Sunday, March 29, 2009
Internships
It's that time of the year for juniors in college! My friends and I are all either looking for internships for the summer or have just found out that we got one. It is such a stressful time because this is really the only time that we have for internships if we want to get jobs right out of school after we graduate, so we have been applying like crazy and going on all of these interviews and being stressed out while still having all of our homework to deal with.
I think it is hard because a lot of us are looking for medical jobs or something in that field after we graduate, like pharmacy or optometry and it is hard to find an internship or a job before you graduate without any experience. It is hard to get experience though if you need it to get a job in the first place, it really is frustrating.
I was also surprised to see how much effort they put into things like background checks and drug testing. I felt like I was interviewing for the FBI when I interviewed for a position at a nursing homes pharmacy clinic. I can defiantly see why they take these precautions, you can never be too careful and I don't have anything to worry about, I passed both, but it is an eye opener as to how people view the world now and how they need to be so careful.
Thankfully though I just got an internship doing something that I want to do in the future which is really exciting (and I relief for my dad I think ha) but I can't wait for the summer to start. It will be weird though having to work every day from 9am to 5pm like a real adult. I am so used to getting up at random times and working at the computer lab between classes and making my own schedule. And if I didn't want to or couldn't work I could just call someone to fill in for me or tell my boss and she would clear it. This summer will defiantly be something new for me, but also something exciting (and maybe a little bit scary) but I definitely can't wait to get up in the morning and put on my white lab coat and go to work!!
Mike @ 9:03 AM