Georgia State University Internship Essay

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I am writing to express my interest in your Undergraduate Merchandising Summer 2017 internship position. I am confident that my experiences in retail, fashion forecasting, and visual design would correlate well with meeting your requirements.

I am a senior at the Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University majoring in Marketing with a minor in Art. With an expected graduation date of December 2017, I am actively pursuing an internship opportunity to leverage my education and experiences.
I have developed strong marketing and visual design skills through my coursework at Georgia State University. I recently received the “2017 Marketing RoundTable Outstanding Minority Student Scholarship” offered by the Georgia State Marketing Department. Both Product Management and Business Communication professors nominated me for the scholarship award. …show more content…

There I obtained leadership skills through training new jewelry employees on procedures; as well as, customer service skills. As a jewelry consultant, I was responsible for recording diamond inventory counts, assisting customers with their needs, and working as a cashier. As a Designer Relations Summer Intern for LIGHTFAIR International at AmericasMart Atlanta, I had the opportunity to advance my skills with SalesLogix and Edge databases. The majority of my responsibilities were working through customer surveys and spreadsheets relating to tradeshow and conference performance results of the previous year. In addition to, personally contacting over 3,000 attendees and exhibitors located throughout the world and updating their contact information through Saleslogix. I also had the opportunity to volunteer on my days off to help the fashion department with their quarterly fashion shows. Job responsibilities included working backstage with dressing models and returning merchandise to the appropriate exhibitor

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