Internships are key

To figure out and plan my future I feel like I should take a look at my past, you know, to see how I got here.

I’ve always been a Business major at High Point University but I didn’t choose Marketing until my sophomore year. My mother always badgered me about internships and how I needed to find one when I wasn’t really interested. What broke college student wants to spend the summer working for someone else and not getting paid for it? NOT ME! But I listened and it actually paid off.

My first two internships told me exactly what I didn’t want to end up doing with my life. Finally last summer I had an experience that put all the puzzle pieces together. I worked for a nutritionist named Keri Glassman who is better known as Keri Glassman, Nutritious life.  She not only works with clients as a nutritionist but she is also nationally recognized as an expert nutritionist. This means she is on shows like Good Morning America and The View and she writes articles for Women’s Health. I landed an opportunity running her social media department and I instantly fell in love. I struggled with adapting to her brand “voice” at first but I figured it out! I was in charge of her Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest accounts and enjoyed every minute of it. What I did all summer was find ways to build followers and talk to people over social media. It was seriously the best experience and led me to what I know I want to do after I graduate in May.

Finally after knowing exactly what I want to do I can look for jobs! So I guess the moral of the story is take the time and try out different things. I don’t think I would have been so confident in my future if I didn’t accept that internship!

A photo from the office