{"id":685,"date":"2011-09-01T14:18:03","date_gmt":"2011-09-01T08:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/blog\/?p=685"},"modified":"2016-05-23T13:32:12","modified_gmt":"2016-05-23T08:02:12","slug":"summer-internship-story-daily-300811","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/blog\/summer-internship-story-daily-300811\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Internship with Duane Reade – Jaspreet Kaur from Chandigarh Engineering College"},"content":{"rendered":"

Daily Winner for: –\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>30th<\/sup> August 2011<\/p>\n

Name of the intern: –\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Jaspreet Kaur<\/p>\n

Institute: –\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Chandigarh Engineering College<\/p>\n

Organization interned with: –\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Duane Reade<\/p>\n

I could not hold back my emotions when I got my Internship confirmation. To work with one of the largest Pharmaceutical companies in the Financial Capital of the world would be a dream come true for any graduate. Just thinking about the fact that I would be spending the next six months in New York made me excited to the core. As time passed, I packed my bags and starting getting nervous as I never had been out on my own before. It was my first job and that too in a place totally alien to me.<\/p>\n

Finally the D-day approached and it was my first day at Duane Reade, a Fortune 50 company, the largest pharmacy store chain in USA. I got down from the sub-way station to reach my destination, but looking at the huge buildings in the \u2018Big Apple\u2019 just bedazzled me.<\/p>\n

At this time all the excitement had melted down and I was numb out of nervousness. I was all alone in a group of strangers, in a place completely unknown to me.As I entered my new work place, I was greeted by smiling faces and embracing arms. Such a warm welcome did make me quite comfortable. I was introduced to everyone from the pantry keeper to CEO of the company. Initially I was quite amused to address CEO as \u2018Jim\u2019 and not James Sir !<\/p>\n

As the induction got over I was introduced to the IT team and my mentor. I was given 2-3 options for choosing my project. I took up Java based MQ Web Sphere project that could communicate protocols with the ability to transmit millions of messages from every store per day. I worked with Project Management team to analyze and prioritize information needs and functional requirements. It was very interesting and a learning experience. After a month I received my first pay cheque (stipend) in dollars and I could not believe my luck!<\/p>\n

Being the only Intern and youngest of all, my colleagues helped me a lot and I must say my experience wouldn\u2019t have been so great had they not been so friendly. I gained some valuable knowledge that helps me till date. Working in cross-cultural environment gave me a lot of exposure and confidence. As those six months came to an end, my colleagues gave me a farewell party. In just six months I had developed such a special bond that I feel nostalgic till date.<\/p>\n

Was this interesting? If yes,\u00a0please like the post on facebook (below) and help Jaspreet become winner of the week<\/strong>\u00a0and win the prize (Rs. 1,000\/-) that she truly deserves!<\/p>\n

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