“Working at Pacific during the summer has been extremely insightful. Starting his Master’s in September, Abdul wished to embark on an internship that would allow him to get a taste of the executive search world. My time as an intern at Pacific International has me confident and incredibly excited as I move closer to the start of my full-time career.”Ībdul Kadir touches on his favourite part of the programme as well as comments on what he is surprised about through gaining exposure to the recruitment world. At Pacific there’s a sense of unity that I did not expect to experience as a mere intern, and I am grateful to have been able to witness it. The team he has built treads this line of intensity to wonderful effect, making work at 1635 Market Street incredibly fun and rewarding. However, as this summer ends, I am comfortable eating those words in recognizing how spot on Adam was. I distinctly recall thinking “Wow that’s really the best thing you could think of?”. I remember during my interview, I asked my future boss, Adam Nuzie, how he would characterize the culture of the Philadelphia office and he replied with, “Work hard, play hard.”. I felt very comfortable with my co-workers and received an immense amount of support as I explored the uncharted territories of recruiting. The close-knit nature of the office made questions easily answered and lessons quickly learned. Either way you are going to come out of the experience with something to show for it, but I believe the reason I enjoyed my time at Pacific so much is because of its smaller size. Many companies accept entire “classes” of interns, others only have need for one. There are many different opportunities to choose from when searching for an internship. Questions were encouraged and learning sat at the center of my experience. I was given the freedom to explore the roles and sectors that Pacific works with and was allowed to learn for myself what it means to be a recruiter. I did the sourcing, I conducted the outreach, and I made innumerable mistakes along the way as you do in your first internship. I was pushed to be a recruiter for the summer, and I felt like one. I was a part of the team, sitting adjacent to my manager, and doing the same kind of work as my full-time counterparts. I was asked to learn and add value in any way I could. What stood out most to me during my time in the Philadelphia office is how connected my efforts felt to Pacific’s mission. I can’t pretend to be an authority on the proper management of an intern, but after my time with Pacific International this summer, I feel confident saying that they have it figured out. “Summer internships are a coveted thing by many college students and scoring one could mean a lot for your professional career. Currently reading English Language and Philosophy at Saint Joseph’s university in Philadelphia, he already had experience in talent acquisition, working in both recruitment and HR. Below, we hear from each of them about what they have found the most interesting and what they will take away from their time at Pacific.įirst, we hear about Kjel Schlemmer’s experience at Pacific. With two interns, Abdul Kadir and Dawit Tafari based in our London office and Kjel Schlemmer based at our office in Philadelphia, we aimed to allow them to develop professionally as well as mix with our consultants across the globe. Wanting to give a varied and valuable programme, Pacific arranged many projects for our interns to embark on and work on end-to-end. Pacific have had a busy summer with three talented individuals joining us for our Summer Internship Programme 2019.
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