The {first} Internship Review

Every girl who's interested in a career in the fashion industry dreams of that first glamorous internship inside a fancy office with loads of free goodies and everyone walking around in Louboutin stilettos  Well, let me break it down for you. Not ever first internship is like that. I mean a girl can dream right? I sure did. My first and current internship happens to be remote. It's not necessarily a bad thing; working from home at my own flexible hours and getting to sleep in and not having to wake up at the crack of dawn certainly has it's benefits, but the lack of physical and spoken interaction between my boss and co-workers sometimes makes me wish I was inside an office. Technically I am getting the same experience and doing the same work I would if I was inside an office but it's still not the same thing. But anyways, I'm not here to talk about the downside of my internship, though I'll get to that in another post when the Summer officially ends and I head back to university. So let's get to the good stuff and what I actually do...

1. I work for a stylist network which I'll reveal at the end of my internship.
2. My official title is Social Media/Marketing Intern. (sounds pretty fancy and cool huh?)
3. I work on projects and e-mail and talk on the phone with my boss pretty much everyday.
4. I actually do work. I mean I research thoroughly on the projects I'm given and make sure to send updates everyday day so my boss can know I'm on track .
5. My job is fun! At least to me it is, I get to help manage the company Facebook, assist with marketing ideas and pitch marketing strategies to promote company events.
6. My boss rocks. She gives me real work to do and is always friendly and gives me constructive criticism.
7. I can tell this company values their interns to some degree despite the job not being paid. I don't get stuck answering boring e-mails or doing menial work. I get to work on actual projects and seeing my work displayed on company websites and social media platforms makes me proud!
8. I've already learned how to be more professional despite I've been at this internship for a little less than a month.

So there's my review of my first (almost) month of interning. These are just my experiences I want to share with you guys. I know how hard it is to find an internship and how sometimes hearing about other's experiences can help you find the right internship or do better in one. I'll be giving monthly reviews of my job and one last one in August. I want to hear about yours! Leave questions and comments below please! Or tweet and and I'll reply too :).

XO's
Tiff