"Free Response"

Looking back from my first week at SHM I think that I have gained a lot more than I could imagine- which sounds quite corny but it seriously is the truth. More than ever I gained my first taste of the real world and what I like to refer to as “Corporate America.” Here in “Corporate America” I realized that 9-5 is not a saying it’s what millions do every day. After adjusting to this there lies what you do in those hours that makes a difference. I know for myself I am a hands on learner (one of the reasons why I chose Drexel) and with this I feel like I learned more in 5 months of being at SHM than my freshman year of college. From little things like excel or giving a presentation to actual projects- whether it be a creative brief for a brochure, or an executive summary of a survey.

There’s not that much I wished I had learned in that first week, but it was a definite learning lesson. I’m just going to throw out there that I cried when I got home from work the first day of work, and one thing I learned quickly is that it gets better with time. What was the most useful information, and what information have you still not used?
The most useful information was probably all in the survival kit- I still refer back to that!

I thought the tutorials were really interesting because it was a glimpse into what was to come. I think that it helped in seeing right away what I would want and not want to do throughout the six months to come. The only thing I would improve is maybe not as long or not as many at once or maybe making them more interactive. I know I was just nervous and overwhelmed the first week, but now I really understand the tutorials now rather than how I felt during them that first week.