monday 9am- 1:30pm
Tuesday 9am- 1:30pm
Wednesday 9am- 1:30pm
Thursday 9am- 1pm
Friday 9am- 1:30pm