Dual study program at spo-comm? Our working student Patricia

04.11.2021

Just in time for the vacation season in mid-August, something has changed in the ranks of the spo-comm marketing team. Since then, Patricia has been supporting the girls as part of an internship with tasks such as creating blog content and maintaining the website and has been working hard to familiarize herself with the mini PCs. Since October 1, she has officially been a dual student in Marketing Management. We asked her how she came to do this and what is on her daily schedule.

Marketing: Hello Patricia and welcome again to our team! Tell us how you are doing in our team?

Patricia: Thank you! I really have to say that I feel very much at home here, everyone is so welcoming and always ready to help. I settled in really quickly and immediately felt like I'd been part of the team forever. I was really relieved at first because, like probably everyone else, I had reduced my social skills to a minimum due to social distancing, but luckily I quickly got back into it. I am also super grateful that I was given so much trust from the very beginning and that I was allowed and able to complete tasks on my own quite early on.

Marketing: How did you find us as an employer in the first place?

Patricia: That's actually quite a funny story... I knew from the beginning of my last school year that I wanted to do a dual study program and applied to my preferred university (the IU dual study program) in good time. The search for a practice partner turned out to be more difficult than expected. When I was on the verge of applying for an apprenticeship after all, my mom came up to me and told me that a friend's company was looking for marketing staff. I immediately applied for a job here. Even after the first (albeit virtual) meeting, it was clear to me that this was where I wanted to be! Which fortunately worked out in the end.

Marketing: How do you study?

Patricia: A dual study program is a bit different from a "normal" study program as we know it. I am at the university two days a week and have lectures or the so-called self-learning phase, the other three days of the week I am here at the spo-comm headquarters and get to know each area bit by bit. The aim of the course is to be able to put what you have learned directly into practice so that you can memorize everything even better.

Marketing: What are your tasks during the time you work at spo-comm headquarters?

Patricia: My tasks are very different, but of course they are all part of marketing. I can help with product development, which is currently being optimized, and contribute my own ideas. I've also written a few blog articles and social media posts myself. And I have to say, I really enjoy everything!

Marketing: Last but not least, what is your favorite PC?

Patricia: Difficult question. I knew that this would be asked in the interviews and I thought about it in advance... It's not so easy to pick a favorite from the wide selection. I actually ended up with the CORE 2. I'm a big fan of its clean look and the great selection of connections needed for digital signage applications. Why a digital signage PC? Everything in this field arouses my interest 100%, be it artificial intelligence or virtual reality, these areas offer so much potential and are so fascinating at the same time!

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