I just finished my internship with Atlanta
Magazine, which is very bittersweet! I spent my last day working at the last
event of the summer. This event celebrated the major suburb of Atlanta,
Buckhead, which is currently undergoing huge renovations. The event took place
at a nice hotel/apartment building in the area, and the magazine was able to
invite their VIP list and celebrate the up and coming area! For most of the
night, I guided guests to the vacant model apartment that was being shown.
While I didn’t do much at the event, it was a great way to end my summer.
Looking back on my internship, I
have realized everything I have been prepared for and what I can improve on in
the future. First off, I definitely am proud of my work ethic and think that I have
learned great time management skills while at Michigan. My boss would constantly
compliment my ability to finish work quickly, but he would still be impressed
with the quality of my work. On the other hand, I think I could work on finding
projects to work on when I was finished with my work. Many times, I would find
myself sitting around waiting for my boss to give me something to do (and he
would disappear on occasion), so I feel that in the future I should work on
being creative with my free time. Other employees were very grateful when I would
ask them for help, so I think that is something I will begin to do at my next
internship. Overall, I felt very prepared for this experience! I learned a lot
about the magazine industry (and more specifically, the local magazine
industry), and had a great time while doing it. Attached are a few pictures from the event!
It's great to hear that life at Michigan helped to prepare you for a real world experience ! I definitely had similar feelings about when my bosses would be busy and leave me with nothing to do. In a way it was good that I had the assignments done, but I felt that I should have been busier.
ReplyDeleteYour comment about finishing assignments early is very relatable; sometimes when that happened to me, I found that it was helpful to simply ask (email, talk directly, etc.) my supervisor if there was anything else I could work on. I think employers like to see that you're taking initiative and actively trying to contribute. On the other hand, it's awesome that you managed your time well enough to finish assignments early on a regular basis.
ReplyDeleteI understand exactly what you're talking about with having a little too much free time. My work was very task-oriented and sometimes I had hours of downtime where I had to try to remain productive. It sounds like you had a great experience though! Thanks for sharing!
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