A few weeks ago I was copied on an e-mail that went out to the Nike Corporate Audit group reminding the team that their intern from last year would be joining them in late June. So, I took it upon myself to contact last year's intern to pick her brain about her experience the previous summer, and to mentally-prepare myself for what to expect when I start my internship.
I am so glad I contacted her because she was able to share with me information about the operations-based project she worked on at Nike, about being a part of the Nike Adrenaline internship program, about how the Nike Corporate Audit team encouraged her to take part in all the intern activities (which includes lunches and speaker sessions with representatives from various Nike departments), and about how Nike really promotes employees to schedule time in the middle of their day to go to the gym/play sports!
After hearing about her summer, I feel really excited to get started with my internship, but have to admit that I'm a bit nervous about navigating Nike's internal audit system. That being said, I have a good bit of experience in corporate governance/internal controls, am a hard worker, and am confident in my writing, computer, and people skills- so I’m hoping the learning curve will be quick and painless. I am also very encouraged by the fact that I'll have last year's intern as a resource since she will be starting a week after me as a full-time employee!
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