Update on Internship

So I am almost finished with my internship but I thought I would just write about what I have been doing. Lately I have been working on the company's social media. I am in charge of updating their Twitter account  (@opecheeinn) and researching how we could market the company better through social media marketing. We are working on having business listings with TripAdvisor because a lot of hotels and spas have been helped because of reviews and business listings on Tripadvisor.com. If you haven't been to trip advisor online before I highly suggest it if you are planning on traveling somewhere. You get real reviews and pictures from people that stay there and managers and owners can also respond and explain situations that occur. It is a great place to find the facts about a hotel you are going to stay at. Sometimes the images and amenities listed on websites are not true to what the hotel actually offers. Professional photos are great at making places look better than they are. Also there are many good reviews and it could change your mind about staying at a different hotel because of great customer service or great amenities.

I have also been working with the event planner for the conference center that the inn has attached to it. They host weddings, business meetings, fundraisers, and trade shows and they are extremely busy for this coming summer/spring. I have been learning how to create a proposal, how to create floor plans for  events, how to set up catering and all the other things that go along with events. I think that it is definitely going to help me in the real world because you may have to help set up a business meeting or company fundraiser in the future and it is great to understand what goes into creating an event.

My internship is so much fun and I recommend doing an internship to anyone that has an interest in a particular field. It is also a great time to figure out whether or not you want to be in that field before you graduate and apply for jobs. You can also gain a full time job if your internship manager likes you as an employee which would be the best benefit of an internship. Check out some internships around the area if you are interested in getting some real world experience and to up your resume.