Week 1 – AgCredit

During this week I had the opportunity to meet with all personnel within the office. I talked with members of the executive leadership team, the HR, marketing, account, and legal departments about possible project that I could be working on for them over the course of my time here.

We started the week with an Intern Orientation at the administrative office in Fostoria, Ohio. I met with the four other interns who will be working in different departments and branches all over northwest Ohio. They gave us some great background about the company, what they do, their long term goals, and the culture they want to share with its members and employees. We also met with the Executive Leadership Team and got a tour of the rest of the office.

On my first day in the office I completed a lot of trainings related to the operations of the company and also found some that were very beneficial to my professional development. I also met with my supervisor to discuss the goal of my internship and get an idea of the different projects I will be working on for all the administrative departments in this office.

This week I started working on my first project for the Human Resources department. They really wanted to start focusing on their employer branding and promoting the company to potential job candidates. I’ve done some research about what employer branding is and what other companies are doing to promote their workplace. I am really looking forward to this project because it has a lot of marketing attached to it. This project will allow me to focus on social media and other marketing avenues that are essential in communicating the culture and values of the company to prospects.

Later on in the week I also met with the accounting department to discuss some projects they would like me to start working on. The project that I’m currently working on is just going through the different vendors and separating out their W-9 forms for later use. They also talked about me helping to transition vendors to electronic payments. A lot of this would be calling vendors and getting information from them that will allow payments to be transferred electronically.

One of the biggest things I like about this internship just after the first week is the variety of information and departments that I will be working with. In agriculture there are oftentimes many parts of the industry that many do not see. This internship allows me the opportunity to work behind the scenes and get a first hand look at how this company is working to help grow agriculture and rural communities.

Overall, I am super excited for the next 14 weeks and can’t wait for what is to come!

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