The Venetian Job: Can Productivity and Serenity Coexist?
| dc.contributor.author | Espinosa, Claudia | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-04-22T13:33:45Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-04-22T13:33:45Z | |
| dc.date.created | 2017-10-20 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019-04-22 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Interning for the international office of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice offered insight to the ways in which an office job in Italy differs from one in the United States. My summer experience deepened my understanding of Italian culture and caused me to question preconceived notions while challenging me to gauge what was expected of me both socially and professionally. How do you gain trust and establish credibility in a new and foreign job environment? How do you engage with a new city and get to know its hidden spots and mysteries? What is there to learn from a position unrelated to your field of interest? How dolce is the Italian work culture and is there such a thing as too many coffee breaks? | |
| dc.description.panabstract | Taking positions either abroad or back home domestically, our respective internships called us to evaluate the needs of our workplaces without compromising our individual learning expectations. Navigating new and familiar environments, our panel gained new appreciation for the places in which we found ourselves learning. We came to new workplaces with fresh eyes and enriched our perspectives using previously-acquired skills learned at Mount Holyoke. Whether it was translating marketing publications in the French countryside, assisting the senior site director in resolving critical and delicate situations in the Eternal City, supporting the international office of a major Italian university, or conducting research in a psychology lab in Eastern Massachusetts, we all gained transferable skills that will contribute to our remaining time at Mount Holyoke and to our future careers. Although working with a wide range of academic interests and internships, as interns, we found commonalities in the ways that we adjusted to our work placements and acquired knowledge that transcends specific fields or locations. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10166/5660 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.rights.restricted | public | |
| dc.title | The Venetian Job: Can Productivity and Serenity Coexist? | |
| dc.title.alternative | Dipping Your Feet in Familiar and Foreign Waters: Gaining Transferable Skills Near and Far from Home |
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