Use Your B-School Learning To Make A Mark At Your Internship

There is a saying that "Well begun is half done," hence for the first week, my project guide, buddy and I worked towards finalizing the project deliverables. I loved the fact that I was involved in charting out the plan rather than it being assigned to me. It helped develop a sense of accountability and responsibility in me. Another striking aspect of my internship was that I was never treated as an intern who joined the company a few weeks back, in any of my interactions. Everyone from my peers to the senior leaders were very welcoming of the new ideas and was very keen to understand my perspective. The focus has always been on taking risks to be more efficient in processes or ways or working and on understanding how to improve on the learnings from a mistake/ failure by understanding the reasons for its occurrence rather than on the fact that it was committed. The nature of my project required me to interact with many stakeholders, which helped me broaden my perspective of solving a business problem. The learnings I gained in these two months were unparalleled to any other phase of my life. “Perfectly balanced as all things should be!" apart from work, our internship was also filled with numerous fun activities and speaker sessions from experts in Asian Paints – AP Paathshala. Finally, the news of a PPO from Asian Paints was my dream come true!

The only “secret mantra” for a successful summer internship experience is hard work and leveraging the wonderful B-School ecosystem to learn as much as possible and I cannot wait to experience my stint at Asian Paints as an employee!