Last one

Hello Friends,

Today it is raining and that is fitting for how interesting our class really was. We learned so many things, built so many dreams, and succeded at all things while having fun. Real Estate was great for the times sake it didnt fly by like an instant though I will keep it in the back of my mind, not so distant though. Graduating hopefully will bring a lot of fun. Best of luck to everyone. Hopefully it doesn't rain but sun.

Have a good one,

Grant L. Cobb

Final Blog Post

This will be the last week that I have my internship, I actually have to make up some hours so I will make up the hours this week. Although, last week I did do my required hours for the week and continued to work on uploading content to their website. But I had to reformat all the sections which became quite annoying and time consuming.

Although, this is my last week, I feel that I've learned a lot about my internship. Some things that I didn't like and others that I did like. For instance, I didn't enjoy sitting at a desk for 5 hours not really talking to people during those 5 hours. I enjoyed having the responsibility to have my own work, which they depended on me to finish certain projects. In addition, I liked how my internship was kind of a relaxed environment but at times I felt too relaxed, and didn't know the boundaries of the internship. But overall I think it was a good experience to see how a non profit operates, and conducts themselves.

Final Blog Post

My last week as an internship student was a seamless transition to the professional world. I've been offered a job at unregular and along with that I will be working my other two low-time jobs that I've been working all along. So even if Unregular isn't where I end up staying forever, I think it will give me enough experience that I can take away to another job,

Over all, I had enough time this semester to finish school for the most part (there may be some missing credits after all, but i'll cross that bridge when i come to it.) and do an okay job at keeping my social and work life satisfied. My financial situation was a lot better than last year and I am very happy about that. Now that school is done, I feel like it will be easier to make more money.

In this semester I've learned a lot about myself and I'm glad I ended up where I am and I feel like I'll be okay.

LAST BLOG POST

My experience at Dig Boston was eye-opening for me. I started out being skeptical about interning a semester earlier than I was supposed to. I wanted the new experience, but I was not sure if I was ready. In the end I was glad that I took this one on. I learned quite a lot about myself through my internship at Dig Boston. I have learned that I am good at opinion writing. I have learned that I need to have more self-confidence and push myself more.
Looking back, I realize that there was a lot more I could have done in terms of writing articles. This realization has inspired me to challenge myself more from here on out. I really enjoyed the variety of assignments I was given. I learned about many styles of writing such as opinion pieces, reviews and interviews. I am considering starting a series this summer about the crowds I witness while working at the Comcast Center. My supervisor seemed intrigued by this idea, and I am excited to see how it turns out.

Where I am going

This past semester at my internship with Fuseideas, I have learned a lot about both the Marketing/PR world and about myself. Most importantly, I learned that I am worthy and prepared to go into the workforce, which has been my biggest fear from the start of this year. As I have mentioned in my final presentation, I am in the running for a summer internship position that has the potential to turn into a full-time job. Ever since my first interview, I have been terrified about whether I get the job or not. Now that I am going back for a second interview in a few days, I have been very nervous and reflecting a lot upon what I do want to do with my life.

What I am learning is that I do really want this opportunity, and it’s not just that I want a job—it’s that I want a job with Fuseideas. In my first interview, the interviewer asked me what my dream job was, and I had a hard time answering that question. What I can answer now is what I like and don’t like. What I don’t like is a giant agency that isn’t personal with their clients like Fuseideas is. I also don’t like the idea of being a blood-thirsty marketing professional that it just looking to make sales because that is not who I am. What I love about Fuseideas is that they are small, they are friends with each other and that they are passionate about what they do. I watched the president give a presentation for an upcoming client meeting and it really impressed me how meaningful and heartfelt it was. My dream job is to feel like that about the work that I am doing and I think that I could achieve that at Fuseideas.

Last Week

Congrats everyone, it's been entertaining reading your blogs, and it's sad to have to say goodbye to all of you.  I hope you've all learned as much as me from my internship, or at least learned what you don't want to do in life.

As far as my internship, I had a very good last time at the TR as an intern.  I'm proud to say that today was the first time I was paid for working anywhere in my life.  Because of my legal status in the US, I can only work for a year in this amazing country.  I saved this year for after my graduation so that I could stay in the country as long as possible.  I will be working at the TR or somewhere else for the next year and I will be applying to grad school in the meantime.

