As part of my project, I had to interact with almost everyone in the plant right from plant manager to the junior most technician working on the production line to understand their work and incorporate that in the strategy which I was developing. I even had to travel to Land of Gods, Himachal Pradesh for a few days. The project seemed overwhelming in the beginning and that’s where all the time management skills I learnt in my first year came in handy. My mentor helped me set up weekly targets and divided the deliverable into multiple small projects. I used to have weekly discussions with my guide and mentor to update them on the progress and get ongoing feedback. It helped me prioritise the tasks and I was able to realign myself before straying off the way.
Mid-Review of internship helped me understand the senior leadership’s point of view regarding my project and its progress. I took their inputs very seriously and made sure that I have answers to all their queries before the final presentation. As a Computer Science Engineer, I always loved programming and I even got a chance to show my programming skills during an operations internship. Last week of the internship was mostly spent on creating a presentation and getting feedback from everyone along with exploring Charminar and local cuisine with my friends over there (Yes I did love Karachi Bakery and Birayani of the city). These 2 months helped me realise the power of networking, out of the box thinking and how to get out of deadlocks.
In the end, I want to copy a line from my favourite movie trilogy and say, It’s not who you are underneath but what you do during your Summer Internship, may define your post-MBA life.
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About the Author
Annant is a student of SJMSOM, 2016-18 batch. Previously he worked with Fidelity Investments after completing his engineering in Computer Science Department. He enjoys swimming and watching sitcoms.
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