This Summer I traveled to West Chester, PA to visit 22 Temple students interning at the QVC global headquarters. QVC has a robust internship program with over 90 students and they love hiring Owls! QVC is a part of Qurate Retail Group, which is comprised of eight leading retail brands, and reaches approximately 370 million homes worldwide through 16 television networks and multiple ecommerce sites, social pages, mobile apps, print catalogues and in-store destinations.
I sat down with the QVC internship recruiter, Shannon Geddes, who shared some valuable information about the QVC internship program. Geddes explained, “Through our internship program, students have the ability to make an impact at QVC through the work they complete here. Some key skills they would learn are collaboration, professionalism, and problem solving.” Geddes also shared, “Temple University offers great programs that align very well with QVC! The university does a fantastic job at preparing their students for the workplace.”
Make sure to keep an eye out for Shannon at the upcoming career fairs this fall, as she recruits students from all majors.
The interns at QVC work in a variety of departments including, E-commerce, Corporate Communications, Digital Content Development, Photography, Lifestyle Production, IT and more! Students I spoke with explained how they appreciate their internship experience and love the QVC work environment.
Three Owls took time out of their schedule to provide their thoughts on their QVC internship experience and share a few tips on making the most of their internship.
(From Left to Right: Ryan Leddy, Anastasia Postolati, and Corey Davidson)
College of Science and Technology student, Corey Davidson, shared, “My typical day entails shadowing members across QVC’s security team to learn about different aspects of IT security, as well as working with members of my team to implement changes to security.”.”
(Corey Davidson, CST)
Corey also shared how his internship related to his coursework, “IT Security at QVC requires knowledge of networks, computer hardware, and other aspects of computing. This has given me the opportunity to apply much of the knowledge I have learned in courses at Temple University such as Network Architectures and Operating Systems & Networking. In addition to this, I have been assigned an application development intern project which allows me to apply much of the programming skills I learned at Temple in languages such as Java and Structured Query Language (SQL).”
(Anastasia Postolati, FOX)
Management Information Systems student, Anastasia Postolati, shared information about her interview experience. Anastasia explained, “I found out about the opportunity through the Temple University American Marketing Association which hosts a Career & Internship Reception every year. Serving on the executive board, I was involved in the process of bringing QVC to the event and communicating with Shannon behind the scenes. It was great to put a face to the name when we finally met and spent some time talking!
The interview process wasn’t difficult but I was very nervous as this was my first internship interview. After Shannon and I spoke at the reception we had a phone call soon after. She then asked me to come down to West Chester for an interview! I was truly delighted to visit – the site is beautiful.”
One valuable lesson that Anastasia shared is the importance of getting involved in student organizations. “Get involved with student organizations as much as you can! There are so many great organizations at Temple and being a part of them allows you to make connections with people you wouldn’t typically know. I think by getting involved and attending various events, you can learn about what you prefer for your future career. Hearing from, and talking to speakers opens up your eyes to so many opportunities. All of these things also aid you in expanding your professional network and help tremendously when looking for an internship or a job.”
(Ryan Leddy, KLN)
As a Media Studies and Production student, Ryan Leddy, did not think he would be working at QVC. While he thought he would be working for news and media outlets, he is grateful for all that he learned from the other videographers at QVC. “I want to thank all the videographers I have worked with since January for their time, patience, and insight. I have learned an abundance of knowledge that I can take and apply it to my school work and professional projects. The videographers at QVC are the people that I will never forget because they took the time to sit down with me and teach me everything they could about the industry and share personal stories of their time working in the industry.”
While the QVC summer internship recently concluded, we are hopeful that a few Owls will transition to a full-time position after graduation! You can apply for QVC positions and many similar opportunities using QVC’s career website and Handshake. Whether you are a freshman looking for an on-campus internship or part-time job, or you are a senior beginning your full-time job search for after graduation, Handshake’s unique blend of job and internship postings is sure to contain the opportunity that is just right for you!