Internship Experience Summary
My Internship Experience at Global‑Link MP Events International
When I started my internship as a Marketing intern at Global-Link MP Events International (GLMP), I didn't fully know what to expect. Looking back now, I can honestly say it was one of the most eye-opening chapters of my college life so far.
My Role
I was part of the Marketing team, working under my supervisor, Ms. Steph, alongside my co-interns and colleagues. My day-to-day work covered a lot of ground: I created pubmats and promotional materials for our events and exhibitors, built out Excel spreadsheets, and did research on potential partners and clients — for media features, newsletters, exhibitors, and events both locally and internationally. I also did some video editing for marketing materials.
What stood out most was how hands-on the work got. I was given access to the master content calendar file for one of our major events — a Canva file with hundreds of pages tracking every deliverable, posting date, and advertisement schedule. Honestly, seeing the scale of it was overwhelming at first. But once I sat with it and actually analyzed how it was structured, I couldn't believe they trusted me with something that central to how the team operates. It gave me a real look at what it takes to plan and run an event from the inside — fast-paced, detail-heavy, and constantly moving. Between the pubmats, the research, and the reporting, I was rarely doing just one thing at a time, and I think that variety is actually what kept me engaged even on the more repetitive weeks.
First Day vs. Last Day
If you watch my internship vlog, the difference is obvious. On my first day, I was visibly nervous — you can see it on camera. By my last day, I looked like a completely different person: accomplished, but also a little sad. It was bittersweet. I was set to have a half day and leave after lunch, but work got suspended that afternoon, so I ended up staying the full eight hours anyway — which, in hindsight, felt fitting. I'll genuinely miss the office, and even my daily commute, being dropped off and picked up by my parents. I'm grateful I had that support system throughout.
Challenges and Accomplishments
My biggest early challenge was the schedule. Waking up at 6-7 AM to be at the office by 8 sharp was rough at first, but it became a habit fairly quickly, and I'm proud that I stayed punctual for most of the internship. There were also some miscommunications around my hours — I was expected to stay until 6 PM instead of 5, which wasn't ideal for me or my parents. I remember one day my mom came to pick me up early and had to wait almost an hour at the office until it hit exactly 6 PM before I could leave.
Task-wise, the hardest one I encountered was being asked to screenshot around 500 posts across several platforms for a post-event report — it felt genuinely overwhelming, and I asked my coworker if I could pass on it. Outside of that, most tasks looked difficult at first glance but became manageable once I figured out the process. I delivered most of my work on time, and more than once I was told my output was impressive for an intern — which meant a lot given it was my first real corporate experience.
How This Shaped My Career Mindset
This internship gave me a much deeper respect for people who work full-time, 9-to-5 corporate jobs. It was my first time being an intern, and I'm grateful I landed somewhere that genuinely cared about its people — it wasn't toxic, and my supervisor guided me patiently through the whole experience. Balancing early mornings with long days took discipline and energy, but it was manageable. I'm thankful for the strength and guidance that got me through it without anything going wrong. Going in, I thought "career mindset" was just a phrase people used in interviews, but I actually feel the shift now — I think more about consistency and follow-through than I did before, not just about doing good work once.
Seeing Myself in This Industry
I can genuinely see myself working in events. This internship helped me grow in ways I didn't expect. Event planning felt familiar in a way — I already manage a lot of events through my org work at Enderun, and honestly, life itself is made up of events, big and small, the ones your family plans, the ones you build for other people. I enjoyed figuring out what makes something marketable, what draws people in, how to tell a story that gets attention. It felt like building a party, piece by piece, and getting to see it come together.
Did Enderun Prepare Me?
Yes, definitely. My org work gave me experiences that mirrored a lot of what I did in this internship, so I came in already comfortable operating in a professional setting. I'd already been building a version of the marketing "itch" my brain has, so I felt prepared going in. This internship also pushed me to explore things on my own — I built websites outside of work purely out of curiosity, brainstormed app ideas with a friend, and did research into products and platforms I hadn't known existed. The IDM event website was actually the project that sparked this — being able to suggest features and shape the UI myself was genuinely exciting, and it opened up a lot of creative ground I didn't know I had. Meeting new people and learning to share my ideas with coworkers was a good push out of my comfort zone, too.
What I Liked, and What I Didn't
This internship made it clear what energizes me and what drains me. Repetitive work — like keeping pubmats in the exact same format over and over, or admin tasks like screenshotting hundreds of posts — didn't feel worth my time or skillset. I also wasn't given the chance to present anything, even at the post-intern review; most of my communication with the team happened over Viber, with actual face-to-face conversation limited mostly to timesheet sign-offs. If there's one thing I'd change, it'd be more verbal, in-person communication in the workplace — it makes the experience feel more real and personal, and it's genuinely good practice for expressing ideas and building confidence in real interactions. On the flip side, I now know I actually enjoy the creative, ownership-driven work — the website, the pubmat concepts, the moments where I got to make a call myself — much more than the purely administrative tasks, and that's a distinction I didn't have language for before this internship.
Overall, this internship didn't just teach me marketing skills — it taught me a lot about myself, what kind of work environment I thrive in, and what I want to look for next. Two months ago I couldn't have told you the difference between wanting a job and wanting the right job; now I actually can.