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Repligen Corporation

Accountant Intern

September 2017 • Rancho Dominguez, CA

What I liked

How welcoming the finance and accounting team was to my first internship. But, what I enjoyed the most is the hard lessons I took from being my first ever job/internship. I had extreme difficulty with excel because I had never used it. I was able to learn from co-workers rather than a class. Which is more exciting because you see your work actually being used by your team, and that gives you satisfaction.

What I wish was different

I wish I was more prepared for the real world problems. I went through many mistakes and warnings that made me feel this was not for me. Fortunately, my employers were very patient with me. This allowed them to help me step by step to what had to be done in my assignments.

Advice

The biggest advice I can give is to not focus much on what you can't do because it's inevitable to be free of error. When entering a field you have never been before will be challenging and difficult. But, learn from those experiences. Eventually you'll move out from that place because you need to aspire better positions and pay.
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