Undergraduate Students
Internship Success Stories
Honda
Holly Boekman - Transportation and Logistics
Why did you choose to intern with this company?
I thought that it would be a really good experience. I have always heard good things about Honda, and also my aunt works at the Honda in Anna and I talked to her a lot about working here at Honda. I had a couple other offers too, but I would of had to relocate for them, and also the pay at Honda was better.
What were your responsibilities?
This summer I have two major projects that I was scheduled to work on. The first project is on Cotton and Nylon gloves. The major goal on this project is to try and find the lowest cost on these two gloves, while still getting stable supply and maintaining the current quality that we are receiving now. The second project is on Hand Tools. With this project I have 8 different categories of Hand Tools that are used throught Honda of America, and I am trying to standardize these 8 categories. This project is about a two year project, but I am gathering all the data together and then am going to begin to look at one of the 8 categories to try and get one category standardized. I also have to give three presentations through out my co-op here. I have already given one presentation, and I have two more during these last five weeks I am here.
What was the most important thing you learned?
My experience at Honda so far has been a really good experience. I have not learned one specific thing but I have gained a lot of skills from working at Honda. I have had the chance to deal with suppliers and work with them throughout the projects I am doing, and also working with all my co-workers has been great experience in enhancing my communications skills. One other main thing that I have learned is a lot more about networking. I have had to go out and find information and also find what people to talk to and where to find them.
