Final Week

During my internship at DGS I have experienced more than I ever thought possible. Going into it, I understood the gist of my duties but I had no idea the depth in which I would be working. I got to experience, first hand, working and interacting with my clients during my last week as an intern. My final project was to plan for a Congress 8 trade show, in which I actually got to fly to Florida and participate in. We flew in a day early to set up everything and get our booth looking appealing as well as functional for customers. This required a lot of communication in order to put it together smoothly and quickly because there were 30 other booths setting up during the same time. This not only made the room noisy, but we also had to figure out who would be doing what in order to make it more efficient. We had to briefly discuss who would do what to keep the talking to a minimum and the pace of the work steady.

Apart from setting up, we used communication all weekend as customers attended the congress. There were classes being taught every hour and a half, and during the break, people were allowed to walk around and enjoy what each booth had to offer. During this time I acted as a salesman and was required to interact with customers, showing off the equipment we offer as well as making connections with them so they remember our name in the future. It was a great experience and I am very greateful for the time I spent working in connecticut. Not only did I get to fully understand the back end of the website and how the company works behind the scenes. I also got to experience face-to-face interaction with our customers. It was fun to be emersed in something I am not as familiar with because everything was a learning experience. Not only did I make great connections with the people in the office, I have a lot to bring back with me to Colorado.