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Making the Best of a Bad Internship Experience
http://internships.about.com/od/internstories/a/rbottnerstory.htm
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实习是每一个大学毕业生必须拥有的一段经历，它使我们在实践中了解社会、在实践中巩固知识；实习又是对每一位大学毕业生专业知识的一种检验，它让我们学到了很多在课堂上根本就学不到的知识,既开阔了视野，又增长了见识，为我们以后进一步走向社会打下坚实的基础，也是我们走向工作岗位的第一步。
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It was December 23rd, when I received word from a company that I would be invited to take part in their internship program. With more than 2,000 employees and several hundred million dollars in sales, it is one of Boston’s largest companies. Studying human resources as an undergraduate had been challenging. I felt that gaining an HR internship was key to building a successful career. Achieving not only an internship position, but one at such a wonderful company, was extremely exciting.
But what was supposed to be the most important of my college education turned out to be one of my least favorite experiences. I was required to drive into Boston at least three days per week. In doing so, I had to pay for the cost of gas, tax fees, parking, and wear and tear on my car. My internship was entirely unpaid, including any possible repay for my auto expenses. I was a junior, and therefore my course work was at its most difficult and plentiful stage – but I was spending a minimum of fifteen hours per week in this undesirable experience.
As if these factors weren’t bad enough, the time I did spend at the internship site left much to be desired. My supervisor ordered me to perform endless boring tasks. I was even traded off to other departments where they wouldn’t ask my name, but instead referred to me as “intern”. And I couldn’t quit even if I wanted to because I was receiving academic credit from my college. Leaving the program would have a resulted in a “withdrawal” on my transcript.
What’s the moral of this story? Although my experience was pretty bad and I would never want to do it again, I also don’t regret having taken part in it. I learned several valuable lessons including the importance of having perseverance in the workplace. It was also a great opportunity to learn the specific details of such
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