When I am writing this blog, I have already gone back to Pittsburgh, how time flies. I still remember the first day I arrived in San Francisco. Everything was so different from what I see on the east coast, and I was a little bit nervous. The two-month internship is so meaningful for me because…

Listening and understanding are essential in the workplace. At the beginning of the internship, I could not understand many things. For example, when my supervisor assigned me some tasks, it took me a longer time than other colleagues to understand what I should do. This is because I was new there, and I had not…

Before coming to San Francisco and working for the venture capital firm, I have never thought about what contributed to successful employees. When I was studying at Pitt, I spent most of my time on my courses and assignment. Struggling for a high GPA is the main point of my academic career. Therefore, I used…

When I am writing this blog, it is my sixth week in San Francisco. During these six weeks, I explored the whole city, met many new people and realized some differences. However, since I have not had any formal job before, it is also hard for me to compare the work culture. According to my…

Leadership skills are always viewed as the key to success. However, cultivating leadership skills is not easy. I realized the importance of leadership skills many years ago. When I was in high school, I participated in a simulated business competition, and I became the leader of the team. I did not do this out of…

Since I am studying Finance and Accounting at Pitt, I always look forward to working in the relevant industry. As a raising senior, I have already taken most coursed under my majors. Therefore, I thought I was quite prepared for this internship this summer. However, reality is not the same as what I expected. When…

San Francisco, a city on the west coast of the United States, is not very different from the east coast in terms of the culture. However, there are still many things that I have to assimilate. This is my first time in this city. From the first day that I arrived at the present, it…

Having worked for two weeks, I realize that working is very different from studying at Pitt. This is what I did not expect before. In the first two weeks, since I had not got used to the lifestyle in this new city, San Francisco, and the workplace, I met some difficulties. For example, the eight-hour…

Time management is always one of the most important skills in the workplace. As an organized person who always makes plans for myself, I thought having an internship would not have many differences from having classes at Pitt. However, after having the internship for one week, I realized that time management during working was much…