My experience

Overview

My main project was to help the procurement division for corporate activities redesign their buying instructions. They were in the midst of changing lots of their vendors, and I helped on the technical side of vetting vendors and setting them up in the new online terminal. Frankly, most of the work here went way over my head. It was a big project that I was put into right in the middle of it all. My supervisor was very kind and helpful, but I spent lots of my time in meetings listening to more important people talking about technical things. My second project was to conduct research on language training companies to help train contracted workers. Cargill is a global company, so they need many of their workers who relocate to speak new languages. I worked with the companies for pricing and provided a comprehensive presentation at the end. This was one of my favorite parts because I was given the chance to really work on my own and show off my abilities.

The best part of the internship was the networking. From day one, the company really pushed us interns to meet with as many people within the organization as we could. All we had to do was personally reach out to someone, and it was instantly approved. Even as an intern, I was able to meet one-on-one with a Vice President of the company and multiple high level managers. They all were very open about the company and their role. I was astounded at how respected I felt and the time they were willing to give me as an intern. It's the reason I've accepted an internship here, again.