Before I started my internship at ExeQserve Corporation, I had three goals and expectations in mind. Let me share them with you.
One. To be assigned tasks wherein I could actually see their positive impact on the organization. I have heard horror stories from Seniors, graduates, and some of my friends with regard to their internship experiences in which their main tasks only include serving snacks and coffee (pre-pandemic), printing and photocopying documents, encoding, and creating PowerPoint presentations, etc. I was genuinely hoping that unlike them, I would not be another student who has her own internship horror story to share. Who wouldn’t, right? For me, this is because I wanted my practicum experience to truly mean something– for me to have a sense of purpose. I wanted to make the most out of this opportunity.
Two. To not only apply what I learned from my courses but also learn from what could not be simply studied from my readings, such as experiences. I am from a BA Applied Psychology program, so it is only fair that I could actually “apply” what I have been studying in my psychology courses, right? Well, aside from this, this is the main objective of our practicum— the practical application of theories. However, as what I have learned from the past years of being a student, not everything can be learned inside the four corners of a classroom or in the present case, our Alternative Learning System platforms. Anyway, my point is that in our courses, we have been studying a lot of concepts and theories which are undeniably helpful, but there are a lot of things that could not be learned and obtained only by reading and studying… And these are experiences. With this, I wanted my internship to not only be an experience but a good learning experience.
Three. To discover if I could actually see myself working in this area in my career in the near future. I started my internship determined to find out if working in the field of Human Resources is what I want for myself. I wanted to know if I could achieve a sense of fulfillment doing this work. With one academic year left before I finish my bachelor’s degree, I still have yet to decide on what area of psychology I am going to pursue or if I would explore further careers outside of psychology. I am yet to find out, but I was hoping that during my internship here at ExeQserve, it would be able to shed some light on me.
So, have I achieved my internship goals and expectations at ExeQserve? Yes, absolutely.
The ExeQServe Corporation has a healthy environment, which fosters learning, growth, and development. In here, I was given a lot of opportunities as I was able to attend training and workshops, learn from stories shared by various professionals on their experiences during activities in training, and develop a final output, which I could describe as the most challenging yet rewarding part of my internship.
I am yet to figure out what I want to do after I graduate, but still, this internship has significantly helped in resolving some of my concerns, gave me many insights, introduced me to new perspectives, and made me take a step forward from where I was… and for me, this is already a lot.
By: Kaye Angeli Lorenzo
Kaye Angeli Lorenzo is an incoming fourth-year BA Applied Psychology student from the University of the Philippines Diliman Extension Program in Pampanga. This internship is in partial fulfillment of the requirements for their program, specifically in the Practicum course. Kaye worked on our Coaching and Mentoring Policy and Procedures Template with the guidance of her supervisor and ExeQserve HR Consultant, Rojean Sellers.
