I contemplated writing a “day in the life” entry about my internship, but that would be really boring. You don’t want to hear about everything I do all day, trust me. So here’s an overview:
Pros:
- GREAT experience for my resume – both my accomplishments/skills I’ve gained and just the company name itself
- My boss is really nice and always tells me how good of a job I’m doing. I know she’ll write an awesome recommendation for me.
- Two words: pay day
- COFFEE. Gotta love that free Keurig machine.
- Other free stuff I’ve gotten: t-shirt, travel mug, and baseball cap with the company name + logo
- I have my own cubicle, laptop, phone, etc
- I went on a business trip a few weeks ago. It wasn’t a very exciting location, but I got to stay in a HUGE hotel suite for 4 nights and have everything paid for by the company.
- There are lots of other interns, and even though none of them are in my department, we have lunch together every day.
- Speaking of lunch, the cafeteria food is better than the food at school.
Cons:
- The work is BORING. Most important thing I’ve learned: this is NOT what I want to do with my life.
- Sometimes I don’t have enough work to do, especially lately. I read the news a lot.
- I get lonely in my cubicle. I really only talk to one person near me, since I don’t work with most of the people on my floor.
- I’m not having much of a summer. During the week I go to the gym and study for the GMAT after work, and then I go to bed pretty early since I have to get up early. So that just leaves weekends. I do try to make the most of those, though.
And that’s my internship! Overall it’s been a good experience. It’s also gone by really quickly – I only have 3 weeks left. I’m already looking for possible internships for this fall…
Intern to CEO 