{"id":18266,"date":"2019-06-07T16:11:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-07T10:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/blog\/?p=18266"},"modified":"2019-06-13T10:47:48","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T05:17:48","slug":"i-was-stuck-in-an-unambitious-rut-internships-gave-me-the-confidence-to-break-out-of-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/blog\/i-was-stuck-in-an-unambitious-rut-internships-gave-me-the-confidence-to-break-out-of-it\/","title":{"rendered":"I was stuck in an unambitious rut. Internships gave me the confidence to break out of it."},"content":{"rendered":"

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About the author:<\/i><\/b> Harinder Kaur, a homemaker and mother, shares the extraordinary story of how she reignited the ambitions she had before her marriage by completing several work-from-home internships.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>When opportunity knocks at your door, always be willing to take a chance, because you never know how perfect something could turn out to be.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Until a few months ago, I was a homemaker whose responsibility and commitment was solely towards her family. Well, I\u2019m still the same person but with an\u00a0addition of confidence, ambition, my own earnings!\u00a0Having worked for nearly six years before my marriage, I’d always had an independent spirit. While I was free to go wherever and do whatever I wanted, not being employed made the four walls of my home seem like a cage. I would question the point of my education when all I did was sit at home and make chapatis. Years passed by in this distress; my\u00a0daughter, now in 7th grade, was also becoming independent in so many ways, which made me long for my independence all the more.<\/span><\/p>\n

One fine day, my\u00a0nephew\u00a0told me about Internshala, an online platform\u00a0that\u00a0helps women (re)start\u00a0their careers by offering them work-from-home jobs as well as in-office jobs. This was the opportunity I had been waiting for;\u00a0<\/span>I downloaded the app and registered immediately. I found an ocean of internships in\u00a0various categories\u00a0along with\u00a0online trainings to upgrade one\u2019s skillset.\u00a0<\/span>Having studied IT in high school, I applied for a content development internship at <\/span>TalentBattle.com<\/b>, a trivia games website.\u00a0As a part of their selection procedure,\u00a0I <\/span>was asked to submit 20 sample general knowledge\u00a0multiple choice questions and\u00a0my\u00a0previous work\u00a0samples\u00a0if any. They also asked me to\u00a0state my work\u00a0experience in the same\u00a0and\u00a0furnish my social media handles. Soon after, <\/span>I got hired to work there for three months. <\/span>During this internship, I submitted 200\u00a0general knowledge\u00a0questions every month under the chosen categories. <\/span>Just when\u00a0I was about to complete my first work-from-home\u00a0internship, I received an email regarding Internshala’s Woman Ambassador Program\u00a0that focused on reaching out to women and encouraging them to (re)start their career. This opportunity was a godsend for me. I applied for it and when I got selected, my confidence and joy knew no bounds. Through this program, not only did I get a\u00a0chance to help other women stand on their own\u00a0feet, but I also\u00a0became one of the top performers of the program! <\/span><\/p>\n

Next, I applied to <\/span>Mediklik<\/b>\u00a0where\u00a0I was asked to submit my\u00a0previous work\u00a0experience. After a brief interaction about my background and responsibilities in the last internship,\u00a0I was hired as a translator\u00a0for a duration of three months. In this internship, I translated medical descriptions of uploaded diseases on their website from English to Hindi. I didn\u2019t stop there\u00a0and applied to <\/span>Samrat Investments<\/b> for a digital marketing internship. I was selected after I submitted my previous experiences in similar fields. During this internship, I promoted the organisation on all my social media accounts. Once this internship ended, I applied to\u00a0another content development internship at a start-up called <\/span>Hapiens Digital<\/b>.\u00a0My first month involved developing\u00a0general knowledge\u00a0multiple choice questions, and\u00a0by the second month, I was promoted to a digital marketing position, specifically for marketing the start-up on\u00a0Instagram\u00a0and working with the team to uplift the goodwill of the company.<\/span><\/p>\n

These internships brought out the confidence that had been hidden behind household chores\u00a0until then, and it’s something I will never forget. Not only have I regained my confidence but I have also become financially independent; I work as a blogger, freelance content creator, and product reviewer, and I’m also an aspiring writer. Internshala has reintroduced me to the hardworking and easygoing woman I used to be.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re looking for the right time to (re)start your career, this is it! Go ahead and apply to these <\/span><\/i>internships for women<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span> and fulfil your ambitions.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n