A Career As A Market Research Intern

Romain Rolland, a brilliant French novelist stated the following: “Skepticism, riddling the faith of yesterday, prepared the way for the faith of tomorrow.” One may be doubtful with their current endeavors at first, however, being skeptical is the first step towards one’s future. I am going to take you through the journey of my current internship and enlighten you on why my skepticism turned into an implausible future career for myself. In November of 2015, I received a job at Transamerica, one of the world’s leading financial services companies, as a Market Research Intern. One may think that being a Market Research Intern is a challenging title, and by no means is it easy. A typical day for me would be to arrive at work around 1 PM, check my emails, contact my manager to see what work I need to accomplish that day, participate in conference …show more content…
I was pleased to see that Transamerica’s Market Research team works together as a family to accomplish tasks that are demanding and also help each other create a fun and safe environment. The Transamerica Market Research Team worked together to create The Drawing Board, which is a room where Transamerica employees can go to relax while working on tedious studies. Image 3 shows some of the Market Research Team as they are testing out this newly conducted room. My team cares for one another, which is satisfying. Aside from The Drawing Board, my team and I also created a Spring Fling that was held on Thursday April 21, 2016. This gave other employees in the building an opportunity to relax, play games and enjoy some food with the start of spring. Dina Torrie, a Market Researcher at Transamerica stated, “Aside from the tedious work we accomplish at our company, we also need to have fun and create a relaxing environment for our