I can't believe I missed #InternDay yesterday.
Thank you to our intern Jack Seeds who has brought a lot of new ideas to the table and seemlessly integrated into our team. We will miss you when you go back to Elon next week.
And Bergen Friedman our first Peachtree marketing intern who helped us through our rebrand and new website last summer.
As I think about what advice I would give to interns returning to school, it is this... An internship is an opportunity for you to try things out as much as to learn specific skills. Try out a career and a company sure, but also try out
1. what type of commute are you willing to make to get to work? My son realized 25 miles can be an hour of soul crushing minutes in traffic.
2. What does 'work - life balance' mean to you? My other son famously announced after the first day of his first internship that "this job is going to take my whole day!" yes, and many, many more.
3. What are you willing to give up for that work-life balance - are you willing to forgo salary and upward mobility for more time off or remote work? Or your Tuesday night tennis team because this career you've chosen isn't 9 to 5?
4. Do you like working for this size company? I've worked in small and large offices, remote as well as in-office, all have their advantages and disadvantages. My son is an athlete, he likes being part of a team. For him it was important to be in a 'class' of people - a team environment vs. a lone wolf.
I could go on, but the point is, an internship is an opportunity to understand the type of environment where you will be most successful and that will help you reach your goals before making a long-term commitment.
What advice would you give to interns heading back to school?
Happy National Intern Day! We want to honor our interns that have been working with us this summer. We are grateful for all of their hard work and dedication throughout these past two months.
Gustavo Biem Michigan State University; Benjamin Brodnax Georgia State University; Tyler Call Auburn University; Benjamin Cornick (Keene) Washington and Lee University; Dylan Fader Georgia Tech; Ryan Guieb Saint Louis University; Julian Krone University of Florida; Luke Mueller Texas A&M; Caitlyn Pinsker Vanderbilt University; Cynthia Ruan Boston University; Will Russo Texas A&M; Jack Seeds Elon University; @Tommy Serban University of Georgia; Ayden Shah Myers Park High School and Evan Sitzmann Tulane University.
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