"Those who stay will be champions."
-Bo
A friend reminded me about the Wolverines ideal -to persist in achieving excellence when I was downhearted after being rejected by a few companies for an internship. I tried really hard in my interviews, but for some reason, it wasn't enough to impress my interviewers.
I was depressed but I did not give up and tried harder to look for a job. I found a few companies to which I submitted my resume and after that, all I could do was to wait. I dislike waiting. I dislike people asking me what's my plan for the summer. People looked at me with disbelief when I answered, "I dunno." My priority was my internship and until I confirm if I get one, I could only have tentative plans (or rather alternative plans).
However, all the waiting prove to be worthwhile. Finally, I found a job at a Michigan based Property and Casualty company in Flint. In less than a month time, I had to complete my paperwork and get a car apart from studying for exams and making arrangement for the Midwest Games in Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.
I was excited on the first day of work and now, on my 6th week of work, I am STILL EXCITED!!! Before this, I was more exposed to life insurance and I did not know much about P&C to like it. I am glad that I have the opportunity to work in and learn more about this field. I love my job and things are getting better everyday.
My first week wasn't the most exciting one though. All I did were:
Paperwork.
Read manual.
Read manual.
Honestly, reading manual is a bit boring but hey, it proves to be useful. Not only that I understand the things that are covered but also, it makes my job now easier. Had I not gone through the manual for a few times, I would not be able to search for related topics so easily now.
The subsequent weeks:
Spreadsheets!!!
After a few learning sessions with my colleagues, I started to do some real analysis already and as my professor said, "get my hands dirty" with pass year data. Excel and Access very soon become my buddies.
Everyday, I learn and discover new things. I get a few but not many specific task to work on. Part of my job is really "independent study". However, I am glad that I am following the correct track because the stuff that I choose to work on came in handy during meetings. I could answer questions and give some feedbacks and ideas about some of the stuff that we discussed.
Apart from work, I like the people here too. Everyone here knows each other and we are more like a family. People really care for each other. Working here is relaxing and one of the great things is that we get half day off on Fridays....pretty sweet right?
Nice work. Nice people. What else can I ask for?
I was depressed but I did not give up and tried harder to look for a job. I found a few companies to which I submitted my resume and after that, all I could do was to wait. I dislike waiting. I dislike people asking me what's my plan for the summer. People looked at me with disbelief when I answered, "I dunno." My priority was my internship and until I confirm if I get one, I could only have tentative plans (or rather alternative plans).
However, all the waiting prove to be worthwhile. Finally, I found a job at a Michigan based Property and Casualty company in Flint. In less than a month time, I had to complete my paperwork and get a car apart from studying for exams and making arrangement for the Midwest Games in Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.
I was excited on the first day of work and now, on my 6th week of work, I am STILL EXCITED!!! Before this, I was more exposed to life insurance and I did not know much about P&C to like it. I am glad that I have the opportunity to work in and learn more about this field. I love my job and things are getting better everyday.
My first week wasn't the most exciting one though. All I did were:
Paperwork.
Read manual.
Read manual.
Honestly, reading manual is a bit boring but hey, it proves to be useful. Not only that I understand the things that are covered but also, it makes my job now easier. Had I not gone through the manual for a few times, I would not be able to search for related topics so easily now.
The subsequent weeks:
Spreadsheets!!!
After a few learning sessions with my colleagues, I started to do some real analysis already and as my professor said, "get my hands dirty" with pass year data. Excel and Access very soon become my buddies.
Everyday, I learn and discover new things. I get a few but not many specific task to work on. Part of my job is really "independent study". However, I am glad that I am following the correct track because the stuff that I choose to work on came in handy during meetings. I could answer questions and give some feedbacks and ideas about some of the stuff that we discussed.
Apart from work, I like the people here too. Everyone here knows each other and we are more like a family. People really care for each other. Working here is relaxing and one of the great things is that we get half day off on Fridays....pretty sweet right?
Nice work. Nice people. What else can I ask for?
