Internships

As this last semester of college slowly wears on, the grind of searching for internships is never ending like a twitter feed. The constant search for an internship is very difficult, and the waiting game is even harder. Learning to "hurry up and wait" is something that you must learn, and understand that these places are very busy with business, and finding an Intern isn't always very high on their "to do" list. 

"Patience is a virtue." This is a saying that I never really understood until now.

I have always been a person that needs to know what the future holds for me, as far as what my next step is. I was offered an internship late last week. For whatever reason this just did not seem to be the right calling for me, so against some of my better judgement I turned down the only Internship offer I have so far. I am still searching for the right one. I have a couple more interviews set up in the upcoming weeks, however my dream is to find an internship in Austin, Texas.

A lot of people have difficult time being patient-including myself. I think this search for an internship has really made me realize just how important it is to be patient. In the waiting of an answer from a large company, to see if you can interview with them, you can get antsy, and inpatient. 

Relax. Take a deep breath. 

This will help. Sometimes it takes people a few days to respond to emails, especially from someone who wants to be an intern, and frankly, isn't high on their priority list. 

Deal with it. 

After a long wait, I have an interview this week with an extremely large PR firm, and taking my own advice wasn't easy, however it has seemed to pay off. 

Now I have to do well in the interview, and the waiting game begins again- to see if I have what it takes to be their intern.

Keeping my fingers crossed, and ever searching for the next big step in my life.