The Outdoor Bootcamp finally started and it was interesting to help out with.  40 people at a park is hard to control, but with Maren, Heidi and I there it goes pretty smoothly.  If anyone has questions one of us is always around to answer or give directions.  As an athlete I am able to duplicate the exercises that they give to the clients, so I can help demonstrate for the class.  I'll be around as much as can for the TR, but I think I'll be at the Bootcamp throughout as much of the summer as I can.

Hope everyone has an awesome summer!  As a senior, this is it for me.

Final thanks,

-Christian

Blog #14 – FINAL BLOG-, Cheers Everyone!

I really thought last week's blog was the last blog for the class. But that's okay. After listening to everyone's presentation, I was surprised to see that a lot of people had similar experiences as I did during my internship. The most important thing that I've learned throughout this class is that whether or not we had good or bad experiences, we can all look at it as a learning opportunity/experience. My internship evaluation as well as my self evaluation were very helpful in that I was able to depict my individual strengths and weaknesses and work on each accordingly. I have also prepared myself for working with different personalities in my future career. Because the truth of the matter is, I'm sure there will be a time when I don't get along with a co -worker or when a conflict will arise. Overall, taking all that I've learned in this year's internship seminar would be very beneficial to my career. I'm ready for any obstacles ahead of me. Lastly, seeing as though that this is a senior class, I just want to wish everyone the best. It was a pleasure being in class with you guys and hearing all your stories :)

One more time

So we have reached the end of our class and for me I have reached the end of my degree. It is a very surreal experience. I can't believe I am finally here. There is just so much I want to do after I graduate. I want to move, explore, be successful, have failures. I want to start living my life as adventurously as possible and never settle for less.
I have learned so much from this course. It was very much spiritual compared to my last internship seminar. This definitely had a lot more involved to learn from. I was glad to learn from many others experience through the course and it was great to meet so many interesting people.
I really hope to live a happy and successful life and wish everyone the best through there lives as well.
Good Luck Everyone!

the end, only to begin again

As my internship ended last friday, I felt a sense of relief and freedom realizing all the opportunities I can further grow upon. My internship has taught my a lot of lessons, from textbook definition to life lessons and concepts that can only be learned through experience rather than in a classroom. I have now created a list of possible jobs at corporations and businesses that I would be interested in the future. The biggest lesson I learned from class and my internship is that the mission statement, objectives and goals of the organization is what helps to drive you (the employee) to stay motivated, efficient and valuable to the organization. When you agree and support the organizations' deeper responsibility and objectives, you feel a sense of belonging as well as a motivation to continue doing work to help the success of the organization. I have now looked at all of my potential jobs through their mission statements, as I can grasp a better sense of where I belong.


Goodluck in all of your job searches!

Seniors Seniors!

Hello All,

Hope your internships were fulfilling and exciting. As we wind down class and the semester I just want to say that my internship was rewarding. Currently I am half way done with my 40 hours of real estate classes. Once I finish on Sunday night I will be able to take the salesperson exam. After passing this exam I will by law be able to sell real estate in the state of Massachusetts.

My internship site provided me with the previous knowledge to feel confident in pursing this license. Once graduation is through I will be working for a brokerage and specifying in rental properties. Also I would like to eventually move into co selling a house.

So long and farewell to my Senior colleagues! Good luck to you in the future. Signing off forever.


GOOD NIGHT AMERICA!


GLC


p.s.

It has come to my attention that my last week blog did not post. I have a witness in classmate Matthew Boyer that I was on the student center computer and it shut down without allowing a post. This news is new to me today after reviewing all previous posts.

Final Blog

It is a bittersweet feeling writing this final internship blog. I am glad for the semester to be over and have summer break but it also means my experience at the site is over. I have really enjoyed working with my supervisor and the other employees at Fitness Together. I know I achieved my goals I set at the beginning of the semester which includes gaining more experience as well as establishing more contacts in the field. I know my hard work really made a difference and I will continue to use the tools I learned going forward in my professional career.

On another note through my hard work I was able to secure an internship at the Boston Soccer Institute next Fall. I am excited for this opportunity and am eager to start next fall. I know if I had not done a good job at my current internship I would have never been able to get this one. It just goes to show that you must give 110% at everything you do because you never know what it will lead to. Again, this was a great semester with Professor Snyder and all the great information she gave us.

