Have you ever sat there in class at the end of the semester and wondered “have I learned anything at all in this class?” Or, “will I ever use what I did learn?” These are the same questions that I am asking myself about my internship this semester. As my time here (at an unidentified yet respectable company) comes to an end, I am beginning to realize that I have learned things….I’ve learned a lot! I will just give you a quick rundown of the things that I feel I have learned this semester.
- The inner workings of an advertising agency (what goes on exactly and who is responsible for what)
- How to interact with individuals in a professional environment (not limited to but including emails, phone calls, business meetings, day-to-day interaction with fellow employees as well as bosses)
- Basic office work (how to fax, back up paperwork, file documents, etc. things you don’t have to enjoy doing but should know how to do anyway)
- You will be as successful as you want to be (the more effort you put in to the tasks you do and the more determined you are to find things to do, the more successful you will be)
- Lastly (but certainly not least), I am capable or more that I ever thought (the things I might have thought were pointless in class have somehow made their way back into my life and have shown me just how relevant they are)
I hope with all this, you realize that learning everything you can will help you in the future. What might seem pointless in class will help you in a future internship, and what I am told to do here (no matter how pointless and mundane it might seem) will help me in my future career.
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