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Personal Strengths Analysis

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My personal strengths are my communication skills and the variety of work experience that I obtain. I believe through these strengths I have been able to achieve the goals I’ve set out for myself. I have had the opportunity of being a part of a leadership development program called the Jeter's Leaders, where I was able to host an annual social change leadership conference. I was expected to prepare and present an entire workshop about college life in Florida presenting to a group of teenagers and the following year the topic focused on was Bullying and Depression in Chicago. In these conferences, I’ve been able to enhance my communication skills and through these experiences I will try my absolute best to bring the assets that I’ve learned …show more content…

My first internship was a part of a program at the New York Presbyterian Hospital, and the following year I worked within a Dentist office, and just last year I interned for a sports marketing agency called Excel Sports Management. I believe my prior experiences in these internships will be valuable in an internship because I will apply all the fundamentals that I've learned within the past internships. I’ve learned that self-motivation/ taking action is something that is beneficial and expected when interning. I’ve also learned that everyone comes from different backgrounds and environments, and in some cases I may be expected to adapt to my surroundings in order to interact better with others. I still feel that through my internships and my communications skills, there is still so much for me to learn. Although I have some experiences working for other internships, and the Jeter’s Leaders program has provided me with great skills, I feel as though the Futures and Options internship program will help me narrow down my interest in …show more content…

In my last internship with Excel Sports Management, I learned so much about marketing, and how important clients were in an everyday workday. The primary goal was to make sure that their clients were satisfied because indeed those were the company’s customers. Additionally, I also learned that sports management isn't a field that I could see myself working for, even though I absolutely loved my experience there. I am grateful to be able to say in the internships I've participated in thus far I've learned at least one new thing about the kind of career that I am interested in and what kind I am not. I feel as though internships are a great opportunity that helps me get closer and closer to my career aspirations because it helps me figure out what I may or may not want to do as a career for the rest of my life. Overall, I know through the futures and options internship program I will be geared towards an internship with the right guidance and preparation. Hence, the reason why I know that an internship with the Futures and Options program will support my career aspirations due to the five components that I will experience if provided the

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