Starting up

So, there is a lot to catch up about. In this blog I am going to write my experiences as a third year ICM student who is doing an internship and writing a thesis at the same time. Believe me, it’s a busy life!

Lets start at the beginning: finding an internship. It took me a while to find an internship that I liked. I searched on the internet and I asked family and friends if they knew a placement. Via the Sanoma (big publishing company) website I found a vacancy for Margriet (a Dutch magazine) for online editing. Since I wanted an internship where I could write a lot and because I like magazines and the publishing world, I decided to write an application letter. When I was invited for a job interview, I prepared myself by looking at the Margriet website, making sure I knew what the brand was all about. It was the nicest job interview ever! The women I spoke to were extremely friendly and I loved the sphere in the office. Since they had more applicants, they told me I would get a call within a week. I was very excited and had a really good feeling about the interview. One week later they called me: I got the internship!

I started on the 17^th of January. I was pretty nervous because I did not know what to expect yet. From my first day on I really liked my internship. My colleagues were very nice and another intern taught my everything I needed to know.

I work for the website for Margriet.nl. I write articles about society, health, beauty, leisure, nutrition and physical exercises. Just look at the website if you want to have examples. I do this together with another intern who started two weeks after I did. I work 4 day’s a week at the office in Hoofddorp and one day at home to work on my thesis.

So, now you know the most important things! In my next blog, I will tell you more about my internship and thesis!