“It was an amazing experience that I will remember forever”

Lucas Germano, completed his internship at Maldron Hotel Pearse Street.

“My internship at Maldron Hotel Pearse Street involved greeting and seating customers, taking orders, serving food and drinks. I also made coffee, tea, pulled pints of beer and prepared other drinks. Apart from that I worked in general customer service and helped keep the restaurant tidy and clean.

Maldron Hotel Pearse Street is a fairly big hotel and I passed all my time with my co-workers and other members of staff. I didn’t have much contact with management, but the other members of staff were very friendly and provided me all the help I needed and more! Overall I felt very welcome and never felt lack of support.

The internship was great! It was an amazing experience that I will remember forever. I learned lots of new vocabulary and new skills, such as working as a waiter and bartender, how to operate some machines and all the knowledge about restaurant and bar service. I feel confident about my English now.

Taking part in this internship programme corresponded to my expectations, and at the end of the internship the hotel offered me a paid job, so I was very happy with the experience.

Maldron Hotel Pearse Street is a great place to work and I strongly recommend it to other students.”

All SEDA long-term students can apply for an internship free of charge – just send your CV to internship (at) seda.ie. More info on http://seda.college/internship/

Originally published in SEDA News