An Internship That Made Me Distinctly Ahead - Aesha Dave, IIFT Delhi

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Here the basic idea is to get aligned to the organisation and so you need to talk to as many people as you can.

2. Pre-Internship Days

Before my internship, I had a few days, so I visited different automobile showrooms and got a better idea of the ground level processes and how does a typical sale takes place. I did this in order to have a better understanding of the business processes.

3. Internship

My project was in motorcycle sales unit where I worked with various dealerships. The entire journey had been planned and executed in a systematic manner. Meeting different people helped me in improving my interpersonal skill and most importantly the art of asking the right questions.

Key Learning

1. Understanding the Business

It is very important to understand the business and the problem statement. The entire internship revolved around the problem statement and how it was addressed keeping in mind different factors affecting the same.

2. Keep the Mentor aligned

Having the mentor on board and getting the work reviewed is an important aspect during the internship phase. I got my work reviewed on a weekly basis and that helped me in shaping up my project in a better way.

3. Be Punctual and always keep seeking new learning opportunities.