{"id":13157,"date":"2018-08-21T11:00:04","date_gmt":"2018-08-21T19:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2018\/08\/21\/news-6924\/"},"modified":"2018-08-21T11:00:04","modified_gmt":"2018-08-21T19:00:04","slug":"news-6924","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2018\/08\/21\/news-6924\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Building Blocks for a Successful Internship at Schneider Electric"},"content":{"rendered":"

Credit to Author: Guest Blogger| Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2018 13:00:19 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n

Written by Guest Blogger, Tim Hardin, Sourcing Intern<\/em><\/p>\n

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I was an eighteen year old freshman walking into the six story Schneider Electric office that sits on 10350 Ormsby Park Place.\u00a0 Dressed to the nines, I had several copies of my resume in hand, along with a bundle of confidence that my mom instilled in me minutes before.\u00a0 On the phone call she said, \u201cI know they will like you because I do,\u201d with that I responded, \u201cWell, you kind of have to.\u201d<\/p>\n

After a few breathing exercises on the elevator ride up, I arrived at the fourth floor.\u00a0 From there, I was escorted to the meeting room where my interview would be held.\u00a0 It was a dim room with one circular table in the middle \u2013 frightening right? \u00a0After running through potential interview questions in my head, I realized I still didn\u2019t know how I should introduce myself.\u00a0 Timothy sounds a little too formal, Timmy is what my friends call me but I\u2019m not a little kid anymore, and Tim sounds weird because that is what my dad goes by.\u00a0 The interviewer walked in \u2013 \u201cTim\u201d I said tentatively, in my head I thought, \u201cDid I really just say that?\u201d\u00a0 The interview proceeded \u2013 I killed it! \u00a0About two weeks later, I got the call \u2013 it was official, I was offered an internship<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Five Building Blocks for a Successful and Fulfilling Internship Experience<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Fast forward to today, I\u2019ve been working as a Sourcing Intern for sixteen months and my coworkers are still the only people who call me Tim.\u00a0 Over this time, I\u2019ve done a lot here: working on different projects, attending out-of-office events, balancing school work at the same time, and much more.\u00a0 That is sixteen months of real<\/em> experience. \u00a0But I didn\u2019t start here, I built my way to this point.\u00a0 Here are my five building blocks to having a successful and fulfilling internship experience here at Schneider Electric.<\/p>\n

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    Understand the Importance of Saying \u201cYes\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u201cCan you make this graph?\u201d<\/p>\n

    \u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n

    \u201cCan you complete this task by lunch?\u201d<\/p>\n

    \u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n

    \u201cCan you make ten copies, run an analysis on this spreadsheet, and send an email out to so and so?\u201d<\/p>\n

    \u201cYes, yes, and yes.\u201d<\/p>\n

    I hope you get the point.\u00a0 While being an intern, your goal is to gain as much knowledge and experience as possible.\u00a0 Saying \u201cyes\u201d is beneficial for you in several ways.\u00a0 The first is that saying \u201cyes,\u201d allows you the opportunity to work on many different facets of business.\u00a0 The more work you do, the more the knowledge you gain, which means the more valuable you become.\u00a0 Working on different projects within the business also gets your name out there and increases your exposure \u2013 more on this idea in building block #2.\u00a0 Lastly, saying \u201cyes\u201d to everything also builds up your reputation.\u00a0 If the quality of your work speaks for itself, you will start to develop a reputation as someone who can be counted on when something needs to be done.\u00a0 Say \u201cyes\u201d as much as you can.<\/p>\n

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      Network, Network, and Network<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      You\u2019ve heard it thousands of times, \u201cit\u2019s not about how much you know, it\u2019s about who you know.\u201d\u00a0 Whether you believe this or not, meeting and getting to know people will not only benefit your professional skillset but also your personal life.\u00a0 The most challenging aspect of networking is getting to know the people who you don\u2019t interact with every day.\u00a0 This relationship building occurs during out-of-office events, happy hours, and even taking on extra work from outside of your direct team.\u00a0 I\u2019ll be honest, my first out-of-office event was really awkward.\u00a0 To paint a picture of the awkwardness, I sat on the end of the restaurant table and chimed in with one liners every fifteen minutes.\u00a0 On the bright side, I was the only intern there, which was great exposure to my new coworkers.\u00a0 As an intern, go to every event you can and get to know your coworkers.<\/p>\n

