My experience as an intern in the IT department has been far from what I expected. I decided to pursue an Information Technology degree when I was choosing what course to study for Poly back then.
I found my internship irrelevant to my studies
As a student of Information Technology, I learnt things like programming, website design and coding. However, my internship experience has been rather mundane and quite irrelevant to my studies.
I was asked to intern as an IT helpdesk personnel and my job mainly revolves around providing technical support to the employees. I have to troubleshoot basic computer issues and provide instructions on how to use specific software.
While I appreciate the opportunity to be able to intern in the I.T department of a big company, I was not there to learn whatever that the course had prepared me for.
I was hoping to get a chance to explore the field of programming and software development. As a student of Information Technology, I am quite interested in the process of developing software and writing codes.
I was hoping to learn more about how software is developed and gain insight into the process. However, I am not getting a chance to do that at my internship.
I understand that it is important to gain practical experience and that an internship is the best way to do that. However, I feel like I am not learning anything that will help me in my future career.
Felt like I am there just to be an instructor to ‘I.T dummies’
I feel like I am just repeating the same tasks over and over again and being like an instructor to ‘I.T dummies’ and I am not sure how this experience is going to be of any help to me in the future.
I have spoken to my supervisor about my concerns and he has assured me that he will look into the matter. He has promised to provide me with more challenging tasks that are more relevant to my studies.
I am hoping that he will be able to do that so that I can make the most out of my internship experience.
Overall, my internship experience has been quite irrelevant to my studies so far. I was expecting to learn more about the field of Information Technology but I am not getting a chance to do that.