CEO for the Day

   Overall I believe my internship has gone really well this summer. Even though it is far from being over I have already learned so much and expanded my knowledge on the general health care system. There have definitely been many ups and downs but as we will begin our new shift times soon I am confident that things will go more smoothly now that all of the training is in the past and most of us are independent at this time.

   If I were to be CEO for the day of the EMRAP research team I would continue with the way things have been working but I would want to try to find more research opportunities for the students to take part in. I know that there are many studies going on all over the hospital and I think it would be interesting as a student to learn about and maybe help with all of these other studies in the various departments of the hospital. Even though we might have been to double up more often in order to see more consents being done, I think our training went pretty smoothly. I know they have a lot more planned for us during the school year so it is hard to say what I might add or take away.

   In the end working in the ER is a great experience. It allows exposure to all kinds of doctors, nurses, and the other various employees with specific jobs. Behind the scenes all these people are working together in order to try and make the department run as smoothly as possible.  

CEO for the day

I really enjoyed my internship for this summer. It was a very valuable experience however there are changes I would make. The summer felt disorganized to me. There was a separate internship program for all the interns in the medical school, however my section seemed disorganized. There was no set schedule which made it confusing as to what I had to be there for. The other interns did not show up for some meetings and some days because it was not required which hurt the amount of research we got. It would  have been more helpful if it was a little more stricter. The structure would have been nice for a real world experience. However the leniency was helpful for me since I was working another job. Though there are improvements that can be made, I wouldn't change how my summer ended up.

CEO For The Day

After working ten weeks at Marie Claire Magazine and finishing up my summer internship, I definitely would say that the way Marie Claire is run is efficient and well organized. However, there are a few things I would love to change about the organization. One of the first things I would change if I became the CEO of Marie Claire Magazine for a day is I would pay the interns. With the long hours we were forced to work as interns five days a week, sometimes double the hours the editors even worked, we definitely should have been paid at least minimum wage to reward us for our hard work and long hours put in throughout the entire internship. Also, if I were to change the running of this organization I would make sure the interns all got to meet with an editor for 15-20 minutes to open the door to a connection with them. Although the editors always mentioned their doors were open to talk, they were constantly busy doing tasks or not in the office. I feel like it would have been extremely beneficial to even allow the interns to be able to email the editors with questions but this was not allowed. Overall though, I think the way Marie Claire Magazine is set up and run is adequate the way that it is.

Looking Back/Changing Perspectives

My experience at the University of Michigan has prepared me for my internship because ever since I’ve attended the University of Michigan I have developed a strong work ethic and sense of independence. I was extremely surprised coming into this internship the lack of instruction that I had received from any editors and the amount of independence that was expected of everyone. I also was astounded with how quickly it was expected that you catch onto certain things, there certainly wasn’t anyone to hold your hand. If I would have not gained the skills of being a hard worker while in college and being independent, I definitely would have struggled throughout this internship and would have had many break downs. Another event that I was surprised about was how quickly I was thrown onto a subway and told to go pick up a dress from a designer. Not being from New York City, and never having been to the city until two days prior to starting the internship I was shocked when I was handed an unlimited metro card and told to be back as soon as possible. My liberal arts education at the University of Michigan has allowed me to take various classes, those including some out of my comfort zone that I would have never taken if I was not required to have a certain amount of credits in humanities and race and ethnicity. Therefore, when it came time for me to run across the city and get on the subway, a foreign concept to me, I wasn’t nearly as scared as I would have been because I was used to being out of my comfort zone and challenging myself with new adventures.

Changing Perspectives of Marie Claire Magazine

One of the main reasons that I am partaking in this internship at Marie Claire Magazine today, isn’t just because of my love for fashion and marketing, although those are large factors, but instead it is because the minute I watched the movie Devil Wears Prada, I knew I wanted to be Anne Hathaway’s character. The funny thing is that years later, although many may laugh at that movie and may think as I thought that it’s such an exaggeration of what the fashion world truly is, after partaking in my internship I have made the accusation that Devil Wears Prada depicts a pretty accurate representation of what it means to be an intern in the fashion world. Although a lot of my tasks included attending marketing appointments to go over new collections, packing up trunks for photo shoots and sending requests for photo shoots, I also served as Anne Hathaway running all over the city to pick up outfits from designers, scheduling appointments for my boss and running to four different locations just to pick her up her favorite magazine. I realized that in this culture, the magazine culture, it doesn’t matter what the weather is like outside or if you have evening plans, you stay until all of your work gets completed and you complete the tasks without questions or complaints because it wasn’t too long ago that my boss and the other editors were in my position doing the tasks that I am partaking in as well. 

Overcoming Obstacles at Marie Claire Magazine

One of the main challenges I faced throughout my internship at Marie Claire Magazine was that I was assigned to work for the senior market editor along with four other girls. However, unlike the four other girls, I was the only one that worked five days a week and knew everything that was going on throughout the week. Therefore because I was there the most days and spent the most time with my editor, one of the girls I worked with became extremely jealous and needed to know everything going on because she wanted to be in charge at all times. It was a constant struggle to work with her because she either tried to complete tasks secretly, which didn't help anyone or she attempted to boss myself and the other interns around, which wasn't fair. I handled the repetitive power struggle with her by saying something and approaching the problem in a level headed manner anytime that it occurred. I didn’t think that it was personally fair to allow her to boss us around, but I also didn’t want to create a hostile environment. The challenge with trying to create a non hostile environment is that although I tried to approach the problem and presented ideas such as trying to divide up all of the work that needed to be done for my boss and to communicate with one another so that we are all aware of what was getting done and by whom, she still used the fact that she was four years older than me as an excuse to boss me around. Although this challenge was extremely frustrating, I learned that not everyone you work with is going to be pleasant or nice and you must learn to keep a level head throughout the entire process and remain positive on your end.