Jennifer Clarke (BCmpH카지노 게임 컬렉션09, Software Development) had always wanted to be a software developer. But after a 16-month QUIP internship with IBM, she realized she missed dealing with people.
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At the internship, Jennifer ran installation tests on IBM카지노 게임 컬렉션s software products. Upon realizing that she wanted a more client-oriented position, she sought out positions that combined her computing skills with customer service. She found an internship at CH2M Hill the following summer that filled those requirements: she would be automating a water plant while working with clients. She worked as a flex employee with part-time hours for CH2M Hill for the next two years until she found a full-time position at the company after her graduation in 2009.
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She now works as a Design Consultant at C2HM카지노 게임 컬렉션s SCADA Water Systems. In her current position, Jennifer deals with customers on a regular basis, including the water plant operations staff and the client region. She said the testing experience she gained at IBM proved valuable at CH2M Hill was instrumental not only for gaining new skills but also for meeting people working in the field.
Since QUIP internships are full-time positions, this allows students to 카지노 게임 컬렉션test drive카지노 게임 컬렉션 their career, as Jennifer puts it, and figure out what types of work they are best suited for. 카지노 게임 컬렉션You카지노 게임 컬렉션re doing the work of a real employee. It카지노 게임 컬렉션s a really good time to check out what you카지노 게임 컬렉션ll be doing,카지노 게임 컬렉션 she said. Jennifer entered the internship expecting to gain new experience, but left with something even better: a new understanding of herself. Upon experiencing daily life in software development, she identified what she wanted in a career, and changed course to satisfy those needs. Above all, Jennifer said, students should view an internship as a learning experience. 카지노 게임 컬렉션I think it카지노 게임 컬렉션s important to use the time wisely and learn what you can out of it,카지노 게임 컬렉션 she said, 카지노 게임 컬렉션whether it카지노 게임 컬렉션s the working aspect or making the best of meeting all these people you could potentially get a job through when it카지노 게임 컬렉션s done.카지노 게임 컬렉션
Originally published in What카지노 게임 컬렉션s Next? magazine 2014-15 (a Career Services publication) under the title "Success Story: Experiential Learning"