Reflective Essay: A Career In The Sports Industry

In my college career which has been around 4 years now, these first two weeks are the first of any trimester or semester that instead of being enrolled in classes, I’m enrolled in an internship. This is definitely a change from the norm but at the same time it is exciting as well. It gives me the opportunity to use or observe some of the material that I have learned so far in my classes at Johnson & Wales in a real scenario. This internship allows me as well to gain much needed additional experience in the sports and athletics industry and will give me a more holistic view of the athletic program. It will allow me to see many different roles and see from various projects what parts of athletics I like or dislike since I am overall still open for the future to a variety of roles in the sports industry
In the little more than the two weeks that I have been involved in this Internship, I have been present to be in …show more content…
I think in terms of preferences even in the small amount of time I figured out of the variety of roles and projects you can jump into in this internship what I prefer to do and what in the future I definitely won’t be looking into for a career. In this short experience so far I know that I’m not going to be in the sports media since I’m not the greatest writer and I don’t want to sports commentary.
I know I will be effective in my internship experience. I know this because I am dedicated to working hard and taking on various types of projects. One of the reasons why I picked this internship is it can allow to see roles, and I will be effective as well because I will be open to try out different roles. The third way I will be effective is that I work well in team environments, I am good working with others which in athletics is a common