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title: My First Week at Stratigens
description: Our sales intern Shelley describes her first week at Stratigens, what she's learnt and the companies values.
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# [My First Week at Stratigens](https://www.stratigens.com/insights/myfirstweek-shelley-intel-0)

 Written by [Shelley Quick](https://www.stratigens.com/insights/author/shelley-quick) | Jul 28

I started my internship at Stratigens on the 12th July 2022. Before starting the week, I was slightly anxious, for the reason that Stratigens is my first job related to what I will pursue after University. Fortunately, the Stratigens team were very friendly and made me feel welcome.

At the beginning of the week, I experienced an insight into every role within the company. From this, I gained knowledge about the company and the world of business which was useful. As a result, I decided to research about the company in more depth. Firstly, I found out about the [company’s values.](https://www.stratigens.com/about-us) First and foremost, their number one priority is their customers. Secondly, the team is very transparent therefore, clients trust Stratigens. Also, they are curious as, “every day is a school day.” The team have taken an interest to learn from myself. The last value is that Stratigens is very persistent.

Throughout the week, I picked up on how to briefly use the complicated software. As a result of asking many questions about the program, I realised that there was no such thing as a silly question. In fact, the team preferred if I queried information as it leads to a better skill set and builds intelligence.

Before I joined Stratigens, I hoped that I wouldn’t be following the team around like a sheep and carrying out pointless tasks. A week later I can confidently confirm that I did not. Instead, I was set independent and grouped tasks which stretched my knowledge.

To add, I was treated like an adult and respected by every member of staff including, the founder of Stratigens, Alison Ettridge. This simple action has made me respect and admire the company a lot.

I have thoroughly enjoyed my first week at Stratigens and look forward to gaining more knowledge.

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