Over the past three months I have been interning at Deksia. Coming straight from graduating college to the “real world” without any professional experience, I was terrified! All I had to fall back on were the horror stories from my brothers of the pains that come from having a “real job” (opposed to all the “fake” ones I have had over the years.) I had little to no idea of what to expect or if my education would be enough to get the work done that was expected of me.
After my first week of working I started to settle in a little bit. During that first week I didn’t seem to have any troubles accomplishing the tasks that were given to me (Ferris State education at work)! Throughout the next couple of weeks, I started to really get a feel for the culture at Deksia and how business operates. Every business one comes in contact with has one thing in common: everything they do is with their customers’ best interest in mind. Like the others, Deksia has the same philosophy, the difference being that Deksia walks the walk. A billing issue occurred and that is when I first realized how true Deksia is to their customers. Our quote for some client work was significantly lower than what the bill was; upon contacting our vendor it turned out the vendor made the mistake and was going to have to take a huge hit. Deksia stepped up and altered the order without compromising quality or the client’s needs to help lower the hit as well as taking on some of the costs and not turning the cost over to our client. On this occasion as well as several others throughout the summer, I was reminded of the passion that Deksia has for what they do.
Overall, my intern experience has been great here at Deksia. The guys here have helped to give me a taste of what the “real world” is like and it’s not bad. They have been very kind to me and for that I am very grateful. I am confident that I will be able to find and take on a job that I am passionate about and will succeed. It was my pleasure to be able to be part of the team here at Deksia. Thanks for a great summer!