For my internship project, I designed a set of tshirts for the academy, doing about seven designs in total. I did a lot so they had a few to choose from, because they will probably only end up using two or three. I designed a coaches Tshirt for an upcoming kids tournament, a kids tshirt, and a girls team tshirt. Some things that went well was I communicated with Carlos and Melissa, and got a lot of feedback from them. I also got outside feedback from some parents, and the former designer of our tshirts. I think all of their ideas came together to make a pretty cool tshirt that will look good and represent our company well. One thing that I would do differently next time is try to focus on the project a little bit earlier, so I could do something that was a little cooler and a bigger project. I was originally planning to do a photobook with all of the kids that I taught and something about them, but towards the end of internship I had a lot of tasks to do so I couldn't finish it. Next time I would begin the project so I have time to balance my everyday tasks and the project.
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Some advice I would pass onto future interns is to pick an internship that you really like, even if it's kind of out of the ordinary of what everyone else is doing for internship. I know some people thought my internship was kind of weird, but I'm really glad I chose it. Another piece of advice I would have is to develop a good sense of communication with their mentor from the very beginning, because it will make everything run much more smoothly, and they will have less chances of doing something wrong and embarrassing themselves, as I did in the beginning.
Interning has given me a new perspective on different colleges I want to go to and what majors I would want to pursue. Many of the athletes here study kinesiology, and it is now a major that interests me. In the world of athletics, injuries are bound to happen, and then the athlete needs rehab on the part of their body that they injured, so I think becoming a physical therapist would be cool. After doing some research, I know that San Diego State has a really good kinesiology program, so that might be something I'm interested in.
From my internship experience, I am most thankful for everyone here at Atos, especially Andre and Angelica for giving me a chance to intern here. I was planning to pick another career for my internship, because I didn't think this one would be very interesting, but I'm really glad I changed my mind. I think this is more realistic for me because this is similar to what I will probably do when I'm older, therefore more beneficial to know what it's like now.
I am also very thankful for Melissa and Carlos for showing me how to work the front desk, and always keeping me busy with tasks to do. Without them I would've been very lost and not know what to do. What qualities or characteristics did you see in the people around you that you want to develop in yourself? Why? How did your view of life beyond high school change or develop during your time as an intern? How might internship influence the direction of your life (college, career, goals)?
One quality I saw in my colleagues at Atos that I want to develop myself was their ability to collaborate and use teamwork in their daily endeavors. Everyone in the front desk staff worked together on projects, so they could finish tasks faster and get a lot of different ideas. The coaches also worked together to create a good experience for all of the student's in their class. I also want to develop the same passion and dedication for their jobs as they do. I know that they don't get paid a lot in this sport, and they pay a lot physically to do it, but they still do it anyway because they love it. I think if everyone had this attitude and dedication to their job, the world would be a much happier place. My view of life after high school changed after internship because I can narrow down the jobs that I think I would like. For example, I know that I wouldn't want to work behind a desk all day because it gets too boring for me. But I also know that I am not limited to what I know when I pick a career, because internship showed me that I am a fast learner and am easily teachable in any profession.
The main goal of internship was to expose us high school students to a real work environment so we could see what it's like. So far, one of the biggest differences between high school and work is that you have to communicate to your boss and colleagues very clearly. You also have to self advocate for yourself. In high school, the teachers main job is to watch over you and make sure you learn, so they spend hours upon hours doing lesson planning to prepare, but your boss has a million more important things to think about, and already assumes you know what you're doing and don't need help. So often times during internship, I felt like I didn't have much to do because my mentor wasn't explicitly giving me tasks, but I just had to communicate and ask for work to do and there was always something I could help with. Also when I didn't know how to something, I had to communicate with my mentor and they would explain it to me.
We are almost halfway done with internship, and I'm actually sad that its going to be ending. I have learned so much through my internship, and I really don't want it to end. I'm in the middle of working on my internship project, which is a scrap book of all the kids in the kids class and their headshot, and then a little blurb about them and what jiu jitsu means to them.
I wasn't completely sure what I was going to do for my project at first, but then I realized that I should do something about the kids, because that part of work impacted me the most and was the most interesting thing about my internship. I think each of the kids have their own unique relationship and story with jiu jitsu, and I would like to write about it. My internship has shown me how different school is from actual worklife. I think the biggest thing that is different is the vagueness of the directions given to you when you have a task or project. People will tell me to do something simple, like writing a blog post for the website, and usually at school teachers will give you a rubric with specific requirements for the blog posts and what it should talk about. At Atos, they leave it simply at "Write a blog post."
Knowing these differences will help me in school because I will know how to be more self-sufficient and not depend on my teachers to show me exactly what to do. My work was meaningful to my education because I got to experience many different parts of careers so I can see how they work and what I like the best. It was also beneficial to me because it has given me a very relaxed version of work experience so I won't be completely overwhelmed when I actually start working. I am very grateful for the internship I got, because I have gained many lessons and skills that I can use for the rest of my life. I learned a lot about selling a product and being good at talking with people I don't know (whether it is over the phone or in person), computer skills like Photoshop and IMovie, and how to help and instruct kids. All of these skills I can take back to HTHI and use for projects, and for whatever career I choose in the future.
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