In my End(as student) is my Beginning(as professional) ...

Hello Friends ...

Now that I have completed two months of internship, I figure it’s time for me to reflect on my placement as a whole and emphasis on how this experience has influenced my future and how my courses at university have been of a great aid for me.

Where did I do my internship?

For the last two months, I have been working at Odysseus Public Relations agency.

What daily challenges I had to face?

· Initially, the location of the agency worried me considerably. Every day, I had to wake up at 4.30am, leave home at 6am to reach the office at 9am after taking 3 different buses and walking for about 30 minutes.

· Having to cope with courses, assignments and work all together have been really challenging. The past two months have been hectic, especially when reaching home at 7pm daily and having to deal with assignments and allocated office responsibilities.

What did I gain from this internship and what is my overall feeling?

During my internship, I have been covering various activities namely drafting a media release, conducting researches for a website, writing for a website, rewriting the whole background/mission/vision etc.. of the agency, creating a guest list for an event, inviting the guests, confirming logistics for an event, registration during the event, assisting conferences and so on.

This experience has affected me in ways I did not foresee. As with most experiences in life, things do not usually go as planned but eventually end up leaving you with something good and worth-while (and often better than what you had anticipated).

At first, I was slightly apprehensive about this placement but over two months it turned into a wonderful and unique experience which has opened my eyes to new opportunities and positively changed my ambitions for the future. It has brought much more confidence in me, in the sense that it changed me from being the one who used to shy away, to the one who towards the end of her internship did not hesitate to contribute meaningful and innovative ideas to her director.

My three years at CTI taught me how to rely on myself to find quality solutions to seemingly hopeless assignments or situations without losing confidence in myself. And this placement has significantly contributed towards revealing how valuable my B.A Mass Communication degree has been for both my personal and personal and professional development.

I wish ALL THE BEST for each one of you who is planning to start an internship right now or in the near future… 
And hope you would take the best out of every single moment, Just like I did! …