{"id":350,"date":"2014-08-08T14:56:44","date_gmt":"2014-08-08T14:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/summerinternships\/?p=350"},"modified":"2014-08-08T14:56:44","modified_gmt":"2014-08-08T14:56:44","slug":"nick-sommer-15-the-many-hats-of-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/summerinternships\/2014\/08\/08\/nick-sommer-15-the-many-hats-of-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Sommer ’15 The Many Hats of Business"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"IMG_5324\"<\/a>Wearing many hats<\/p>\n

Nick Sommer ’15 –<\/em> Growing up working in a small family business, I accustomed to working in an environment where everyone is close to each other, and every worker wears many different hats.\u00a0 Finding Connecta Corporation has to be one of the closest internships I could have found to my family\u2019s small business.\u00a0 In this small manufacturing business of small precision parts, I have put my liberal arts education to the test while working through the long list of a variety of projects to be completed by the end of the summer.\u00a0 Working for a company of this size (less than 20 employees) I have to produce quality work and contribute immensely in order to help the company continue to do business.<\/p>\n

My work this summer has required me to wear many different hats as one may say.\u00a0 I\u2019ve done jobs from repairing parts, to accounting work, and even marketing.\u00a0 Since I started later in the summer, I was thrown into the middle of a huge project: completely redesigning the way the company stocks their raw material. \u00a0This system involves reorganizing material into PVC pipes, separating them by material, alloy, and purchase number.\u00a0 My to-do-list for this summer has also included updating the company\u2019s website and creating and posting on the company\u2019s social media pages, along with many other miscellaneous tasks.\u00a0 My fellow intern, an engineering student at Butler University, and I have created videos, sales brochures, and bounced ideas back and forth in order to improve and modernize the company\u2019s marketing capabilities.<\/p>\n

What have I learned from this experience?\u00a0 Well, it would be tough to squeeze everything I\u2019ve learned into one blog.\u00a0 One aspect that I have learned is not only vital in a business setting, but in everyday life as well.\u00a0 This is accountability.\u00a0 Since this is such a small business, you are expected to pull your weight and complete each and every job in a timely manner.\u00a0 The business is like a team; where everyone is expected to do their part and work together in order to be successful.\u00a0 I know I can rely on anyone here in the company for help and I can count on them as more than just co-workers.<\/p>\n

I would like to thank the Lilly Endowment, Inc. for making this internship possible.\u00a0 Having real world experience is very important for any student to gain before graduating from college, and what Lilly Endowment provides for students like me is awesome.\u00a0 I would also like to thank Mr. Scott Crawford and Mr. Alan Pyle \u201867 for giving me this opportunity to work for Connecta Corp.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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