The end of my internship. Then I’ll go to the next chapter of my journey. There will be no more academic assignments, presentations, exams, and so on unless I continue my studies in master’s/fast track PhD.
A few days ago, I just gave my academic supervisor some insights into my internship experience. I’m glad to hear she is grateful for my internship process because I’ve learned a lot here (got proper training before handling some tasks) and am constantly learning about IT-related chores. Thanks to my mentors (apparently all staff members in this company are my mentor because all of them involving in teaching/guiding me).
It was difficult in the first month since I am more used to programming and never used Linux commands hands-on throughout my studies. I’ve been taught at the surface level in my university courses and never went deeper into the real knowledge. Just the fundamentals. Certain courses’ syllabi are no longer relevant to modern technology especially tools; therefore, students must be proactive in expanding their knowledge through self-study. However, the fundamentals that have been taught to me during my studies have been extremely beneficial because I can understand algorithms etc from the low level before moving on to the higher levels. Each fundamental topic has a lot of knowledge that should be internalized via understanding and practice. What I understand in my head will affect how I solve the problem. Sometimes there is no direct way to an issue; it just requires some research and practice to make it work.
I’m grateful for this opportunity; get to learn more about servers that I can’t get everywhere anywhere. There’s no rush in learning something, just need some patience.
However, this is not the end!! More responsibility awaits in the next chapter *sigh*. I’ve already accepted a job offer and will begin to work the following week.
