The Fikes Companies

Intern

June - August 2020 • Temple, TX

What I liked

Experienced and good supervisor, courteous employees with ample experience you can learn from. Some senior managers and executives are very approachable. You get to attend some decision meetings that you can learn a lot from. Brown Bag lunch meetings are very good to way to network and meet senior managers and executives. HR puts a lot of effort to integrate interns and make them feel welcome, will assist you with everything, some will even give you great tips that will helps you throughout your career.

What I wish was different

There many things I wish I had done differently.

Advice

Be courteous, professional, ask for work and offer to help with projects it will help YOU more than anything, constantly look for learning opportunities there are plenty!

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Marketing Intern

June - August 2018 • Temple, TX

What I liked

Hands-on, authentic experience. Got to see actual change and my contribution to the bottom-line. Opportunity to interact with people from different segments of the company.

What I wish was different

Ability to work overtime (more than 40 hours per week). Better outlined expectations for the project and my purpose.

Advice

Don’t judge a job experience until you try it. I was hesitant to work in their industry, but I learned a lot about an industry I haven’t ever touched. It was interesting to see new perspectives and broaden my job search.

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