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Eduardo De La Garza Sanchez, Madrid Summer Internship Program

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Intern in Marketing at the Factory of Entrepreneurs, Summer 2012

Internship:  I interned at an incubator called the Factory of Entrepreneurs. There I proposed a strategic market positioning, based upon field research focused around entrepreneurs, an incubator benchmark and an aligned vision of the incubator, itself.

I Learned: I learned that being consistent and dedicated are always two factors that emanate positive outcomes in all cultures. I also learned that being authentic to who you are and where you are from will provide a great cultural component to your workspace.

Comparing/Contrasting to Other Work Experiences: I noticed that businesses are bread and grown with day-to-day, consistent hard work, but unlike any other internship I had before, in Madrid I was asked for the highest level of achievement and an open opportunity to approach my own set of tasks.

Hardest Part:  Learning that to be productive, sometimes you must decide which battles you want to fight, even if it means leaving out projects that you’re really passionate about.

Best Part: Being able to intern at such an amazing place, with such an amazing set of people that truly cared about my development both as a professional and as an individual.

Carolina Velasquez, Madrid Management Internship Program

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Intern in Marketing Consultation at Grupo Consultores, Spring 2012

Internship: I worked at a marketing consulting company called Grupo Consultores in downtown Madrid researching and creating presentations about the current state and rankings of marketing, advertising, and media companies in Spain, Mexico, Brazil, and China.

I Learned: I learned a lot about the history, culture, government, and the economy of Spain that I could have never learned from a textbook or otherwise. Without actually being in that culture and in that country, it’s incredibly hard to grasp what it’s all about. I also learned that although we are worlds apart, people live and experience very much of the same things that we do in our daily lives.

Hardest Part: Finding out that the local Spanish university that I was studying at was actually going to be a lot more difficult than I had anticipated. The university setting is much different in Spain than in the U.S., and it was difficult to adapt to all the bureaucracy, teaching styles, and learning styles.

Best Part: The best part was getting the opportunity to explore a completely new world in which you are free to roam and immerse yourself in the culture as much or as little as your heart desires. Being able to say that you know your way around a country and a city that such little time ago was completely foreign to you is a pretty amazing feeling.