Internship at Maastricht Convention Bureau

In February 2018 I started my internship at Maastricht Convention Bureau, a company that focuses on getting international, medical conventions to Maastricht. During that internship I worked as a full-time employee in an international environment for twenty weeks. In these weeks I was able to complete various tasks.

It was a very rewarding internship, in which I was able to learn and grow a lot as a person and as a professional. As a communication professional, I was able to develop myself professionally and learn what my qualities are. I learned to approach different target groups, I developed a substantive communication plan, tracked and profiled the social media channels more profoundly, I was responsible for the copy writing and also maintained and edited the website and learned many other things.

In addition, I also learned how life in the office works and I am glad I was able to learn this at MCB. Besides that, I had to work with people from different countries, mostly those close to us like Germany and Belgium. But I learned that even in countries close to us, the culture can already differ quite a lot. I loved learning more about that international aspect of the work field, so I knew I wanted to keep this international trend going in my educational and professional career.

During this internship I also got to know my own creative side. This was the first time I really got the chance to develop it and most importantly, develop my creative thinking skills. I learned how to think ‘outside of the box’ and to play around with ideas until the perfect one comes up. Or how to combines several ideas until the right one emerges. Besides that, I got the opportunity to design a lot of presentations and images. This triggered my creativity and showed me a side of myself that I had not discovered before.

Another important thing I got to know during this internship is how the business world works. I got to attend a lot of business and networking events where I had to step out of my comfort zone to be a professional and make valuable connections. This was something I had been wanting to learn for a long time and at MCB I finally got the chance to do so. This is something that I still view as a very helpful skill that I learned and will take with me for the rest of my career.

There is a reference available for this internship upon request.