Friday, March 30, 2012

Interview with an Intern

All right. Although this is tardy, I'm putting it up anyway because I did do it (before class on Wednesday, for the record). Anyhow, in my characteristic way, I over-thought what turned out to be quite a simple exercise. Here I was, thinking that some sort of professional format or structure for the interview was required, when finally, as time pressed, I realized, "Oh, I should probably ask a few simple questions that ask for pertinent information in a short form." Don't want to overwhelm the gracious interviewee. Anyway, I conducted an email interview with Krickett King, who (I've come to find out) seemed to be a popular choice. So, here's what I asked her:
  1. Whom are you currently an intern for? Where is the company/firm you are interning with based?
  2. What sorts of tasks or opportunities are you given as an intern?
  3. Can you provide a general description of the company's/firm's interface or atmosphere?
  4. When your internship is over, do you think you'll be walking away with a good experience? Was it challenging enough? Was it rewarding? Did you gain any knowledge or experience that will ease your transition into the professional world?
  5. If the company/firm that you interned with offered you a position upon your graduation, would you consider it as a valuable employment opportunity?
Her answers were:
1) She's an intern at IMC Studios, in Russellville, Arkansas.
2) She creates concept art for a series of fantasy novels.
3) Since she's working remotely, the interface with IMC is mostly through email correspondence and postal services.
4) She values the experience of working with clients. She says that getting feedback (on her designs I suppose) and being able to create a product that clients are happy with is a good skill, which this internship promotes.
5) When it's all said and done, Krickett says that she wouldn't pursue employment at IMC Studios because it's not an animation job (which is what she's in school for), but she enjoys the experience enough that she would like to continue working on this particular project.

And there you have it. I hope y'all like relish on your hotdogs, because I did a little bit of editing in the responses.

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