internship abroad
Hello everybody, my name is Thomas and I will talk about my summer internship abroad in a car dealership !
I am currently a student of a business school and for my first year, I had to realize an internship abroad in a foreign country during the summer. Therefore I decided to change the atmosphere that surrounds me and tried to find an internship abroad in an environment totally different of mine and this is the reason why I have based my researches in the Caribbean.
After several researches, I found my internship abroad in Martinique ( a little French island of the Caribbean, located between the Dominique and St. Lucia.), in an car dealership concession.
First impressions in my internship abroad:
First of all,the Caribbean is a very warm island, the dress code was smart/casual, and it was really nice to work in jeans and shirt and not in suit !( but sometimes, it was so hot that I would prefer work in Bermuda !!! but impossible ! Obviously :) ).
Then, the company : relatively big ! Because there was more than 4 different brands represented in the same big showroom.
The employees : not really the same age than me ( more than 26 years old) , but seemed fun and open-minded, just after my first meeting with them !
My manager : seemed cool !
And finally, the location : a very well place ! In the centre of Martinique, in the city of Lamentin, close of everything !
So a set of things that reassured me :). I was ready to go and work abroad !!
My tasks during my internship :
During my internship abroad, in the concession, I had as an objective to use my knowledge and my skills to sale cars.
The first days, the sale's chief gave me a catalogue which described different particularities of cars. During 3 days, I learned by heart the catalogue and observed sale’s techniques of salesman and the fourth day it was my turn. :)
Day after day, I felt more and more comfortable and after being a few weeks working abroad, I sold several cars without any help, from the customer's welcome to the vehicle’s delivery :).
At the end of my internship abroad, my working knowledge was much better than at the beginning and all my objectives were performed, therefore I can say that is was an internship abroad like each person would like to have :) !!
the atmosphere in my internship abroad :
Globaly, I can say that the atmosphere of this experience abroad was very very good ! I worked with very interesting persons, funny, and very competent in their work.
There was no tension between us, and we were homogeneous group. The best working conditions :)
Conclusion of my internship abroad :
This internship abroad was very interesting.
Liking cars, I had the chance to drive some cars, from the basic model until the most powerful and more luxurious, and it was very cool !
I thank all my team for this experience and all this good time spent with them.
And other point very cool in my internship abroad : the location!
Indeed, don’t forget that the Martinique is an island ! Do you know what I mean ?
Obviously ….!! beaches, sun, sea, cocktails ...!!!!
In martinique, I discovered magnificent places which are just waiting for you !! :)
I kept very good memories of all this good times past in Martinique and I hope return one day in this beautiful island !