Major: Organizational Studies and Political Science
Company Name: Cisco Systems, Inc.
City: San Jose, CA
Paid/Unpaid/Course Credit: Paid
Steps to get the internship: I sent in a resume and completed two interviews.
Day-to-day activities: I attended meetings, worked on Microsoft Excel projects, created governance maps of the marketing department, and completed basic desk work.
Most rewarding: I loved the people I worked with and the company culture.
Biggest challenge: The biggest challenge was teaching myself how to work with Microsoft Excel.
Most important thing learned: I learned how to ask questions in the workplace and now understand business world etiquette.
Key advice: Ask a lot of questions and take advantage of networking.