The end is near

Now that this school year is coming to an end, my internship has finished.  I have enjoyed my year at Simmons College and have learned so much that I will carry onto my future experiences.  I am officially finished with one of my classes and will be finishing the other two this week.  I am very excited to be finishing my last semester as a college undergrad student.  However I know that I am not done with my education.
I received a Graduate Assistantship at a college in Kansas, where I will be going to grad school for my MBA. I am very excited that I will be working and receiving my education paid for.  This is something that I have always wanted, and am very happy to receieve.  I am excited for graduation and to see what opportunities come to be.

Blog #13 The End: Graduation & Job Search Cont'd

As we may have all been aware, the end of the semester is soon approaching and graduation is very near. I've put the job searching on hold in effort to focus on my upcoming final exams, papers, assignments etc. I recently paid a visit to my former internship supervisor, and some other co-workers. I initially went to collect my evaluation forms but she insisted that I should have her and the others take me to lunch. So, myself, her, the supervisor, and another co-worker went to eat at a restaurant called SnS. We sat and spoke about a variety of things- current events, incidents at the school, graduation, and how my job search was coming along. Afterward, we drove back to the school and my supervisor had a one-on-one discussion regarding my evaluation. I liked the idea that we were able to sit and discuss my strong and weak areas. We've had the same discussion a few times but it was a good opportunity to meet up again.

On another note, I recently had an interview at a high school in Boston, for an Athletic Director position. I wasn't too happy to be honest. The interviewer interviewed me for like literally 3 minutes. And I can distinctly remember the three questions that were asked: 1) What is your experience working with kids? 2) Why do you think high school athletics is important? And 3) What do you consider some areas for growth/ development?. I guess I was mainly disappointed in the fact that I had put in so much work into getting ready for this opportunity: transportation costs, my expensive get-up/suit, and even the fact the I dedicated half of a day to practice for the interview. I studied for this interview like I was studying for a major exam- I went over the description over and over again and pretty much read through the organization's website. But oh well...I've come to the realization that I can look at this experience as an opportunity for growth, and it prepares me for other interviews for careers in the future.

Bittersweet

Saying goodbye at my office was hard and sad. I really enjoyed my time there and everyone i've worked with so it was sad to leave but I'm happy this semester is so close to and end. For my last week my supervisor kept it calm with not starting me on any new projects. So on my first day this week I mailed out the prizes that were won from the place-a-thon about two weeks ago now. It was an annoying task because the things that needed to me shipped were an odd size and shape but this project helped me to ask others for help and realizing that there are some things I'm not going to be able to figure out on my own without help. The next day I helped write up a few camper profiles for an email and did an online research project. It was calm but the internship as a whole showed me a lot. It most importantly showed me a great work environment and helped me realize what kind of work environment I am going to do my best in, in the future.

Finale

So last week was my last 'official' week on the internship site. I pretty much just finished up tidbits that I haven't gotten around to finishing. A lot of work on just database entry and looking up more artist for our venue as we will be taking the current artist down. The only important things were mentioning of finishing up the hours of my log sheet as well as the evaluations. He told me to just tell him the day before to remind him to do them. I trust him to get it done though. He definitely procrastinates on certain projects. I also offered to stay for a day a week during the summer. We also had another student from Lesley come in for an interview. She is a writing major and Dan needs someone with professional writing skills to write on their blog. We talked a bit about the interview. I am really feeling a close bond with him. I think we would make a great team in his business. I can't wait to see the possibilities going forward!

It was a wonderful class to be in. My last internship seminar wasn't so exciting. It was more of just a busy work type of class and this one had some insightful psychological effects. It was enlightening.

I recently just got a job a restaurant in Downtown Lowell for a bit as to be able to make some income to be more flexible when I decide to start searching for my career. Wherever that may be. I am excited to be graduating and going forward! I have so much I want to do with my life and I can't wait to start it! It's going to be amazing and can't wait for graduation day! Good luck to Everybody! Chase your dreams!

wrapping up

United Nations Association of Greater Boston's biggest event of the year, the annual Consuls Ball (a gala to support America's youth) has now come and gone. As I spent all day friday working on the final pieces of the event I realized how lucky I was to have such a positive atmosphere and environment to work at. As much as working long hours and doing a lot of tasks seemed awful at the time, I really learned a lot through working with a non-profit organization. As I also attended the event and as the event seemed to speed by I realized how much work we put into an 8 hour event, I never knew how much work was needed in order to create a successful event and I appreciated the learning process of this as well. As an aspiring event planner I'm very fortunate to understand the ins and outs of creating an event as well as seeing how managing of a team works. My supervisor did a very good job in having roles for each person at the event and I now fully understand how to create an event from the beginning to end. I now know I do not want to pursue non-profit event planning, but I am excited to take my learnings onto my next steps of pursing an event planning career.


