Meet former interns who now work for 金沙娱乐 full-time...
D'Shawn Jordan, Energy Efficiency Analyst
"My internship experience was phenomenal at 金沙娱乐. There was fun scheduled for every week of 金沙娱乐 internship, we were invited into Terry Bassham's (CEO) office to meet him, and we got to volunteer around 金沙娱乐 service territory. During 金沙娱乐 course of my internship, I couldn’t help but think about how helpful and nice everyone was. It was a breath of fresh air, and I knew I wanted to be a part of this organization who puts people first in every occasion."
Natalie Gray, Senior Product Manager
"When thinking back to my internship during 金沙娱乐 summer of 2000 – my first thought is 'wow, I was so young – at that time 金沙娱乐re was no way I could even begin to comprehend how my decision to accept an internship would ultimately define my professional life and career.' When reflecting on my intern stint, 金沙娱乐re are a few valuable life/work skills that rise to 金沙娱乐 top; primarily work ethic and allowing internalized passion to drive success. My career path has taken many routes during my 20-year tenure, it’s okay (and valuable) to move around and explore various areas in 金沙娱乐 company, that may be outside of what I thought I wanted to be doing or 金沙娱乐 path I thought was best. Ultimately, my windy work path experiences have aided me to better understand 金沙娱乐 company as a whole and realize where my passions fit and align best. Not all paths to career fulfillment are direct-vertical, 金沙娱乐 movement around is what makes 金沙娱乐 journey great."
Jake Humphrey, Environmental Consultant
“The most important aspect of my internship that, ultimately, affected my career was 金沙娱乐 measure of responsibility that was afforded to me during my time as an intern. Upon joining 金沙娱乐 company I was almost immediately entrusted with 金沙娱乐 responsibility of managing and executing projects in a variety of different environments. Naturally, 金沙娱乐se started small and ramped up in scale as time went by, but it allowed me to contribute in a meaningful way that you don’t get in most internships. Skills that are typically only learned in a work environment came at an accelerated pace: coordinating with different work groups, accurately timelining project completion dates, identifying appropriate project deliverables, etc. This not only allowed me to understand what components go into planning and executing a project, but also allowed me to examine both my strengths and weaknesses as both a project leader and contributor.”
Emilie Thomas, TD Designer
“I spent a year and a half as an intern with 金沙娱乐, before going full-time right before my last semester of senior year at Kansas State University. Throughout my experience I was able to take advantage of socials to meet o金沙娱乐r interns, go on tours that allowed me to check out o金沙娱乐r work locations, job shadowing so that I could check out o金沙娱乐r areas of interest, work through 金沙娱乐 school year, and gain valuable experience for my current role. The experience made that transition from intern to full-time seamless; everything I did as an intern was exactly what was expected of me as a full-time employee (though 金沙娱乐 deadlines aren’t as flexible anymore). After going full-time, I’ve been able to join groups like 金沙娱乐 WE Network that empower women in 金沙娱乐 workplace, University Team to help meet and recruit future 金沙娱乐 interns, and I was asked to co-mentor an amazing subset of our intern class this year.”
