Samantha Taylor Talarico

I loved my internship at QVC. I learned so much and got a lot of exposure to different teams within the Interactive Department. It was great having the opportunity to work so closely with another intern and this really allowed me to improve my communication skills. I just presented our SharePoint site the vice president and team leads this past…[Read more]

One lesson I learned that I couldn’t learn in the classroom or in a textbook is how to give constructive criticism effectively. At my internship I have been working closely with another intern to put together a SharePoint site for the Interactive Department. This requires a lot of trial and error with site design and adding useful web-parts.…[Read more]

At times I feel like I have a lot on my plate balancing six classes and 20 hour work weeks, but I agree with the above comments about time management. I keep a planner with all my school work written and give myself a lot of time to start assignments before the due date. I don’t think that you have to sacrifice your personal time and actually…[Read more]

The soft skills that I think are critical in any professional context would be communication and the ability to be self sufficient. In any context in the professional world communication is a vital skill to have because successful communication is the key to forming positive relationships in the workplace and also getting work done successfully.…[Read more]

Hi all, I started at QVC this past Monday (January 31st). The first day was new employee orientation and while it was a lot of information to take in, a lot of it was very useful. My second day was only this past Wednesday and I already feel like I’ve been there for a while. Everyone is beyond welcoming and super helpful. My supervisor isn’t going…[Read more]

This semester I will be an intern at QVC. I will be an intern in the Global Interactive Department. Interactive at QVC is a global function, and determines the future designs of their digital platforms and prioritizes the introduction of new features and functions for all of QVC’s markets. I don’t start until Monday January 23rd, but the roles and…[Read more]