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Z+ Architects

Interior Design Intern

July - August 2022 • Allendale, NJ

What I liked

Everything. The office environment is incredible and everyone was so helpful, friendly, fun and personable. I learned so much throughout the experience that I wouldn’t have learned in school and they offered me so many different opportunities to gain professional experience. They treated me as an equal, rather than a student and I felt respected and valued the whole time. They made sure I was up to date on every project they were working on and included me in office meetings, client meetings, representative meetings, site visits, presentations, and so much more.

What I wish was different

I wish I could have spent longer there, not that they didn’t give me the opportunity to, and I hope to one day, but it didn’t work out for my own personal path at the moment. I also studied abroad in Italy for the first half of the summer and Z+ was so kind to take me on for the second half of the summer, when a lot of other companies told me they “needed a full time intern” or “I wouldn’t be useful to them for that short of a period of time”.

Advice

No matter where you are working, learn as much as you can from those around you. There is so much that can be learned from everyone you encounter as we have all had different experiences. Don’t be afraid to pitch in you’re own thoughts and knowledge. You have just as much to offer employers as they have to offer you.
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