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Summer 2024 Interns Share their Experiences

Originally Published: August 8, 2024

Meet six of our interns who spent their summer working in marketing, sales and accounting. They discuss the projects they worked on, lessons learned, highlights of the experience and their advice for future interns.

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"This summer, I worked on three major projects. The first was creating detailed programming guides for forums based on Dell Technologies World (DTW) content for local and regional teams to be able to customize and recruit and prepare panelist for their run of shows in their countries. I also acted as the human oversight for reviewing Generative AI powered blogs and executing one myself based on DTW panel discussions. Lastly, I created a system for prospective blog auditing to determine which blogs were relevant and current versus which blogs should be migrated.
  
One highlight from my internship would be meeting and speaking with Michael Dell. It really made a statement to the kind of leader he is and the company he runs. Being able to speak with him about future and innovative approaches was an experience I will always remember."
  
Marlee Morgan | Marketing Intern
"While being in the Accounting Internship Program, I have had the opportunity to use my technical skillset to automate manual tasks for my team. I have been using Python to create interfaces my team can use to upload excel files and create workbooks that bring together all of the data. I have also been able to switch over one of our automated tasks related to internal control monitoring from a Macro in excel to a Python interface. It helped increase processing speed and prevent user error. These processes being automated and updated will give my team more time to analyze and monitor our current security position. 
  
The people around me in our Accounting Development Program or other interns always made me feel welcome and encouraged to be myself. The managers and executives also make it wonderful. Their willingness to talk to us and tell us more about themselves is so amazing. We get a wonderful opportunity to come speak and learn from them."
  
Anna Saunders | Graduate Accounting Intern
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"My intern project is to create an AI implementation strategy that can be used within the Client Solutions Group Specialty Sales Organization.  This strategy primarily aims to reduce the time that Technical Sales Representatives (TSRs) spend on account analysis and make it easier to identify high potential accounts. This strategy will ultimately give TSRs more time in front of customers and to make more calls. The final project was a real challenge, but after completing it, I feel proud."
  
Tommy Donahue | Inside Sales Intern

"During my global marketing internship, I had the pleasure of working with the Business Unit Marketing Strategy, Planning and Operations team. I led a project to reorganize over 9,000 global marketing assets owned by content creators. This effort eliminated more than 1,300 duplicate assets and updated information for over 80 content owners. The result of this reorganization will enable stakeholders, including Field Marketing and sales teams, to easily locate and select the right assets for campaign planning and forecasting—increasing asset usage. This will enhance the user experience by reducing manual work and the need for one-on-one meetings.

  

The biggest lesson I’ve learned from this internship is captured in a phrase mentioned by one of my team members and several leaders: 'What you do is important, but how you do it is more important.' Your work matters, but so does how you show up, how you treat others and the energy you bring. This mindset has been so helpful for me during my internship and will continue to guide me in the future."

  

Isabel Hernandez | Marketing Intern

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"As a CSG Specialty Client Hardware Intern, I interviewed fulltime workers and found an opportunity to streamline the out-bounding process with the integration of AI. I worked with a group to develop an enhanced out-bounding process which increased the overall accuracy, efficiency, and effectiveness of the customer contact process. I'm proud that I was able to leverage my prior knowledge with AI and innovate a current process that people within my field currently use. This has allowed me to leave a legacy behind as I head back to school in the fall. I overall enjoyed putting my knowledge and creativity to use and enhance the success within the CSG specialty organization. 
  
What I really enjoyed was Dell's work culture. Being constantly surrounded by experts it has allowed me to gain valuable insight into what it takes to be successful within corporate America. The intern events allowed for work to be enjoyable and create genuine relationships that will last far beyond my internship."
     
Ariel Casso | Inside Sales Intern

"An accomplishment I am proud of is getting out of my comfort zone and making connections work-wise and personally. I was able to connect more with my team and my project with having one-on-ones and conducting interviews. I also created a lot of friendships, and I would never take back the memories I created with these people. I was very scared at first, but I pushed through and ended on a positive note!

  

My biggest takeaway I’ve learned is to always speak up and, like my parents always told me, treat others how you would like to be treated. You might be an intern, but you are also an employee and deserve the same treatment as everyone else."
  
Sofia Munoz | Marketing Intern
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Their advice for future interns:

  

"Maximize and embrace the opportunity to connect with individuals across all levels at Dell and don’t hesitate to request a one-on-one as it presents a valuable opportunity for learning, growth and collaboration." 

- Marlee M.

  

"Be curious. I know it is cliché, and of course it is important to ask questions and understand what you are working on. But it is also important to be curious about yourself. Ask yourself what you want to learn from the internship and find the different areas that interest you. If you do not know, talk to more people. Follow that curiosity and you will learn more about yourself during the internship too."

- Anna S.

  

"Stay curious and proactive. Continue to look for learning opportunities."

- Tommy D.

  

"Document your work and add numbers to it each week. Keep it in a document and email it to yourself. This will make it much easier to summarize your impact in your final presentation and will be a great resource when you’re building your resume and talking points in the future."

- Isabel H.

    

"Establish yourself as someone who is willing to embrace change. Adaptability is key to being successful in the workplace since change is the only constant within Dell. By establishing this, you show that you can thrive under any circumstance and embracing the change will foster a mindset that will enable you to value change itself resulting in an overall better work experience."

- Ariel C.

  

"As an intern that has worked for Dell for eight years, my advice is to never doubt yourself and that it's never too early to apply to internships. When I was younger, I was definitely nervous and had a bit of imposter syndrome, but I know that I worked hard, and I have people that support me all around!"

- Sofia M.

   

Next, read about Sebastian's experience as a marketing intern. 

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