The Credits doesn't Roll

As someone who has never work in my life it was quiet frightening upon hearing about this unit. When preparing for this internship it feels like buying a ticket to the last harry potter movie. Just like how I start re-watching the whole movie series starting from the first, I tried to go through my documents of PR reports and group works over the past three years. Now that my internship has ended, I find many similar emotions and findings just like when I watch Harry sent off his son before the credits roll.

Just like the last movie from the biggest movie franchise in the world, many references to the previous movies are mentioned. SWOT analysis, competitor analysis, report writing, cultural differences, presentation skills and more, I had to shout out almost every magic spells from the book of PR.

I’m no Hermione of PR, I wasn’t sure how much I would enjoy this PR internship since I plan to continue my post graduate life doing marketing (my other major). We all knew how the movie would end, but we watch because we want to know how it ends. I enter my internship with an open mind and wonder what will happen in 20 days. An open mind is probably my first suggestion to anyone starting this unit.

Unlike university, interning does not necessarily have a strict curriculum, a format or even assessment rubric. There are no chapters of what you should learn to get ready for the final exam. Everything you learn, and I mean everything, including the things your mother taught you on how you should talk to a respected stranger is needed during this internship.

I have learnt how to voice my opinion, in order to show the company that I’m here to help them rather than being a dead weight of an intern. I did it not because of the extra 10% participation mark; I did it because it’s why I’m there.

I learnt that your creativity and your ideas are beyond any writing skills. As my supervisor said, ‘every body can learn a writing format and grammar. Not everyone has the idea to make the writing worth reading’. English is my second language and its one of my most uncomfortable skills. Interning has changed that and I’m more comfortable with writing as long I have a good thing to say.

I’m very thankful to all my teachers and friends who have helped me through this past three years and prepare me for this internship. Unlike the last Harry Potter movie, the credits does not roll for me. I have been offered a job with my current company, which would involve both of my major. Not to mention this internship has made me fall back in love with my home country, (awful traffic and all).

I am excited to resume my roll with this company as an official employee. If it wasn’t for PR internship my road may lead a different way. (Not to mention I might not be able to reference Harry Potter in any of my future writing).

Levia Kwee

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