Thanks for reading!

Final Week

Yesterday was my final day at my internship. It was really interesting. It started off terribly. Something happened with my phone and I woke up late for the first time all semester. I panicked because it was my last day but I was able to talk to my supervisor and she said not to worry and to get there when I could. I got there late but didn’t seem to miss anything so I felt better. I did some tasks for a few people around the office then was asked by the president to sit in on a brainstorm for an upcoming campaign for Bermuda. Although I didn’t know a lot about the campaign so far, it was really great to hear the ideas and learn their rationale for making decisions. After that, the president asked if I wanted to sit in on her presentation that she was preparing for Monday. I sat in with most of the other people in the company and we listened to her present our campaign so far for Bermuda.  It was a really moving presentation. I really loved everything that we have prepared so far, and so heartfelt she was in presenting it. After that I was asked to research what travel books and other sources say about Bermuda, just to get a better idea of how to describe it. I also was asked to research inventive social campaigns, for example, “the best job in the world” campaign. Knowing of some other ideas like that could help us stir up our own inventive ideas. 

Another part of my day was talking to my supervisor about the upcoming position. They are still interviewing candidates, so they have not made a decision about who they are hiring yet. My supervisor was very optimistic about me being a part of the team and was asking me when I would be able to start and other information like that, so I feel that I do have a strong chance of working there this summer. This is really exciting to me. I love the company and the culture and I hope that I can work there and eventually be a part of the team.

Wrap up!

As the final weeks approach at my internship, I have a lot of time to reflect what happened this semester. I certainly had a wonderful experience filled with learning that I will take with me to my first job.
This past week was particularly exciting; I was the subject of a photo shoot! I had never done a photo shoot before, but it was really fun. A while ago, the Internship Office at Lesley contacted me because they wanted to take professional pictures of me at the Citi Performing Arts Center. This seemed like a really great opportunity that I wanted to take and put on my resume. Considering it was my first photo shoot, I think I did well. The photographer seemed to like all of the pictures. I mean, many of them were being taken in the Wang Theater, which is a really beautiful place.
In addition to the photos that were taken, an interview was conducted. I knew that they were going to tape me for something but I was not sure exactly what was going to happen. It ended up being an interview and I was asked various questions about my internship experience and Lesley. This was difficult to do because I had not prepared any responses and had to give quick concise answers on the fly. However, even despite waking up with a cold, I still managed to do well. The woman who conducted the interview said I was a natural (I never thought I would be a natural at something like that). Overall, it was a really good experience and I was glad to partake in it.
Next week will be my final day at the Citi Performing Arts Center.

Internship

My internship has been going really well this week and last, despite a few ups and downs. I had an issue getting an interview for an article because there was a shift in management, the person who was able to answer my questions was leaving the city. It was difficult to get in contact with the companies, and I had to delay the article. I was given another article to draft. There is an upcoming protest about Martha Coakley and medical marijuana. I interviewed the person in charge of the protest. At first I was a bit nervous about the interview, but I tried to put together the questions and research beforehand. The interview went really well. It was very conversational, but I was glad I had drafted my questions beforehand. My supervisor had taught me to add a little "kicker" to the interview. He laughed before the question.
I learned from this experience that I enjoy interviewing. I like talking to different types of people and hearing what they are passionate about. It is an eye-opening experience that I hope is incorporated with the line of work I am going into.

Eleventh Week

This week has been probably the best week at the TR.  I just received an email from my cite supervisor that the Outdoor Bootcamp's first day (May 2nd) is completely full!!! They told me that this reflected my work as far as advertising and guerrilla marketing goes.  I spent several hours passing out flyers and getting in touch with Somerville residents that could be interested in getting in shape and being held accountable by a workout program at 6:00AM every morning... it's a little harder than it sounds.

Now I'm working on emails to people that signed up for only one session instead of the whole 30 day pack that can be purchased. Exciting stuff. I hope to maybe get a job here during the summer as either an instructor or something long those lines to makes some money and keep learning about how to run a small business.

Thanks.

