Alexis Gilner is a senior majoring in Marketing. Follow her on Twitter or Instagram @alexis_gilner!
| 1.) What are you/did you intern what are/were your responsibilities/projects? | • Provide general support for marketing and sales operations • Maintain and manage marketing calendar for sales team • Attend weekly marketing meetings and take minutes to send out to attendees • Manage database maintenance • Track sales data through CRM and company wide systems • Coordinate travel and hospitality arrangements • Create expense reports • Help build new company website through WordPress • Assist the sales team with implementation of marketing and lead generation programs |
| 2. What are you learning/did you learn from your internship that will benefit you in your future career? | I learned many things that will benefit me in my future career but specifically, CRM and other databases is something that I have had the opportunity to learn and work with first hand that will be very beneficial to me in the future. Also, I have learned how to create a website through WordPress and experience with Adobe photoshop too. |
| 3. What does/did a typical day at your internship look like? | A typical day in my internship varies but I go through my email and respond to any that need attending to when I first get in the office. I attend internal sales meetings and marketing meetings to discuss the agenda for the week and coordinate responsibilities among the team. I work on expense reports and projects for the project management team, marketing team and sales team. My role varies each week but I get the opportunity to work alongside different departments within the company and learn many aspects of the business. |
| 4. After a long week at your internship, what do/did you like to do to rejuvenate yourself? | It depends but I like to work out then relax with friends or Shark Tank (it’s my go to). |
| 5. What kind of music do/did you like to listen to on our way to your internship? Any song in particular that you favor? | I listen to just about anything country. Every once in awhile I will turn on some pop music but it is usually country on blast. I wouldn’t say there is a particular song. |
| 6. How did you find this internship? | I found this internship through a friend who is a Massey college alumni. He loved his experience at Advent and highly recommended it. I have an interest in the sports industry and Advent works with college athletics and pro athletic organizations. |
| 7. What do you wish you had known starting this internship? | I wish I would have had previous exposure to CRM and sales and project management databases. I quickly picked up on how to use them but it is something that would have been beneficial to know before I began. |
| 9. Anything else you would like to share about this experience? | I have had a very positive experience with my internship at Advent. I have the opportunity to see many aspects of the business and learn a lot from the team and company leaders. They do a terrific job keeping their interns engaged and involved both professionally and socially. Everyone is incredibly welcoming and the culture makes it enjoyable to go to work every day. I have felt very lucky to find a company like Advent. |