Thursday, August 20, 2009
my life as a summer intern: part 5
Well it's been quite a while since I blogged but that definitely hasn't been because I've lacked things to talk about. I would love to summarize my last few weeks at VLB.
First of all, I spent many of my working hours preparing for the group final presentation we gave to senior management at the beginning of our last week of work. Our group worked incredibly hard trying to research, organize, prepare Powerpoint slides (which is much, much, much more time consuming that you may think!), and practice in front of people at the firm who have helped us along. I'm actually still a little bit amazed at the incredible amount of work I did for simply 6 minutes worth of presentation material. The result was fantastic. Our group received really positive feedback and I left the firm at the end of the week on a very high note. My manager told me several times how pleased he has been with my work and how much the team has appreciated my being there for the summer.
Because my work load decreased dramatically after the presentation, I had some time to reflect on whether I could see myself there full time. The answer is a resounding "yes" - I would love to be there - and I have a few reasons why:
1. In order to prepare for our presentation, I along with my group ended up conducting over 20 "interviews" with professionals across the firm to get their insight into certain topics. I spoke with people at all levels and across many groups and I can confidently say that I didn't have a negative encounter with anyone. Everyone I spoke with, even at the managing director level, was willing to sit with me and answer any questions I had. If that is truly the culture, which I have every reason to believe that it is, I love, love, love it.
2. It was never a burden to get out of bed and head to work in the morning. Well, the 'getting up' part was a bit challenging when I wasn't in bed early, but the 'going to work' part was always a joy. There were very few days that went by that I didn't learn something and I loved that opportunity.
3. I had the best manager in the world. I found out later he actually requested to have an intern this summer and he intentionally committed to developing me professionally and encouraging me to reach beyond what I thought I was capable of. He alone would have given me the best impression of VLB.
I find out very soon if VLB will present me with a full time offer into quite an amazing training program. Whether I get an offer or not, I want to say that this internship has surpassed my expectations and I have loved everyday of it. I worked as hard as I could, I met and built relationships with amazing people that I'll never forget, I left the best impression I could, and I have absolutely no regrets. The decision is out of my hands and regardless of what it turns out to be, I'm so thankful for all that the Lord let me learn and experience this summer. Praise be to Him who has led me to this point - I have every reason to believe in His faithfulness to continue to direct my life according to His perfect will for me.
First of all, I spent many of my working hours preparing for the group final presentation we gave to senior management at the beginning of our last week of work. Our group worked incredibly hard trying to research, organize, prepare Powerpoint slides (which is much, much, much more time consuming that you may think!), and practice in front of people at the firm who have helped us along. I'm actually still a little bit amazed at the incredible amount of work I did for simply 6 minutes worth of presentation material. The result was fantastic. Our group received really positive feedback and I left the firm at the end of the week on a very high note. My manager told me several times how pleased he has been with my work and how much the team has appreciated my being there for the summer.
Because my work load decreased dramatically after the presentation, I had some time to reflect on whether I could see myself there full time. The answer is a resounding "yes" - I would love to be there - and I have a few reasons why:
1. In order to prepare for our presentation, I along with my group ended up conducting over 20 "interviews" with professionals across the firm to get their insight into certain topics. I spoke with people at all levels and across many groups and I can confidently say that I didn't have a negative encounter with anyone. Everyone I spoke with, even at the managing director level, was willing to sit with me and answer any questions I had. If that is truly the culture, which I have every reason to believe that it is, I love, love, love it.
2. It was never a burden to get out of bed and head to work in the morning. Well, the 'getting up' part was a bit challenging when I wasn't in bed early, but the 'going to work' part was always a joy. There were very few days that went by that I didn't learn something and I loved that opportunity.
3. I had the best manager in the world. I found out later he actually requested to have an intern this summer and he intentionally committed to developing me professionally and encouraging me to reach beyond what I thought I was capable of. He alone would have given me the best impression of VLB.
I find out very soon if VLB will present me with a full time offer into quite an amazing training program. Whether I get an offer or not, I want to say that this internship has surpassed my expectations and I have loved everyday of it. I worked as hard as I could, I met and built relationships with amazing people that I'll never forget, I left the best impression I could, and I have absolutely no regrets. The decision is out of my hands and regardless of what it turns out to be, I'm so thankful for all that the Lord let me learn and experience this summer. Praise be to Him who has led me to this point - I have every reason to believe in His faithfulness to continue to direct my life according to His perfect will for me.
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