In December I received a call from the service manager of the banks of Kortesj\u00e4rvi and Alah\u00e4rm\u00e4, asking if I would be interested in having an interview for the internship. Soon after, I landed the job and we agreed I would start on the 4th<\/sup> of January. I flew back to Finland before Christmas, already looking forward to starting my internship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n During the five-month internship, I worked at the cash desk, attended a loan negotiation, got to know our legal side, and much more. I was even asked to act in one of the bank\u2019s infomercials, which was something I could not imagine ever doing in an internship at a bank. The overall experience was truly rewarding, as I was able to learn such a great variety of things. My coworkers were amazing, and everyone accepted me into the group so quickly it felt like I had already worked there before. POP Pankki had their learning platform called \u201cPopintie\u201d, which helped me to gain the theoretical knowledge I needed. Combining the theory with practice, I was able to get the most out of the whole experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In one of our weekly meetings, our marketing manager was asking if anyone in our bank would be interested in the social media marketing of our bank. I was hesitant at first. Could I be doing the marketing as I am just an intern? I talked with my supervisor and she encouraged me to do it. Soon after, I had a Teams meeting with the marketing manager, where we discussed some of my ideas for social media. He was very supportive and so I started posting to our socials as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I would definitely recommend POP Akatemia<\/strong> to anyone interested in finance, as it offers you the opportunity to explore the banking sector as a whole, not only just focusing on a certain area. By being proactive, you can really impact what your internship consists of, and the training you receive will benefit you in the future. Curiousness, a positive attitude, active participation, and willingness to learn are one of the most important qualities you need in your internship. Those are some of the qualities that got me a permanent job in the company, and I am now completing the APV-1 certificate to work in the role of an investment advisor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Author: Susanna Sulkakoski <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I was walking down the streets of Karlsruhe in November 2020, when I noticed a post my local bank published while scrolling the front page of Facebook. I had stressed about my practical training for a while now. Coronavirus was spreading like a wildfire in Germany and I had already decided I would move back […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1303,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[80343],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"acf":false,"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogit.jamk.fi\/ibexperiences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/495\/2021\/09\/image.png\")