Intern Chick

I'm on my first internship right now in the Biotech industry working as a chemistry intern, and I love it!  However, it didn't come easy.  This summer I was studying in Spain while everyone else was searching for their internships.  My advisor told me I should be fine looking for a job abroad as long as I had access to internet and a phone...boy was she wrong!  No one wanted to hire me if I couldn't come in to meet them (understandable), but even worse was that no one wanted to hold off hiring an intern just so they could meet me.  I missed out getting a chance to interview with some amazing companies doing some cutting edge research.  Then, when I did get back to the U.S., everyone else started working at their internships and I was still looking for one.

Sometimes I wanted to give up, but I'm definitely glad I didn't!  Finally, through networking (yes, it is as important as Intern Chick says it is), I found a job that I absolutely love.  But it definitely didn't come easy, and there were more than a few moments when I thought I would spend my fall semester in classes doing homework while my peers were gaining real life job experience.

Even though studying abroad proved to cause a ton of hassles when trying to find a job, I wouldn't have sacrificed that opportunity.  I know someday I will have to learn to make sacrifices for me job instead of sacrificing the chance to get a job but right now, I'm living in the moment.

After all, I am a Libra and life is all about balance to me.