This semester has been a crazy one to say the least. I took 18 hours, worked at my job, and interned at St. Jude. EXHAUSTING! Although this semester never felt like it would end, my internship flew by. I learned so much being a Marketing and Brand Strategy intern.
The first thing I learned is to not take work home with me. When you have a job in the medical field (or any job for that matter), it is sometimes hard to not let work affect your home life. I asked my director how she attends so many events and sees so many sick kids without getting upset. She told me: “when you see the kids smile, it means you’re doing something right.” She told me to keep that mindset and things get easier.
The second thing I learned is how important it is to be a team player. There are about five people for each campaign and if one of those five people slacks, the whole campaign could fail. I thought this was a vital lesson because we are a part of so many teams throughout our life and sometimes we fail to realize how important our roles in a team really are.
The final thing I learned is how to network. It doesn’t really matter what profession you choose, it’s still necessary to network. I was able to meet people from the communications department, public relations, HR, and marketing. They all reached out and let me shadow them. At the end, I got at least one person’s contact information from each department to use for the future. Overall, I was blessed with one of the best opportunities and I am so sad I have to leave!
The first thing I learned is to not take work home with me. When you have a job in the medical field (or any job for that matter), it is sometimes hard to not let work affect your home life. I asked my director how she attends so many events and sees so many sick kids without getting upset. She told me: “when you see the kids smile, it means you’re doing something right.” She told me to keep that mindset and things get easier.
The second thing I learned is how important it is to be a team player. There are about five people for each campaign and if one of those five people slacks, the whole campaign could fail. I thought this was a vital lesson because we are a part of so many teams throughout our life and sometimes we fail to realize how important our roles in a team really are.
The final thing I learned is how to network. It doesn’t really matter what profession you choose, it’s still necessary to network. I was able to meet people from the communications department, public relations, HR, and marketing. They all reached out and let me shadow them. At the end, I got at least one person’s contact information from each department to use for the future. Overall, I was blessed with one of the best opportunities and I am so sad I have to leave!