Randomly Scrolling through Facebook
Randomly Scrolling through Facebook, turns out to be a positive experience.
I moved to London in Nov 2020. Relocating during a pandemic was an experience in itself. As I Have no family or friends living in London, I was looking for support groups on Facebook. Not only did I find support groups but also stumbled upon a Facebook post that spoke about training and internships on Digital Marketing. The minute “internship” is mentioned, most people with a few years of work experience like me shy away. Either because we are aware it is going to be non-paid (mostly) or we will have to start our career from scratch. Having 7 years of experience in Project Management and restarting one’s career takes a lot of blind courage. And there I was taking the plunge. After signing up for the internship I wasn't even sure that I would be considered as I was not an ideal candidate that the company was looking for.
One fine day, I received an email from Digital Guru’s that I have been included in their training programme. I was elated. Acceptance to an internship had brought me a lot of joy and at the same time, I was still contemplating my decision of taking it up.
Once the internship started all my turmoils and fears were put to rest. I got very involved in the weekly tasks and assignments, they became my priority over everything else. I was back to my student days where I would experiment on different things, spend long hours understanding the why and what of my assignments. Racing against time to meet the deadlines would give me an adrenaline rush, as it is doing now!
I started loving what I was doing and I thoroughly enjoy it. I had never written a blog before I started this internship, now I have the confidence of writing and continuing one. I have already learned a lot of technical things in Canva, FB, and Google Advertisements. Now the internship is more like clearing level after level, gaining more knowledge and building momentum similar to video games. It is interesting and entertaining. Mentor’s personal comments on how I fared in my assignments only add to my enthusiasm. So far this internship has kept me on my toes, setting targets, deadlines with enough freedom to achieve the goals set.
I now wonder, would I be lucky enough to experience this had I not scrolled through Facebook pages on a random day.
15 febbraio 2021
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