What My Internship Has Taught Me

As I enter the last week of placement with Babelfís, I would like to reflect on the past 20 action-packed weeks. Where to begin? When I joined the Babelfís team at the start of January I was a little nervous but also excited and eager to learn. I learned about many different aspects of marketing in college over the last two and a half years and now was my opportunity to put them into practice. Being creative and unique is something I love, joining Babelfís I knew that’s exactly what I was going to be able to do.

Naturally, I was really nervous on my first day and there were a lot of things going through my head. I was worried about being back in an office setting after doing college remotely for the last year and a half, I was anxious about not being able to pick up skills quickly and not knowing how to do my work. Whereas, looking back now I had no reason to be worried as the whole team supported me from the minute I set foot into the office.

My internship with the Babelfís team is something I am very grateful for, as I know my learnings will help me both with my final year studies and also when I am seeking employment after I graduate next year.

So let’s take a look at what I’ve got up to…

Throughout my internship, I have created content for Babelfís, Babelfís Print, local businesses and clients. Platforms I have gotten the opportunity to work with were Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter and TikTok. I was lucky enough to work with many local Cork businesses, where I got to see different work environments and build my network within Cork. At the start, I was a little hesitant about heading out on my own to capture content, but over time I built the confidence to approach businesses and create some great content. By practicing my photography and videography skills, I continued to improve the standard of content in which I produced.

I have written many blogs for Babelfis Print during my internship which has hugely helped and improved my copywriting skills. At the start I found it challenging to write in a professional tone but after practicing and putting in a lot of time and effort I quickly learned how to be engaging, interactive and encourage people to read my blogs.

I have had the opportunity to be a part of campaigns and photoshoots with my work colleagues for different Cork businesses and local clients. These campaigns have been so eye-opening as I never fully understood the amount of work and effort that is put in to ensure the content captured is of the highest standard. I feel so lucky and fortunate to get to experience this.

One of my main accomplishments throughout my internship was when I started managing Babelfís Print’s social media accounts. This was a huge responsibility given to me but I felt that my colleagues trusted me and were happy with how I was progressing within the business. I was so happy to see the following of Babelfis Print social media increase and also be able to see people interact with reels, stories and posts. Being a part of a team where I got to have my opinions heard on many projects and brainstorm new ideas with the office, was a great feeling and I believe I wouldn’t have progressed as much as I have if I hadn’t been given these opportunities.