Shockingly, this is my last day at CBS Interactive. I find it funny that yesterday I received an email from Delaware about my "senior checkout" — graduation. It got me thinking about the past 10 weeks of the summer, and about where I will be headed in the next year, which continues to be a pretty cloudy picture for me.
This week at CBS continued to be much of the same, producing stories for the website. I liked getting the opportunity to do this because it gave me the chance to work with strictly online materials, something I don't normally get to do at school. But at the same time, I feel like it's something I could probably do with my eyes closed. It gets a little dry at times because I essentially sit and fill in the blanks all day.
On a positive note, it is a little sad to say goodbye to CBS. I felt like the employees I worked with really liked me, and treated me as an equal employee instead of an intern. My supervisor has said repeatedly that I am the best intern he has ever had, and that he would happily hire me. It's nice to know that I've done well here, and that there could be a future for me with CBS. It seems I have a good shot at getting a job here.
Today, my boss is taking me out to lunch, along with three other people I have worked closely with over the course of the summer. I am interested to see what they have to say about my work and my potential future with CBS. I know they have all really appreciated the work I have put in during my time here the last two weeks.
Recently I've been thinking a lot about what I could do with an English degree, either inside or outside the journalism field. I think working has shown me that I'm still young enough to spend a couple years doing anything I want. Having a particular degree doesn't mean I necessarily have to be in a certain area. Also, there's no reason why I shouldn't stretch the boundaries of my degree as far as possible. I think journalism and writing give a great basis for just about anything in the corporate world.
As I wind down my time here at CBS Interactive, I'm taking the most important lesson I've learned this summer with me — which is to always keep an open mind.
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It sounds like you've had a great summer, and it's time to think about what makes you happy. Is it the writing? Is it the research? Do you like magazines? Would you rather do pr? Or something completely different.. it's a challenge, but a good one.
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