Though it has been impressed upon me how important internships are during college, I don’t think that I fully understood that concept until recently. In college classes you learn information and critical thinking, but it takes stepping into the real world and having genuine experiences to know where your true strengths, weaknesses, and passions lie. When I saw the internship opportunity, I was intrigued, I was able to develop and foster a truly positive and compassionate learning environment for my students, all through the support and mentorship of my cooperating teacher. Through the application of time management, organization, discipline and consistent practice, my classroom management skills improved greatly. Additionally, my development both with managing the daily processes within the classroom and planning and delivering effective lessons and assessments directly impacted the academic gains of my students.
Communication was one of the strongest and most apparent skills that I learned during my internship. When I first started interning, I was intimidated and nervous to ask too many questions because I didn’t want to admit that I didn’t understand or that I needed extra help with something. Luckily, I got over that fear quickly because asking questions is the only way to learn what you are really supposed to be doing.
Think that an internship is extremely valuable to a student. It is a small taste of the real world. It helped reinforce my knowledge of responsibility, focus, drive and ambition. I had to be responsible for people’s money, credit card authorization forms, getting to work on time. I learned focus. I got tired, but didn’t give up. The only way to gain experience, and move up in the working world is to be driven, focused and to have a will to never give up. People noticed my willingness to help in any department at any time. It is more valuable to my future career success than any amount of money or credit hours. I was only able to gain this experience because of the requirement to complete a semester internship. It was an invaluable tool to help me figure out what I want to do. It was a great experience working with Oasis Info byte. It gave me a platform to practice my existing skills and polish them parallelly. I also gained a host of professional skills such as working with a timekeeping system, using a large database, and email etiquette. My internship is also providing opportunities to connect with others and grow my professional network. I now have new skills and confidence that I know will take me far in the future, and I’m excited to see what else I will learn and where this internship will take me. I will be the first to admit that I am not the most responsible person, but I have come to realize that responsibility sets a good employee apart from an excellent employee. I am in this internship because of my lack of willingness to get up and get an internship earlier in the school year, but everything happens for a reason.
This is never too early to start looking for an internship. This kind of experience allows you to decide what path you want to take and provides the tools to be successful in future careers. I am very thankful to https://oasisinfobyte.com/ for such great opportunities.
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