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stepping up this summer!
Guest blogger: Franzene Gonzale, Dermalogica Intern
Editor’s note: High school student Franzene Gonzalez currently works as a summer intern at Dermalogica headquarters in Carson, California. Anticipating her senior year at Gertz-Ressler High School in 2011, Franzene came to us through her work with Step Up Women’s Network (suwn.org), a national empowerment-oriented nonprofit organization.
So far, summer, 2010 feels like no other. My sisters got their careers on-track through Step Up Women’s Network, and now I am following in their footsteps through working at Dermalogica. I know that getting any summer-job is considered lucky these days, and I am especially honored to be here. The HQ building is unusual, and very modern.
For the past few years, I’ve worked at Franzene’s Flowers. When recruiters look at my resume, they think our family floral business belongs to me! Actually, it’s my mom’s business, and I have worked part-time for her since 2007. She named the company after me. ☺
I think working with her, as well as other projects, has given me a knack for business. I’m good at math. My plan after graduation is to study chemistry, maybe pre-med. I’m looking at a couple of colleges right now.
At Dermalogica, I work with the sales department. I take even the smallest task seriously; this is a business skill I learned from my mother. I’m learning about the company’s territories and sales regions, and supporting the business consultants, so I’m learning a lot about how a big company runs on a day-to-day basis.
I work from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., then I go to my mom’s flower shop. And I swim, and try to get my exercise outdoors– I love getting out of the house, especially in the summertime. This internship is going to be a great learning experience for me and I can’t wait to share more about my time here on my next blog entry.