Hi my fellow students, this is Songjie. I am doing a marketing and customer success internship at Mobypark. I am also at my third year in communication science and about to graduate. 👩🎓 Today, I’d like to share with you all my personal experience and reflect on it.
To start, Mobypark is a parking booking platform based in Europe. It connects both parking space owners and customers to maximize those available spaces in Europe.
“By parking outside of the city center at empty parking spots of people and companies and taking last mile transportation such as public transport, we reduce emissions, improve mobility, and create a greener city.” I must say I did not know this by heart at the beginning. And I also felt like I wasn’t sophisticated enough. But this journey turned out to be quite transformative and meaningful. Now I am safe to say that I am much more capable and confident to overcome difficulties for my future career. Why? I’ll explain now.
Not too late into my internship, I was given a task to do. This task asked me to interview professionals and attendees in a well-known mobility conference. After which, I also need to edit all the videos and make them available on Mobypark’s social media and the conference’s YouTube channel. I was excited to get the opportunity at the beginning but soon realized it was more complicated than I expected. During which, I was given help by my supervisor and my friends. However, it all came down to me: how I decide what is enough and what is not, what is my style of editing and writing, how long does it take for me to get the job done, when do I need a break and when do I need to push through? I asked myself all sorts of questions before, during and after this task. In the end, I was able to answer those questions by observing myself carefully and treating myself with respect and love. ❤️ Needless to say, the videos were delivered, and the materials were carefully planned for Mobypark. The sense of responsibility and confidence I felt afterwards is what makes me happy about this task. Because I will keep them with me for more difficult and complicated tasks in the ongoing future.
On a different layer, I have bonded with Mobypark deeply. Everyone on the team is super supportive and understanding—they definitely passed the vibe check! 🙂 My supervisor has showed me how caring one can be without asking. Don’t miss out on this special team!
Besides my capabilities and gained confidence, a nice relationship with the company, this internship also helped me realized my passion for interviewing others. I discovered that I enjoy interviewing strangers and learn from them. Additionally, I realized that I prefer the atmosphere of smaller companies to that of larger ones. This insight has given me a clearer direction for my future career path.