What I Can Improve On?
One thing I can work on is communication especially after the other interns left and I was left to my own devices. I had often made the mistake of assuming that my boss would be aware when I had completed my task. However, this was not the case as there were a few instances where he had asked me if I had finished my work. After having the company evaluation talk in the second last week of my internship, I was told about this area of improvement and hence have tried to improve on that in my last week. I updated my boss about when I finished filming and when I uploaded the snippets and drafts for the videos.
Another area I can improve on is my resourcefulness. One instance was when I needed to set up an e-commerce store on Lazada and the company’s website and needed to fill in the stock number for each product. Instead of thinking of another way I could get the stock numbers, I depended on my supervisor for the stock numbers. It was only when he told me I could use the Shopee store listings as a reference for the stock numbers that I realised that that indeed was an effective way of getting the information that I needed.
In a nutshell, this internship has been a short but fruitful one, having explored a wide range of job roles that certainly will aid me in the future whether be it searching for jobs in the same area or furthering my education. This internship has also been drastically different from what I expected it to be and would be an interesting experience I can share with my friends.
Fountfully Work Experience For Internship
In the past 8 weeks, I have had the opportunity to do an internship at a social enterprise, Fountfully, where I had the chance to put the knowledge and skills I have accumulated in school to use. Although short, it was an enriching experience where I got to learn and work with colleagues from various backgrounds. Working in a small start-up that is simultaneously a social enterprise has also enabled me to experience things my friends do not in their internship.