Last Week! (But not really :)

So this week was a lot more interesting. I came in and finally finished the database of entries and felt very good about finally finishing it. I then met our new Operations Coordinator Chris (who we met at one of our clients actually). I found out through Chris that he was hired based on his being a manager at and having people managing experience. I was feeling some resentment as I felt like the right hand man to Dan. I learned that he had some other skills and that he was also able to help out Dan much more with on site and customer relations calling.
I actually had decided to become more involved and step up when Dan needs help so I told him whatever he needs done he can get from me. Wednesday was actually the first day I had to do 'intern' work. I had to sort folders and files because Dan needed help sorting his information as it is everywhere which matches his personality type. He also gave me an assignment to help a client find an appropriate artist for his next show. He wanted a street art canvas style art between $50 to $200. I suggest several to Dan and some he already had but we worked out one which was great.

*That night I notified dan via e-mail about the hours log and all the evaluation sheets. I also extended out to him that I would be able to help out over the summer and would love to continuing working with him.

Thursday was another day. Dan invited me to an event at Bentley University in May to hear a conference about small business. It seems like it will be fun and is in late May which meant I would be staying on somewhat longer. We also tested some new features on the website. I also had made a features list that we need for our new online store. I picked a little over 30 pieces to display on our site and linked the in a sheet to dan for him to look at. It was a productive week.

Week 11

As I head into my final weeks of the internships my supervisor and I are beginning to wrap things up. For starters we polished up some of the most recent videos we have been working on. The major one we finished up was one that promotes the Pack Training they offer at the studio. It is the same as a one on one sessions but is half the cost because it it done in a group. It is pretty exciting to see our content all compiled together as it grows every week. I enjoy making these videos and will try to do as much as I can before I am done.

Also with the help of my supervisor I am on my way to securing a pretty cool internship for the Fall. They are located in the North End and specialize in training athletes which is what I had hoped to do in my next internships. Because of all my hard work over the semester my supervisor was more than happy to give me a recommendation. It goes to show that the connections you make are very important because even if what you are doing is not exactly what you want they will help you get to where you want to be.

Another Week

          This week, I am helping wrap up the school year bu finishing tastes for the athletic banquets, final games, etc.  I am still working on the Student Athlete Manual on my down time for Simmons.  Softball is coming to an end for me as well, and this has made it hard for me to come into internship as often.  I could have completed my final hours for internship this week, however because of make up games it will put me off till next Tuesday.
          I have spent almost a full year here in the Simmons Athletic Department.  It has really helped me to see what I want to do after college, and if I could see myself working in a college athletic department.  It will be crazy to be done and look back on everything that I learned and created while completing my internship at Simmons College.

Exciting opportunities

This Friday was a very exciting day at my internship. First, it was my first time making the trip to the new office in Winchester. This was kind of a pain because in involved me taking a bus, a train, and the commuter rail. Getting the office wasn’t too bad though and once I got there, the area and office were so nice that I didn’t mind the trip. It was nice to see the new set up and meet some of the new people that are part of the team. Our company, Fuseideas, bought a company called OTW and now we are one company, so everything is different than before. My work throughout the day wasn’t very exciting; I answered the phone and did some smaller tasks but nothing really substantial.

It was towards the end of the day where things got exciting. My supervisor came to me and told me about a position that they have for post-grad students in the summer. It is a paid summer internship for 3 months that could turn into a full time job. She told me that I was her best intern and how they’ve trusted me and loved having me and that I was the only intern she would offer this to! The compliments were really amazing and the job sounded ideal so I told her I was definitely interested. She then went to the President of the company, Cindy (former OTW) and told her about me and my interest in the position. Cindy then came over to me to formally introduce herself and asked me if I had a few minutes to talk. She had me send her my resume and meet her at her desk. I was absolutely terrified! I went and talked to her about my past experience and interest for the future and because it was so on-the-spot I have no idea how well or poorly I did. I did tell her that I have loved working for the company and that I am definitely interested in the position. She explained to me that it was a full-time (5 day a week, 8 hour per day) position for the summer. I would start as soon as possible and the goal would be for me to work as hard as possible and “convince them that they can’t live without me” by the end of my time as an intern. She also said that I would know right away whether or not this was for me. As terrifying as it is to get started with a “real-world” job right after school, I feel that it is an amazing opportunity that I would have to take. They are interviewing other people so it is not assured that I could get the job, but I did express interest. Hopefully I will know by next Friday!