Internship Post 8

As my final post on my journey as an intern, I just want to reflect on my experience as a whole. When I first started applying for internships, I was really nervous that nobody would be interested in my profile. I was applying for multiple internships daily. I think the worst feeling was not hearing back after applying. I'd much rather get an email back saying that I was not a match or that thae positions were filled rather than not hearing anything at all. Also, a little disheartening was the location of a lot of the internships that I was most interested in. I found that many of the more intriguing ones were far away. It would cost quite a lot to  intern for free at those places. It took a few days of applying to multiple internships before I heard anything back. The interview process was not bad and I actually really enjoyed talking to the recruiter though I was still very nervous, especially since I was on a time constraint to find an internship. I was unofficially offered the internship on the spot though I didn't get my formal letter and welcome packet/handbook for a few days afterward and didn't begin work for about a week or two after that. The work is pretty self explanatory and it is fulfilling because I know my work is helping toward giving someone else education in art. I've learned a lot about my personal likes and dislikes working in the art field. Overall it has been a great experience and I'm a little sad that my work with the company is coming to a close. I look forward to working in the art world and I want to thank my intern coordinators for this eye-opening experience.

Internship Post 7

I think the benefit of working for a non-for profit company is that everyone is working for passion, not necessarily for a paycheck. Basically everyone is an intern because nobody is getting paid (as I understand) but the people with seniority are working hard because they really believe in the mission. It is proof that money is not the foundation of everything and that sometimes people just do things because if they don't, nobody will. I haven't necessarily had to interact with many people during my internship but the people I have dealt with are extremely nice and understanding. I think that they are just excited that someone else is interested in what they are working toward and so interested that they don't even mind not getting paid. Its a great feeling to be an equal with someone in a company, even if you're not completely equal in your titles.

Internship Post 6

I've realized that I do not really enjoy editing tags. Part of my internship duties include reviewing the website's tags for correctness, spelling etc. and also eliminating rarely used tags. It is such a slow process. As busy work, it's fine, especially if I'm bored and need something to do (which never happens lately) but otherwise it is a painstaking job to edit countless numbers of tags that are being added to. It's like the job that never ends. It's not that I hate it, because I can think of many other things that tag editing is so much better than. It's just not the most exciting part of my internship.

Internship Blog 5

My internship is great but it makes you realize how small the internet is. We do a lot of internet based research and because the company is so small and the interns all do short stints, we never know what the other is doing. The most disappointing thing is finding what you think is a great source and later finding out that someone beat you to it. It's a little discouraging because sometimes it takes hours to find credible sources and outlets. It's just another thing to work through, I guess.

Internship Post 4

I love my internship and because I do, I can say that I put a lot of effort into finding quality information to share with them. This sourcing and searching takes a lot of time...a lot more time than I assumed it would at the beginning of my internship. I find that sometimes it leaks into my regular life. Though I document my physical work with them on my progress report, I feel like I am always working to find better and better arts information to share with them. My coordinator really likes my finds (she calls my work "gems") and all the positive feedback and reinforcement makes me want to work harder. I don't mind working when I feel that my hard work is noticed. I feel like I'm the kind of person that works best when I get consistent and regular feedback, whether it is good or bad. I just like to know how I'm doing and how I can improve. Lately, in my real (paying work not internship) job, which I used to enjoy, we only get feedback when we're not doing enough. That doesn't motivate me to work because even if I see my growth, if my company doesn't, I feel unappreciated. I don't think you should have to bring up your accomplishments to your boss. At CourseWorld, I get the feedback I crave and so when I find something I think that they would benefit from, Im excited to share it with them whether its at 3am or 2pm because I know they are grateful for my enthusiasm.