My name is Noor Abdulrahim and I’m from the United Arab Emirates. I am a senior Marketing student at the American University of Sharjah and was an intern at XpertLearning for three months.
In March, everything seemed to be going as planned. I started my senior year with flying colors and was hoping to land myself an internship to gain some on-hand experience with the professional world. However, when April came around, everything changed and most of us were living in the unknown, unsure of what would happen in the next few days and weeks. With the news of many employees losing their jobs or being furloughed, most students were frightened with the prospect of not landing an internship and thus delaying their graduation. Thankfully, XpertLearning came through and was my saving grace in a time when most companies were not entertaining the idea of taking interns in.
I chose to do my internship with XpertLearning because they were the only company to reach out to me and provide me with a compelling proposition to work at the company. They showcased a genuine interest in helping me grow as a person and a future marketer. As someone who never worked in the business and/or marketing field professionally prior to this, I had fears that I would struggle with the transition from being a student to an employee. Fortunately, my mentors and colleagues made the transition seamless and explained every process along the way to ensure that I was on the same track as them.
As a Marketing intern, my main task was preparing content for our social media pages. In addition, I took part in conducting research for the firm, creating and aiding in the creation of monthly newsletters, writing blog entries, accumulating information for our internal website pages, as well as creating images for our social media pages. This allowed me to integrate my creativity with my love for writing and research into my daily professional life.
After three months of working at XpertLearning, I have learned a substantial amount. Firstly, I got a glimpse of what it felt like working in a professional environment, even though I was working from home. Secondly, I learned how to organize my time more efficiently to ensure that I complete tasks on time. Both of those takeaways will help me in my professional and academic life for years to come! For many of us, this was our first glimpse into working remotely. However, it did not seem like it was their first rodeo, given how well they handled me and the internship as a whole. I can only preach the gospel about my time here, and I’m so thankful for XpertLearning since they took me on at a risky time. I will definitely hold these past three months, XpertLearning, and their entire team close to my heart for the rest of my life for trusting me, taking me into their bubble, and contributing to my growth as a person and a professional.
–Noor Abdulrahim
