Intern Feature: Eve Falk

 I am an intern at Dell (Dell EMC) in Hopkinton, MA on the VxRail product marketing team. VxRail is a hyper-converged appliance that includes compute, storage, networking, and virtualization resources in a single device. For one large project I worked on this summer, I used a program called Sprinklr to track the metrics of Dell EMC social media accounts. I created a PowerPoint presentation of nearly 100 slides explaining my findings: what times of day / days of week are best to post, which platforms bring in the most engagements and clicks, how the VxRail product is performing compared to other products, etc. I even presented this to a large group of higher level managers, which was an awesome experience. In other smaller projects, I created infographics and landing pages, acted in a marketing promotional video, managed assets in a master collateral document on Excel, and more. 

I am very excited to stay on-board with the team throughout the school year as a remote, part time employee. 

 HOW DID YOU FIND THIS OPPORTUNTIY?

I found this internship posting on the Dell careers page online. 

WHAT HAS YOUR EXPERIENC BEEN LIKE AND WHAT ARE YOU LEARNING?

This internship flew by (which means I must have really been enjoying it)! I have learned so much about the importance of communication and organization, especially, as these are crucial skills to have in product marketing. Additionally, I gleaned so much information about technology on a large scale as well as more specific information about hyper-converged infrastructure. I have also learned that there is so much more to gain from an internship than just the actual work one is producing. It is so important to also absorb external aspects and ask oneself: do I like a big company?, do I want to work with people or mostly independently?, do I mind working on a computer for long periods of time?, etc. 

Personally, I loved the big company feel, enjoyed interacting with people, and didn't mind computer work, as long as it was broken up with some human interactions, too! 

WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE FOR OTHER STUDENTS?

Keep applying for the internships! This one was definitely not easy to get, but I'm so glad that I didn't give up trying to utilize connections. 2. Use LinkedIn: Whenever I search for a company, I am always surprised to find how many of my connections work there that I didn't know about. Even if this connection doesn't lead to a job right away, it is great to set up an informational interview with this person to find out what they do for their job, and who knows - it could very well turn into an internship opportunity! 3. Ask questions, ask people what they do, and don't be afraid to give some input because your team will definitely appreciate a new viewpoint.  Enjoy it, because it will go by quickly!