{"id":16802,"date":"2018-02-02T15:21:59","date_gmt":"2018-02-02T09:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/blog\/?p=16802"},"modified":"2018-02-02T16:29:40","modified_gmt":"2018-02-02T10:59:40","slug":"i-was-confused-after-scoring-low-in-gre-an-internship-gave-a-new-direction-to-my-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/blog\/i-was-confused-after-scoring-low-in-gre-an-internship-gave-a-new-direction-to-my-career\/","title":{"rendered":"I was confused after scoring low in GRE. An internship gave a new direction to my career."},"content":{"rendered":"

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About the Author:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Jeet Rambhiya is a student of\u00a0Shah and Anchor Kutchhi Engineering College. He shares snippets of his internship experience and how it helped him with his career decisions.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

I was in my final year of engineering and had it all figured out, unlike many engineering graduates.\u00a0I was working part-time at my aunt\u2019s office. I had given GRE as I aimed to do masters, and so I didn\u2019t sit for the campus placements in my college. My overconfidence came back to bite me when<\/span>\u00a0I couldn\u2019t get a good score in GRE. I decided to reappear for the exam;\u00a0however, this left me with\u00a0a few spare months. This was when the idea of doing an internship crossed my mind. I\u00a0visited Internshala’s website as I had heard about the platform, created my resume, and applied for various internships. I was shortlisted for a few internships but I was yet to find that dream internship. With high hopes, I kept applying to more and more internships till I finally received a call from the HR of EdCast Asia<\/strong>, a SAAS platform to host MOOC and LMS.<\/span><\/p>\n

She congratulated me on having been selected for an interview and cited the date and venue for the interview. With hundreds of thoughts brewing in my head, I entered their office. There were two rounds of interview – one with my\u00a0to-be-manager and another with the HR. I was quite nervous before the interview started but gathered confidence gradually. She asked me about my previous internship experience. I told her that I was involved in sales and marketing and gave a brief overview of what I did there, implying what all I would bring to the table if I was hired. We discussed the role of an operations personnel. Then she asked me if I could design mailers and was aware of the templates used for it. I replied in affirmative and mentioned that I could get better if guided. Next followed the much-anticipated\u00a0discussion around the <\/span>organisation, my hobbies & interests, future plans, reasons for going for an internship rather than a full-time job, etc. Next up was the HR interview wherein I was judged on my communication skills and leadership qualities. After a while, she informed me that I was hired for the internship and completed all the formalities.<\/span><\/p>\n

As my joining date drew closer, I was getting more and more excited to begin working at EdCast. As an intern, I was responsible for building scalable relationships with the audience in\u00a0prospective\u00a0<\/span>organisations. This internship gave me various opportunities to interact with clients, who were majorly from Fortune 500 companies, about our ongoing projects. I worked with them on the pilot stage as well as after the closure of deals. I participated in various research initiatives wherein we did a competitor analysis of our product. With each suggestion and idea that I gave for the product feature improvement, I <\/span>learnt to troubleshoot different sorts of problems and come up with innovative and effective solutions. I also liaised with the content curation and engineering and support teams to ensure that the deliverables were met on time. During my tenure, I closely observed the industry trends and gained insights into e-learning sectors. The foremost skill that I sharpened during my internship was verbal and written communication as I would communicate with clients and C-level executives. I learnt broader aspects of project management and stakeholder management and got an exposure to various tools like JIRA and Intercom. Working\u00a0in a startup has prepared me to work under pressure and to step outside of my comfort zone.<\/span><\/p>\n

After 6 months of fun-packed learning, I was offered a full-time job at <\/span>Edcast, which I gladly accepted.\u00a0This internship not only helped me get a job but also guided me through my career decisions. I am no longer stuck at GRE because I’ve found something that I truly enjoy doing. I might take the exam again in future but for now, I’m happy with the way my career is shaping up.<\/span><\/p>\n

Editor\u2019s note<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Are you a graduate struggling to find a job? Don\u2019t worry, we\u2019ve got your back! Apply to more than 1600 internships that come with a pre-placement offer (PPO) through our<\/span>\u00a0India Employed<\/a>\u00a0campaign and begin your career<\/span>.<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n