Today was my final day at my internship for this J-Term
class. I got to spend it at another
client. This time it was just me and a
senior manager. We met at the office
because we were leaving a little later in the morning. So I got to do some administrative items before
we left. We left around 8:30. This time it was a little shorter ride. We only had about an hour to go. This time it was a lot more casual during our
ride because we had gotten to know each other better through our previous
interactions with clients. When we
arrived at the client we were again escorted to our own private room and
offered food and beverages. We began
working that morning on their accounting work.
This time I did more tasks on my own since I knew what I was doing
better this time. We left the client
around noon for lunch and went to a café that was across the street. The senior manager and I sat and talked over
lunch about our weekend plans and just things in general. After lunch we walked back and finished up
the accounting work for the client. We
left around 4:30. When we got back to
the office everyone from my department was going to socialize at a restaurant
downstairs so I went down for about an hour and got to see everyone out of a
work environment. It was a lot of fun; I
really enjoy the people I get to work with.
My name
is Abby Maier and I am from Waunakee, Wisconsin. I am currently a junior and am majoring in
Marketing and Accounting. I completed my
J-Term at Wipfli LLP in Madison, Wisconsin.
Throughout my internship I learned how important work relationships
are. When you have to spend a great
amount of your week with people at work you want to be able to enjoy your
time. The relationships you build during
work will be the relationships that you endure doing a large part of your
life. Either you can make then enjoyable
or you can be on your own throughout your career. I also learned the importance of
professionalism. Being in an industry
where you frequently see clients face to face, how you present yourself determines
a lot. Maintaining a professional manner
portrays a good image for the company you are representing and for
yourself. These were the two biggest
lessons I learned while interning at Wipfli LLP. This internship will give me the experience I
need to continue my career in accounting.
When applying for accounting positions after school, the first thing
someone looks for is experience. I now
have that on my resume. I have learned a
lot about accounting and how a firm works.
I will be a great asset to a firm after college.
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