By Gabe Pelegrin
Greetings! I am Gabe Pelegrin, Marketing Analyst/ Intern here at InternMatch. I have been involved with the the InternMatch team since September 2009 while attending college. So far, joining the team has been one of the best decisions I have ever made.
I became involved with InternMatch when I had just finished my last internship. With the downturn economy and my college degree almost completed, I knew I needed to gain as much experience as possible to be attractive in the job market. Thus, I sought another internship. Perhaps it was fate when I found the ‘Intern Spot’ Meetup group where I met the Marketing Director of InternMatch, Nathan Parcells. We spoke at great length about industries and marketing activities that interested me and before I knew it I was introduced to the InternMatch CEO, Andrew Maguire and the rest as they say, is history.
At InternMatch, my responsibilities vary from developing marketing collateral and brainstorming campaign strategies to contacting organizations for partnering opportunities and entering data into the CRM database. Working with a startup organization really requires an individual to be flexible, resourceful, and somewhat a jack of all trades. I often wonder, ‘did I become a jack of all trades because of InternMatch or was I one already?’ Irregardless, I know I am a much stronger individual for it.
What I love most about being an intern at InternMatch is the variety of projects and tasks that are delegated to me. Essentially, there’s never a dull moment and I am never stuck doing the exact same task in the same way. Because of this flexibility, I have been able to sharpen my creative instincts while learning new marketing skills and utilizing the marketing knowledge I gained in college. Simply, the internship environment here at InternMatch is one of self discovery and growth.
Thanks for reading! Look forward to my future posts as I will be giving more insights into the life of an intern and the interesting projects that are handed to me. Nice to meet you!
-Gabe
