My journey throughout this semester’s Internship has been an inspirational one. Through professional and personable growth, it has been an eye opener to the potential world of post-graduation within the work field. I have learned to analyze, experiment and implement professional tools in order to guide me through a job within my aimed career. This experience has shown me what I guessed could be, what I expected and what I may have never known within the world field.
I have been fortunate enough to work with a welcoming and understanding organization that has provided me an experience of professionalism through reliability, responsibility and unity. I began with learning the importance of an internship and why they are there for students before or after graduation. From there, I learned and followed the resources and guidelines to successfully fulfill an internships needs.
Evaluating my time from February to present, I have conducted myself in a personable and accountable manner in order to be a dependable coworker and designer. I have worked on keeping great communication and strong organizational skills to keep the workflow consistent and impactful. I have worked on taking criticism well and working together with my team for a greater common goal. Keeping in mind the organizations values have allowed my designs to be effective and vibrant for the community we serve.
An example project in which I learned deadlines, revision and communication would be my first social media creative for the start of spring. As the organizations team was settling in, I learned that the work place is a moldable, changing atmosphere and that I would have to learn adabtability to keep with work flow going. It was important to be reliable, while being compassionate and understanding within the team. I learned to take initiative and plan accordingly for mistakes and improvements. Eventually, I kept a professional open-mind which led me to a successful outcome.
As I approach the end of the semester, I will take with me the following: “Experience” is the instructor that cannot give you a powerpoint to study with the expectations of just knowing. It is the instructor that guides you as you go along the way. Overall, I appreciate the opportunity to work and learn simultaneously, in order to grow through the successes and mistakes. I believe this experience has laid out the tools and guidelines I must take with me to use in future endevours within the professional world.
