After interning for nearly 6 weeks now, I’d proudly say that I am very much enjoying it. Circumstances this year are very unique as compared to every internship class ever taken in COMD at City Tech. This is the first time ever where students are interning remotely and where it is becoming the norm. Interning in person would have been far more beneficial because we would have been able to experience the real work life before leaving City Tech. Although we are working virtually, we still practice the same skill set that we would at an actual workplace.. it’s just done through technology instead. These skills would include communication, team work, problem solving, and leadership skills.
One thing I see myself learning is acting upon and practicing my leadership skills. This skill is needed when Isana sends out work to us without setting up a zoom meeting. Someone, out of the three interns, needs to take the initiative of responding to her and letting her know that we’ve received everything and understand it. I tend to take the lead on behalf of my coworkers and I, to respond and let her know things are running smoothly. This skill is also needed when we are given a task and Isana tells us to create a shared google doc to organize our information and assign the intern’s work. In both of these situations I find myself responding attentively and taking the lead of getting these tasks started.
