Being an Applied Psychology major I feel will give me a huge
benefit in finding a job for the future because of all of the internship
experience I have/will gain throughout my college education. This past week
really opened my eyes as to how beneficial it is to have good work experience,
leadership characteristics, and most importantly the Penn State name backing
me.
I
have been in the process of looking for my last internship, and was interested
in a local organization that specializes in working with geriatrics. I kept
trying to get in contact with the head of the organization, and was not having
any luck. Finally, after a few days I spoke with someone but it was not the
director whom I was intending to speak to. This person told me that this site
was not the best fit for what I was looking for, and that I should try
somewhere else. Confused and peeved with what had happened I call the
organization one more time. Luckily, I spoke with a lady and she told me to e-mail
the director of operations, but she warned me that the likelihood of me
obtaining a position was slim to none.
I
sent out the e-mail, and to my surprise heard back very quickly and we set up
an interview for the following day. I went into the interview and all seemed to
go very well. At the conclusion, to my surprise, the Director of Operations
said that he has never in his career taken any intern because he felt that they
were all unqualified and weren’t there for the right reasons. However, he said
that the only reason he considered me for an interview was because in the
signature of my email he saw that I was a Penn State student. Then once we met,
he was sold because of the leadership and experience I obtained throughout my
education thus far. It was amazing to know that the sole reason for getting
this internship for next semester was because of my experience I gained from
Penn State, but also having that name to back me.
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