When I registered for COMD4900 I was on edge about whether not I had made the right decision. It felt like you had to have everything figured out before the class started. During the pandemic, it felt like time waited for no one so I knew that pushing it back another semester was not in the plans for me so I went forward with my decision. Over winter break I was working on my linkedin profile to make myself more eligible for employers. On the first day of class professor Goetz reassured the class that we had time to find an internship we didn’t need one as soon as the class started. The first class was very much information overload it was just so much I haven’t thought about it. I had found an interest during the high of the pandemic digital marketing because I loved content creating on social media and seeing just how powerful social media can be. During the summer I originally wanted to enroll in this program called COOP which taught recent graduate digital marketing. The program’s mission is to help recently graduate to Overcoming underemployment through digital skills and peer connections. I was bummed to find out that I need to have my bachelor’s to participate in the program which I thought you only needed your associates. With that disappointment came the motivation to go back this semester spring 2022 to finish my degree. Lucky for me I was only one class away from graduation so it was the extra push I needed.

After our first class meeting, I continued my search on LinkedIn trying to find an internship that began in the next week or so put the pressure on. My goal for the upcoming weeks was to put myself out there on LinkedIn and apply to as many internships that we’re looking for people as possible. The process of looking for an internship was very much like looking for a job sometimes you have someone to speak to about your application and other times you don’t. Seeing the number of applicants from some of the internships posted was very discouraging for the simple fact that it felt like the competition was heavy.