I was the Human Resources Intern for Mouser Electronics from May-August 2019. Mouser Electronics is a Berkshire Hathaway company that is a world-leading electronic distribution company; they have close to 30 locations around the globe but are headquartered in Mansfield, Texas. I did not know about Mouser Electronics before my internship search I did junior year. I was browsing Handshake and LinkedIn for unique internship opportunities in the communication or Human Resources fields. I made an appointment at the Career Center and got to sit down, one on one with Brooke Nichols who helped me with my resume, showed me options posted on LinkedIn and Handshake, and spoke about past ACU students internships at certain companies. We saw Mouser Electronics’ posting on Handshake, and she connected me with an ACU student who did the Human Resources Internship at Mouser the summer before! I applied on Handshake, I later received an email to schedule a phone interview, I completed that phone interview, then I received an email to schedule an in person interview and campus tour, I interviewed in a conference room with a couple Human Resources professionals, then later got a phone call offering me the position! I did some paperwork and started my internship at the end of May!
I loved my internship experience at Mouser Electronics because I got to have a mentor, the Director of Human Resources. She gave me meaningful tasks and projects that I felt I really made a difference at Mouser. My classes in the communication department helped me a tremendous amount! I facilitated New Employee Orientation a few times throughout the summer, assisted in a LeadershipxDesign program where I facilitated team building activities amongst other things, I created handouts and conducted meetings with many other departments concerning projects I was working on, and I gave a presentation pitching ideas to the executives and to my department. Many times after I would facilitate trainings or make presentations, employees would be impressed and say things like, “you definitely are a Communication major!” I feel like my experience, major, and mentors here at ACU, prepared me to succeed at Mouser Electronics. From the interview, to meetings, to presentations, the Communication department leaders equipped me. I saw that effective communication skills, written and verbal, cause you to shine in the workplace.
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