A major lesson I learnt from this internship was that the consumer comes above all. If you can make the best of the best product but you can’t convince the customer/consumer of it, it is of no use. In the long run, you need to work with the customer/consumers to incorporate their needs and demands and to ensure they know that their needs and demands are being met. This experience also got me involved with a consulting firm working with Tata Motors at the time on the project that I was assigned to. These interactions with the consulting team reoriented my approach to situations and problems. The analytical thinking and “Don’t beat around the bush” attitude reflected in their work and approach.
The few things that went well for me benchmarking with the internship situations of my peers were crucial in making the internship an amazing learning experience for me. My mentor was an exemplary performer in the organisation and was enthusiastic about having us, interns. He would make sure he interacted with us every day even if it was just a text to check on our progress. We were given the perfect amount of handholding and the chance to make decisions as part of the firm and were also motivated to have confidence on our skills and decisions. The opportunity to work with a consulting firm during the 8 weeks also offered me a new perspective to the whole situation. Moreover, Tata Motors being a very experienced organisation, in terms of both existence and employees, had so much to offer that 8 weeks was too short a time to be able to take away even a fraction of the offerings. I’m very pleased that I got this opportunity and the only ask that I can have is that it could have been extended beyond 8 weeks.
If I am to give two tips to anyone going for their internship (learnt only after completing my own)
1.Don’t limit yourself with your thinking
2.Align yourself with your mentor
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