5 weeks at P&G has been jam-packed with new experiences and so many opportunities for personal growth. I’ve spent a good amount of time getting to know a beyond wonderful team and have thoroughly enjoyed forming deeper connections with the people I’ve teamed up with. My coworkers have been so fun to talk to, and it’s very clear to me that they’re all passionate about what they do at P&G.  

From coffee chats to team meetings, here are some top takeaways and morsels of wisdom I’ve garnered from the mighty team at P&G:

• Take advantage of all opportunities, put yourself out there 
• Keep reaching out to people!! In a busy agency where everybody has their hands full, it’s on you to get out there and make yourself useful. Make your presence and skillset known so that people can keep you in mind when they need help!!
  • This has been especially challenging because of covid, so it’s been a great exercise for me to be more sociable and to take initiative.
• Everybody was once at the intern stage, as long you’re working hard to continuously improve, don’t beat yourself up for not being at your coworkers’ standard.
• There’s always more to learn and improve on, the education don’t stop when you’re out of school!! 
• Once you stop learning in your job, it may be time to move on to something else
• Seek help from other people, you’re in a team!!! 
  • And then get to a level where you can return the favour 

Initially struggling in multitasking and better communication, here are some things I’ve done to improve based on everybody’s advice (still improving!):

• It’s better to underpromise and overdeliver on deliverable timelines, rather than the opposite
• Communicate with project managers early on regarding when I can get the task done
  • Immediately look over the deliverable brief to gauge how long it would take and to reach out ASAP if there are any questions
  • It’s better to over communicate than say nothin’!
•  If I don’t think I can take on a task, clearly explain the reason (What I’m currently working on, etc.)
  • DON’T JUST BLINDLY SAY YES
• Prioritize projects by
  • Due date
  • Client -> Internal
    • Sometimes these dates aren’t clearly stated so just reach out to project managers to ask about what to place priority on!
• Refer to my allotted hours to also gauge roughly what my resourcing should look like for the week
  

And that’s my blurb on week 5, see you next week!!!