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It was an awesome experience!

Hey guys… here I come, for every beginning there must be an end. It was an awesome experience having this opportunity to learn what I couldn’t have learnt in the classroom regarding hi- tech industry. I was able to build on my existing skills while contributing globally to Dell’s growth.
The feedback from my manager after my ten-minutes final presentation to the executives on my 11-weeks summer project, was a reflection of my performances, as I quote “solid impression…Patrick….good speed and tone…congrats…you grow under pressure”!  Well I wouldn’t expect anything less than that from him because in last two weeks to the final presentation, the course of my project changed more than four times which put me under intensive pressure. This was no one’s fault but the complexity of the project and dynamic nature of the industry.
This summer project has offered me more than enough opportunities to learn beyond my imagination. I was able to leverage my interpersonal skill to grow my network within Dell and hi-tech industry at large. I have tremendously built on my ability to collaborate with team in order to get my assignment done at as when due. Working under pressure has been the order of the day for the past ten weeks, which has greatly informed my fast learning and growing ability. Also I have been able to take advantage of the fortnightly project update presentations to develop my power point knowledge and presentation skill.
I would love to mention what I would have done differently, considering the short period of summer project; probably I should have pushed my manager to narrow down my project scope from the beginning which could have given me ample time to be deeper in a particular area.
However, it was great working with awesome people at Dell.