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        Do Something that is Noteworthy <\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Here at the Louisville office, there are more than 25 interns here at all times, which makes it easy to blend in.\u00a0 Let\u2019s be honest, you are working forty hours a week during the summer and not every day is going to be fun and exciting.\u00a0 Complacency will be your biggest enemy during the dog days of summer, going through each day doing exactly what you are asked and nothing more.\u00a0 Fight this.\u00a0 While all of the other interns are doing exactly what they are asked to do, you need to go above and beyond.\u00a0 Take the initiative to improve the efficiency of tasks, ask for more work, work longer hours, or build something useful.\u00a0 The average intern doesn\u2019t get noticed \u2013 the best intern does.<\/p>\n

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          Be the Hardest Worker in the Room<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          As Dwayne \u201cThe Rock\u201d Johnson says, \u201cBe humble, be hungry, and always be the hardest worker in the room.\u201d\u00a0 This approach should be applied to your internship experience.\u00a0 If you think about it, an internship is essentially a glorified tryout.\u00a0 Just like the goal of a tryout is to make the team, the goal of an internship is to get a job.\u00a0 This building block is the simplest of all of them.\u00a0 Out work everyone else and become so efficient that you are unreplaceable.\u00a0 You can control the level of effort you exert, but you can\u2019t control whether or not you are offered a job.\u00a0 Control your effort, and almost every time the thing you want will follow.<\/p>\n

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            Check your Ego at the Door<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Although you think your college credit hours puts you above making copies \u2013 it doesn\u2019t.\u00a0 As an intern, your job is to make the job of those around you as easy as possible, and if you do it correctly, the experience you gain during this time will be applicable in the post-graduation world.\u00a0 During my sixteen months of employment, I\u2019ve been asked to do one-off tasks from time to time such as: researching apartment complexes in Louisville within a two mile radius of the office, making copies, and setting up a room for a meeting.<\/p>\n

            Going back to building block #1, I completed all of these tasks because I want people to know that if they need something done, I\u2019m the guy for the job.\u00a0 Good news for interns at Schneider Electric, 99% of your work is relevant and specific to your job.\u00a0 Very rarely am I asked to do tasks outside the scope of the Sourcing Team.\u00a0 Regardless of the task, I am not above it and neither are you.<\/p>\n

            In Conclusion…<\/h4>\n

            Well you made it this far, which is further than how far my coworker got when I asked him to proofread.\u00a0 In all seriousness, the above five building blocks are how to have a successful internship experience with Schneider Electric<\/a>.\u00a0 Some people may say that there isn\u2019t a \u201cone size fits all\u201d approach to finding success at your internship, which is true, but this strategy is what works for me, and it works every time.<\/p>\n

            If I could sum up these five building blocks in one sentence it would be to work hard and be a good person, both of these things you can control.\u00a0 Lastly, I want to leave you with a quote from serial entrepreneur, Gary Vaynerchuk, \u201cThere are two ways to have the biggest building in the city, you can tear everyone\u2019s building down, or you can simply build the biggest building.\u201d\u00a0 Build the biggest building here at Schneider Electric<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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            \"\"About the Author:<\/strong><\/p>\n

            Tim Hardin is a Sourcing Intern at Schneider Electric, Louisville, Kentucky.\u00a0 He is currently enrolled in the Rubel School of Business at Bellarmine University majoring in Finance with a minor in Accounting.\u00a0 He has an expected graduation date of December 2019.\u00a0 Upon graduation, he plans to explore the Finance Advanced Development Program offered by Schneider Electric.\u00a0 He loves to build new things and take the leadership initiative on projects that is fostered by his entrepreneurial spirit. In his free time, He is a fitness enthusiast, enjoys reading, playing with his dog, Macy, and spending time with family and friends.<\/p>\n

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